Carlsbad, CA

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US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Laphonza Butler

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

42.4

0.235% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

6.88%

5.6% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$134,139

12.4% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Carlsbad, CA had a population of N/A people with a median age of 42.4 and a median household income of $134,139. Between N/A and N/A the population of Carlsbad, CA N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income grew from $119,302 to $134,139, a 12.4% increase.

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None of the households in Carlsbad, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.2% of the residents in Carlsbad, CA are U.S. citizens.

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Economy

The economy of Carlsbad, CA employs 55.3k people. The largest industries in Carlsbad, CA are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

55.3k

2022 Value

± 2,180

0.154%

1 Year growth

± 5.51%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Carlsbad, CA grew at a rate of 0.154%, from 55.2k employees to 55.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Carlsbad, CA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Carlsbad, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

55.3k

2022 Value

± 2,180

0.154%

1 Year growth

± 5.51%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Carlsbad, CA grew at a rate of 0.154%, from 55.2k employees to 55.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Carlsbad, CA, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Carlsbad, CA, though some of these residents may live in Carlsbad, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Carlsbad, CA. Showing the available data for California.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (63.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (34.3%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.07%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Laphonza Butler

Senator from California

Assumed office on October 3, 2023
Appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Median household income in Carlsbad, CA is $134,139. In N/A, the place with the highest median household income in Carlsbad, CA was Census Tract 171.09 with a value of $244,638, followed by Census Tract 171.07 and Census Tract 200.15, with respective values of $206,833 and $170,179.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 171.09
Census Tract 171.07
Census Tract 200.15

In N/A, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Carlsbad, CA was Census Tract 171.09 with a value of $244,638, followed by Census Tract 171.07 and Census Tract 200.15, with respective values of $206,833 and $170,179.

The following map shows all of the places in Carlsbad, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$134,139

Median Household Income

± $7,857

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

In 2022, the median household income of the N/A households in Carlsbad, CA grew to $134,139 from the previous year's value of $119,302.

The following chart displays the households in Carlsbad, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Carlsbad, CA is from Carlsbad, CA.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Carlsbad, CA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Carlsbad, CA N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Carlsbad, CA have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Carlsbad, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Carlsbad, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Carlsbad, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Carlsbad, CA have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.88% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Carlsbad, CA (7.86k out of 114k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Carlsbad, CA is false, followed by false and false.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Carlsbad, CA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in San Diego County, CA see 1214 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.736% decrease from the previous year (1223 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1038 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 214 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,214 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in San Diego County, CA

Primary care physicians in San Diego County, CA see an average of 1,214 patients per year. This represents a 0.736% decrease from the previous year (1,223 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in San Diego County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

Between N/A and N/A, the percent of uninsured citizens in Carlsbad, CA N/A by N/A from N/A% to N/A%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Carlsbad, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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