Carson vs Stevenson

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

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

Carson has the higher population (2,553 vs 1,676 in Stevenson). Stevenson has the higher median household income ($77,841 vs $70,347 in Carson). Stevenson has the higher median home value ($472,700 vs $385,100 in Carson).

Population, income & housing

	Carson	Stevenson
Population	2,553	1,676
Median age	52.2 yrs	47.7 yrs
Median household income	$70,347	$77,841
Median home value	$385,100	$472,700
Median gross rent	$955	$980
Housing units	1,246	782
Homeownership rate	77.7%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	33.0%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carson	Stevenson
Population	2,830 → 2,553 (-9.8%)	1,530 → 1,676 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$55,819 → $70,347 (+26.0%)	$57,500 → $77,841 (+35.4%)
Median home value	$228,300 → $385,100 (+68.7%)	$284,600 → $472,700 (+66.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,006 → $955 (-5.1%)	$793 → $980 (+23.6%)

Carson

Population

2,8302,553

Median household income

$55,819$70,347

Median home value

$228,300$385,100

Median gross rent

$1,006$955

Stevenson

Population

1,5301,676

Median household income

$57,500$77,841

Median home value

$284,600$472,700

Median gross rent

$793$980

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carson	Stevenson
Under 5	4.2%	2.7%
5 to 17	10.1%	17.1%
18 to 24	4.9%	5.3%
25 to 34	13.8%	7.4%
35 to 44	8.3%	13.4%
45 to 54	13.0%	9.4%
55 to 64	23.3%	14.8%
65 to 74	9.8%	22.4%
75 and over	12.7%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carson	Stevenson
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	80.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.1%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.3%
Some other race	0.0%	6.4%
Two or more races	6.6%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carson	Stevenson
No high school diploma	9.7%	7.1%
High school graduate	39.3%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carson	Stevenson
Drove alone	61.0%	78.2%
Carpooled	9.3%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	14.9%	3.1%
Bicycle	2.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	16.7%
Other means	2.1%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carson	Stevenson
1-unit, detached	73.0%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	11.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	21.3%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Carson	Stevenson
Poverty rate	10.5%	10.1%
Average household size	2.28	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1975	1979