Duarte vs West Carson

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

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

Duarte has the higher population (21,921 vs 21,909 in West Carson). Duarte has the higher median household income ($97,952 vs $95,385 in West Carson). Duarte has the higher median home value ($710,700 vs $647,100 in West Carson).

Population, income & housing

	Duarte	West Carson
Population	21,921	21,909
Median age	44.6 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$97,952	$95,385
Median home value	$710,700	$647,100
Median gross rent	$1,991	$1,833
Housing units	7,624	8,539
Homeownership rate	62.8%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.1%	36.6%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Duarte	West Carson
Population	21,559 → 21,921 (+1.7%)	22,079 → 21,909 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$75,083 → $97,952 (+30.5%)	$73,472 → $95,385 (+29.8%)
Median home value	$482,200 → $710,700 (+47.4%)	$473,900 → $647,100 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,523 → $1,991 (+30.7%)	$1,376 → $1,833 (+33.2%)

Duarte

Population

21,55921,921

Median household income

$75,083$97,952

Median home value

$482,200$710,700

Median gross rent

$1,523$1,991

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)

	Duarte	West Carson
Under 5	5.2%	4.6%
5 to 17	12.5%	11.2%
18 to 24	6.8%	5.5%
25 to 34	13.9%	16.5%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.7%
55 to 64	16.1%	14.1%
65 to 74	10.8%	14.3%
75 and over	10.6%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Duarte	West Carson
White (non-Hispanic)	23.1%	14.2%
Black or African American	4.9%	10.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	17.8%	34.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.4%	1.4%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	50.6%	34.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Duarte	West Carson
No high school diploma	14.2%	12.5%
High school graduate	24.1%	23.9%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	22.2%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Duarte	West Carson
Drove alone	72.3%	76.4%
Carpooled	7.3%	7.8%
Public transit	2.0%	1.7%
Walked	2.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	14.9%	10.7%
Other means	0.9%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Duarte	West Carson
1-unit, detached	66.8%	52.9%
1-unit, attached	9.2%	10.0%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	9.1%
20 or more units	11.5%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	15.7%

Poverty & households

	Duarte	West Carson
Poverty rate	7.8%	6.8%
Average household size	2.93	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1967	1972