Carson

Population: 93,523
Median household income: $107,391
Median home value: $645,600

Located in Los Angeles County, California, Carson is a community with a population of 93,523. At $107,391, its median household income sits above Los Angeles County's $87,760.

Between 2019 and 2023, Carson's population grew 1.6% from 92,079 to 93,523, while its median home value rose 39.6% from $462,600 to $645,600.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.4% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 38.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 93,523
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $107,391
Median home value: $645,600
Median gross rent: $1,914
Housing units: 27,713
Homeownership rate: 74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

92,07993,523

Median household income

$82,305$107,391

Median home value

$462,600$645,600

Median gross rent

$1,524$1,914

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	92,079	$82,305	$462,600	$1,524
2020	91,354	$86,040	$494,800	$1,569
2021	95,104	$92,548	$541,900	$1,658
2022	94,475	$103,045	$616,000	$1,815
2023	93,523	$107,391	$645,600	$1,914

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,864	4.1%
5 to 17	14,360	15.4%
18 to 24	8,157	8.7%
25 to 34	12,894	13.8%
35 to 44	11,655	12.5%
45 to 54	12,180	13.0%
55 to 64	13,893	14.9%
65 to 74	9,726	10.4%
75 and over	6,794	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,945	6.4%
Black or African American	20,838	22.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	102	0.1%
Asian	24,838	26.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,218	1.3%
Some other race	442	0.5%
Two or more races	3,735	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	36,405	38.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.5%

High school graduate22.3%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree21.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,072	16.5%
High school graduate	14,940	22.3%
Some college or associate's	21,601	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	14,231	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5,298	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit1.7%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	33,628	78.2%
Carpooled	3,577	8.3%
Public transit	721	1.7%
Walked	636	1.5%
Bicycle	54	0.1%
Worked from home	3,483	8.1%
Other means	900	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,313	21.0%
15 to 29 min	16,222	41.1%
30 to 44 min	8,295	21.0%
45 to 59 min	3,391	8.6%
60+ min	3,295	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.48
Poverty rate: 9.0% (8,377 of 92,949)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,031	79.6%
Nonfamily households	5,375	20.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	26,406	95.3%
Vacant	1,307	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,537	74.0%
Renter-occupied	6,869	26.0%

1-unit, detached72.0%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other8.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19,946	72.0%
1-unit, attached	1,943	7.0%
2 to 4 units	540	1.9%
5 to 19 units	951	3.4%
20 or more units	1,937	7.0%
Mobile home & other	2,396	8.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0611530
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 33.8404, -118.2496

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