Carmichael vs Elk Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Carmichael and Elk Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

Carmichael and Elk Grove are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elk Grove has the higher population (177,221 vs 78,070 in Carmichael). Elk Grove has the higher median household income ($122,229 vs $84,376 in Carmichael). Elk Grove has the higher median home value ($603,400 vs $541,500 in Carmichael).

Population, income & housing

	Carmichael	Elk Grove
Population	78,070	177,221
Median age	41.0 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$84,376	$122,229
Median home value	$541,500	$603,400
Median gross rent	$1,595	$2,180
Housing units	33,117	56,080
Homeownership rate	52.0%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.6%	38.0%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carmichael	Elk Grove
Population	64,454 → 78,070 (+21.1%)	170,825 → 177,221 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$64,710 → $84,376 (+30.4%)	$93,780 → $122,229 (+30.3%)
Median home value	$380,200 → $541,500 (+42.4%)	$406,300 → $603,400 (+48.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,178 → $1,595 (+35.4%)	$1,695 → $2,180 (+28.6%)

Carmichael

Population

64,45478,070

Median household income

$64,710$84,376

Median home value

$380,200$541,500

Median gross rent

$1,178$1,595

Elk Grove

Population

170,825177,221

Median household income

$93,780$122,229

Median home value

$406,300$603,400

Median gross rent

$1,695$2,180

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carmichael	Elk Grove
Under 5	5.6%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.0%	20.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.6%
25 to 34	15.1%	11.2%
35 to 44	12.5%	15.0%
45 to 54	10.9%	14.5%
55 to 64	13.6%	12.6%
65 to 74	11.1%	8.4%
75 and over	9.6%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carmichael	Elk Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	63.8%	31.2%
Black or African American	6.2%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	8.0%	31.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	1.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.9%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	14.9%	18.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carmichael	Elk Grove
No high school diploma	7.9%	9.2%
High school graduate	20.4%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.7%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carmichael	Elk Grove
Drove alone	67.7%	67.4%
Carpooled	9.1%	9.9%
Public transit	1.1%	1.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	19.3%	19.2%
Other means	1.5%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carmichael	Elk Grove
1-unit, detached	54.0%	86.6%
1-unit, attached	8.1%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	3.9%
20 or more units	16.8%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Carmichael	Elk Grove
Poverty rate	11.2%	7.4%
Average household size	2.42	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	27	32
Median year structure built	1973	2000