Carmichael vs Rancho Cordova

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

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

Rancho Cordova has the higher population (80,656 vs 78,070 in Carmichael). Rancho Cordova has the higher median household income ($89,120 vs $84,376 in Carmichael). Carmichael has the higher median home value ($541,500 vs $451,400 in Rancho Cordova).

Population, income & housing

	Carmichael	Rancho Cordova
Population	78,070	80,656
Median age	41.0 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$84,376	$89,120
Median home value	$541,500	$451,400
Median gross rent	$1,595	$1,698
Housing units	33,117	28,694
Homeownership rate	52.0%	57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.6%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carmichael	Rancho Cordova
Population	64,454 → 78,070 (+21.1%)	73,147 → 80,656 (+10.3%)
Median household income	$64,710 → $84,376 (+30.4%)	$65,307 → $89,120 (+36.5%)
Median home value	$380,200 → $541,500 (+42.4%)	$299,800 → $451,400 (+50.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,178 → $1,595 (+35.4%)	$1,212 → $1,698 (+40.1%)

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

Rancho Cordova

Population

73,14780,656

Median household income

$65,307$89,120

Median home value

$299,800$451,400

Median gross rent

$1,212$1,698

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carmichael	Rancho Cordova
Under 5	5.6%	7.6%
5 to 17	14.0%	18.2%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.7%
25 to 34	15.1%	15.9%
35 to 44	12.5%	14.7%
45 to 54	10.9%	12.5%
55 to 64	13.6%	11.4%
65 to 74	11.1%	7.3%
75 and over	9.6%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carmichael	Rancho Cordova
White (non-Hispanic)	63.8%	46.5%
Black or African American	6.2%	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	8.0%	14.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.8%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.9%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	14.9%	21.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carmichael	Rancho Cordova
No high school diploma	7.9%	10.7%
High school graduate	20.4%	22.4%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.7%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carmichael	Rancho Cordova
Drove alone	67.7%	65.6%
Carpooled	9.1%	11.1%
Public transit	1.1%	1.1%
Walked	1.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.6%
Worked from home	19.3%	18.2%
Other means	1.5%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carmichael	Rancho Cordova
1-unit, detached	54.0%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	8.1%	8.2%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	8.9%
20 or more units	16.8%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Carmichael	Rancho Cordova
Poverty rate	11.2%	11.2%
Average household size	2.42	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1973	1979