Carnelian Bay

Population: 432
Median household income: $196,250
Median home value: $814,900

Carnelian Bay, a community in Placer County, California, has 432 residents. At $196,250, its median household income sits above Placer County's $114,678.

From 2019 to 2023, Carnelian Bay's population declined 4.2% from 451 to 432, while its median home value rose 28.9% from $632,300 to $814,900.

43.5% of workers drive to work alone. 80.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 432
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $196,250
Median home value: $814,900
Median gross rent: $3,193
Housing units: 1,009
Homeownership rate: 87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 63.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

451432

Median household income

$77,841$196,250

Median home value

$632,300$814,900

Median gross rent

$1,792$3,193

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	451	$77,841	$632,300	$1,792
2020	565	$116,591	$626,800	—
2021	627	$122,375	$630,600	$2,635
2022	534	$130,750	$748,000	$2,568
2023	432	$196,250	$814,900	$3,193

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3419.7%

35 to 4425.0%

45 to 5416.9%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	57	13.2%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	85	19.7%
35 to 44	108	25.0%
45 to 54	73	16.9%
55 to 64	39	9.0%
65 to 74	37	8.6%
75 and over	33	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	323	74.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	32	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	77	17.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate12.8%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree50.7%

Graduate or professional degree13.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	48	12.8%
Some college or associate's	88	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	190	50.7%
Graduate or professional degree	49	13.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone43.5%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home56.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	127	43.5%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	165	56.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	63	49.6%
15 to 29 min	39	30.7%
30 to 44 min	25	19.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 432)

	Count	Share
Family households	84	40.4%
Nonfamily households	124	59.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	208	20.6%
Vacant	801	79.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	181	87.0%
Renter-occupied	27	13.0%

1-unit, detached80.7%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units11.0%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	814	80.7%
1-unit, attached	29	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	111	11.0%
20 or more units	11	1.1%
Mobile home & other	44	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0611418
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.3 sq mi
Water area: 0.2 sq mi
Center point: 39.2352, -120.0782