Carson, CA

About

In 2023, Carson, CA had a population of 93.5k people with a median age of 41.9 and a median household income of $107,391. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Carson, CA declined from 94,475 to 93,523, a −1.01% decrease and its median household income grew from $103,045 to $107,391, a 4.22% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Carson, CA are Asian (Non-Hispanic) (26.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (22.3%), Other (Hispanic) (15.6%), White (Hispanic) (11%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (10.9%).

None of the households in Carson, 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.

88.9% of the residents in Carson, CA are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Carson, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Carson, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Carson, CA is home to a population of 93.5k people, from which 88.9% are citizens. As of 2023, 35.1% of Carson, CA residents were born outside of the country (32.8k people).

In 2023, there were 1.19 times more Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents (24.8k people) in Carson, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 20.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 14.6k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88.9%

2023 Citizenship

88.7%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 88.9% of Carson, CA residents were US citizens, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Carson, CA was 88.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Carson, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Carson, CA

Asian (Non-Hispanic)
24.8k ± 2.01k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
20.8k ± 1.82k
Other (Hispanic)
14.6k ± 1.63k

38.9%

Hispanic Population

36.4k people

In 2023, there were 1.19 times more Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents (24.8k people) in Carson, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 20.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 14.6k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

38.9% of the people in Carson, CA are hispanic (36.4k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Carson, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,899,021 ± 46,015 people
Philippines
824,230 ± 22,055 people
China
685,370 ± 20,148 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,899,021 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,230 and China with 685,370.

Foreign-Born Population

35.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

32.8k people

34.6%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

32.7k people

As of 2023, 35.1% of Carson, CA residents (32.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Carson, CA was 34.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Carson, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,332 ± 229
Gulf War (1990s)
462 ± 189
Gulf War (2001-)
457 ± 155

Carson, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.88 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Carson, CA employs 44.5k people. The largest industries in Carson, CA are , and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($92,976), Public Administration ($80,240), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,458).

Males in California have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $75,777. The income inequality in California (measured using the Gini index) is 0.498, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

44.5k

2023 Value

± 1,919

−1.84%

1 Year decline

± 6.04%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Carson, CA declined at a rate of −1.84%, from 45.4k employees to 44.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Carson, CA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,245 people), Management Occupations (3,607 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (3,245 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Carson, 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

44.5k

2023 Value

± 1,919

−1.84%

1 Year decline

± 6.04%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Carson, CA declined at a rate of −1.84%, from 45.4k employees to 44.5k employees.

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

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,492

Median earning men ± $2,896

$45,227

Median earning women ± $2,931

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($120,488), Information ($96,222), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($66,090).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,281), Public Administration ($59,018), and Manufacturing ($58,299).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

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 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff 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 Carson, CA. Showing the available data for California.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (58.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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.

Adam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff 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

Most students graduating from Universities in Carson, CA are Hispanic or Latino (2,867 and 64.2%), followed by Black or African American (480 and 10.7%), White (432 and 9.67%), and Asian (396 and 8.87%).

The median tuition cost in Carson, CA for a public four year colleges is $5,742 for in-state students and $17,622 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Carson, CA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 89.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 12.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 16,689 (37.3% men and 62.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 16,689 students enrolled in Carson, CA, 37.3% men and 62.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 11,286 records, of which 64% were women and 36% men.

Completions

Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Carson, CA was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Carson, CA according to their major.

Student Diversity

University

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Carson, CA, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 2,867 degrees mean that there were 5.97 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 480 degrees awarded.

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

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Measure

In 2022, 2.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.26% 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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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (6.9M), High School or Equivalent (6.8M), and Bachelors Degree (6.36M).

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

People in Carson, CA have an average commute time of 26.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Carson, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Carson, CA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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

$107,391

Median Household Income

± $4,236

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

In 2023, the median household income of the N/A households in Carson, CA grew to $107,391 from the previous year's value of $103,045.

The following chart displays the households in Carson, 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Carson, CA is from California.

0.498

2022 Wage GINI in California

0.497

2021 Wage GINI in California

In 2022, the income inequality in California was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.107% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (78.2%)
Carpooled (8.32%)
Worked At Home (8.1%)

In 2023, 78.2% of workers in Carson, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.32%) and those who worked at home (8.1%).

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

26.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Carson, CA have a longer commute time (26.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Carson, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Carson, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Carson, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.01% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Carson, CA (8.38k out of 92.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Carson, CA is Hispanic, followed by Other and Asian.

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

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In N/A, N/A had the highest N/A in the nation, at N/A. N/A has the second highest (N/A), followed by N/A (N/A).

The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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Health

92.6% of the population of Carson, CA has health coverage, with 46.8% on employee plans, 23.1% on Medicaid, 11.2% on Medicare, 10.9% on non-group plans, and 0.71% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Los Angeles County, CA see 1343 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.812% decrease from the previous year (1354 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1062 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 239 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Los Angeles County, CA.

1,343 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Los Angeles County, CA

Primary care physicians in Los Angeles County, CA see an average of 1,343 patients per year. This represents a 0.812% decrease from the previous year (1,354 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.8% under 18 years, 21.2% between 18 and 34 years, 40.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.6% over 64 years.

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

7.37%

Uninsured

46.8%

Employer Coverage

23.1%

Medicaid

11.2%

Medicare

10.9%

Non-Group

0.71%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Carson, CA grew by 0.582% from 7.33% to 7.37%.

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

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