Carson vs South Gate

A side-by-side comparison of Carson and South Gate: population, income, housing, and more.

Carson and South Gate are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Carson has the higher population (93,523 vs 91,836 in South Gate). Carson has the higher median household income ($107,391 vs $71,315 in South Gate). Carson has the higher median home value ($645,600 vs $608,500 in South Gate).

Population, income & housing

	Carson	South Gate
Population	93,523	91,836
Median age	41.9 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$107,391	$71,315
Median home value	$645,600	$608,500
Median gross rent	$1,914	$1,471
Housing units	27,713	25,430
Homeownership rate	74.0%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.1%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carson	South Gate
Population	92,079 → 93,523 (+1.6%)	94,642 → 91,836 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$82,305 → $107,391 (+30.5%)	$52,321 → $71,315 (+36.3%)
Median home value	$462,600 → $645,600 (+39.6%)	$408,200 → $608,500 (+49.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,524 → $1,914 (+25.6%)	$1,160 → $1,471 (+26.8%)

Carson

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

South Gate

Population

94,64291,836

Median household income

$52,321$71,315

Median home value

$408,200$608,500

Median gross rent

$1,160$1,471

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carson	South Gate
Under 5	4.1%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.4%	18.1%
18 to 24	8.7%	10.4%
25 to 34	13.8%	16.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.7%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.9%
55 to 64	14.9%	11.7%
65 to 74	10.4%	8.0%
75 and over	7.3%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carson	South Gate
White (non-Hispanic)	6.4%	2.5%
Black or African American	22.3%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	26.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.3%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	38.9%	95.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carson	South Gate
No high school diploma	16.5%	40.9%
High school graduate	22.3%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carson	South Gate
Drove alone	78.2%	69.2%
Carpooled	8.3%	16.4%
Public transit	1.7%	4.1%
Walked	1.5%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.1%	6.4%
Other means	2.1%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carson	South Gate
1-unit, detached	72.0%	54.5%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	9.7%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	17.0%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	12.2%
20 or more units	7.0%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Carson	South Gate
Poverty rate	9.0%	13.2%
Average household size	3.48	3.70
Mean commute (minutes)	27	32
Median year structure built	1965	1952