Carmichael vs Folsom

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

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

Folsom has the higher population (82,140 vs 78,070 in Carmichael). Folsom has the higher median household income ($139,263 vs $84,376 in Carmichael). Folsom has the higher median home value ($702,200 vs $541,500 in Carmichael).

Population, income & housing

	Carmichael	Folsom
Population	78,070	82,140
Median age	41.0 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$84,376	$139,263
Median home value	$541,500	$702,200
Median gross rent	$1,595	$2,279
Housing units	33,117	30,125
Homeownership rate	52.0%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.6%	54.7%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carmichael	Folsom
Population	64,454 → 78,070 (+21.1%)	78,159 → 82,140 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$64,710 → $84,376 (+30.4%)	$114,405 → $139,263 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$380,200 → $541,500 (+42.4%)	$524,100 → $702,200 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,178 → $1,595 (+35.4%)	$1,710 → $2,279 (+33.3%)

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

Folsom

Population

78,15982,140

Median household income

$114,405$139,263

Median home value

$524,100$702,200

Median gross rent

$1,710$2,279

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carmichael	Folsom
Under 5	5.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	14.0%	17.9%
18 to 24	7.7%	6.9%
25 to 34	15.1%	11.7%
35 to 44	12.5%	15.8%
45 to 54	10.9%	16.5%
55 to 64	13.6%	12.5%
65 to 74	11.1%	8.0%
75 and over	9.6%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carmichael	Folsom
White (non-Hispanic)	63.8%	55.4%
Black or African American	6.2%	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	8.0%	19.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.9%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	14.9%	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carmichael	Folsom
No high school diploma	7.9%	5.4%
High school graduate	20.4%	13.3%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.7%	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	23.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carmichael	Folsom
Drove alone	67.7%	61.9%
Carpooled	9.1%	5.7%
Public transit	1.1%	1.6%
Walked	1.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.4%
Worked from home	19.3%	28.6%
Other means	1.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carmichael	Folsom
1-unit, detached	54.0%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	8.1%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	10.8%
20 or more units	16.8%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Carmichael	Folsom
Poverty rate	11.2%	5.3%
Average household size	2.42	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1973	1996