Valinda vs West Carson

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

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

West Carson has the higher population (21,909 vs 21,626 in Valinda). Valinda has the higher median household income ($99,979 vs $95,385 in West Carson). West Carson has the higher median home value ($647,100 vs $613,200 in Valinda).

Population, income & housing

	Valinda	West Carson
Population	21,626	21,909
Median age	38.4 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$99,979	$95,385
Median home value	$613,200	$647,100
Median gross rent	$2,051	$1,833
Housing units	4,909	8,539
Homeownership rate	76.6%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	36.6%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Valinda	West Carson
Population	23,705 → 21,626 (-8.8%)	22,079 → 21,909 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$84,134 → $99,979 (+18.8%)	$73,472 → $95,385 (+29.8%)
Median home value	$447,100 → $613,200 (+37.2%)	$473,900 → $647,100 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,517 → $2,051 (+35.2%)	$1,376 → $1,833 (+33.2%)

Valinda

Population

23,70521,626

Median household income

$84,134$99,979

Median home value

$447,100$613,200

Median gross rent

$1,517$2,051

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)

	Valinda	West Carson
Under 5	2.8%	4.6%
5 to 17	16.0%	11.2%
18 to 24	12.5%	5.5%
25 to 34	14.4%	16.5%
35 to 44	13.9%	11.5%
45 to 54	13.5%	12.7%
55 to 64	12.4%	14.1%
65 to 74	8.7%	14.3%
75 and over	5.7%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Valinda	West Carson
White (non-Hispanic)	7.3%	14.2%
Black or African American	1.5%	10.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	16.8%	34.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.6%	1.4%
Two or more races	0.8%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	73.0%	34.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Valinda	West Carson
No high school diploma	29.5%	12.5%
High school graduate	28.9%	23.9%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Valinda	West Carson
Drove alone	77.0%	76.4%
Carpooled	12.2%	7.8%
Public transit	2.0%	1.7%
Walked	1.4%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.6%	10.7%
Other means	1.7%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Valinda	West Carson
1-unit, detached	90.6%	52.9%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	10.0%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	9.1%
20 or more units	1.9%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	15.7%

Poverty & households

	Valinda	West Carson
Poverty rate	8.8%	6.8%
Average household size	4.54	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	32	26
Median year structure built	1957	1972