Cudahy vs West Carson

A side-by-side comparison of Cudahy and West Carson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cudahy has the higher population (22,325 vs 21,909 in West Carson). West Carson has the higher median household income ($95,385 vs $52,748 in Cudahy). West Carson has the higher median home value ($647,100 vs $505,300 in Cudahy).

Population, income & housing

	Cudahy	West Carson
Population	22,325	21,909
Median age	30.5 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$52,748	$95,385
Median home value	$505,300	$647,100
Median gross rent	$1,667	$1,833
Housing units	5,960	8,539
Homeownership rate	11.8%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.2%	36.6%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cudahy	West Carson
Population	23,890 → 22,325 (-6.6%)	22,079 → 21,909 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$46,642 → $52,748 (+13.1%)	$73,472 → $95,385 (+29.8%)
Median home value	$420,700 → $505,300 (+20.1%)	$473,900 → $647,100 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,306 → $1,667 (+27.6%)	$1,376 → $1,833 (+33.2%)

Cudahy

Population

23,89022,325

Median household income

$46,642$52,748

Median home value

$420,700$505,300

Median gross rent

$1,306$1,667

West Carson

Population

22,07921,909

Median household income

$73,472$95,385

Median home value

$473,900$647,100

Median gross rent

$1,376$1,833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cudahy	West Carson
Under 5	6.9%	4.6%
5 to 17	20.9%	11.2%
18 to 24	11.3%	5.5%
25 to 34	17.7%	16.5%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.9%	12.7%
55 to 64	9.3%	14.1%
65 to 74	5.8%	14.3%
75 and over	3.0%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cudahy	West Carson
White (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	14.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	10.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	34.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.1%	1.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	97.7%	34.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cudahy	West Carson
No high school diploma	46.1%	12.5%
High school graduate	29.8%	23.9%
Some college or associate's	18.0%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.5%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cudahy	West Carson
Drove alone	74.0%	76.4%
Carpooled	12.0%	7.8%
Public transit	6.6%	1.7%
Walked	2.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.1%
Worked from home	3.6%	10.7%
Other means	1.3%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cudahy	West Carson
1-unit, detached	48.8%	52.9%
1-unit, attached	11.0%	10.0%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	16.1%	9.1%
20 or more units	9.4%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	15.7%

Poverty & households

	Cudahy	West Carson
Poverty rate	27.9%	6.8%
Average household size	3.84	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	32	26
Median year structure built	1968	1972