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Population in July 2007: 21,874.
Males: 10,510  (48.1%)
Females: 11,364  (51.9%)

Median resident age:  38.5 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 90502.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $62,372 (it was $49,118 in 2000)
West Carson:  $62,372
California:  $59,948

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,975
West Carson:  $26,975
California:  $28,678

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $512,757 (it was $175,300 in 2000)
West Carson:  $512,757
California:  $532,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $388,916; Detached houses: $508,950; Townhouses or other attached units: $375,202; In 2-unit structures: $512,549; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $243,214; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $252,886; Mobile homes: $34,792

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Races in West Carson:

  • Hispanic (29.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (29.3%)
  • Other race (13.9%)
  • Black (11.7%)
  • Filipino (11.1%)
  • Two or more races (5.4%)
  • Korean (4.4%)
  • Japanese (4.3%)
  • Chinese (2.4%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Other Asian (1.2%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.2%)
  • Vietnamese (1.1%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in West Carson: 151.1 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (5.4%), English (4.7%), Irish (4.2%), Subsaharan African (2.7%), Italian (2.5%), United States (2.1%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 40 feet

Land area: 2.26 square miles.

Population density: 9681 people per square mile 
 
 (high).

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For population 25 years and over in West Carson

  • High school or higher: 74.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Carson CDP

  • Never married: 27.1%
  • Now married: 52.2%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 11.0%

7,220 residents are foreign born (15.9% Asia, 13.0% Latin America).

This place:  34.2%
California:  26.2%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

West Carson:  0.9% ($1,499)
California:  0.8% ($1,564)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Carson, CA (2.1 miles , pop. 89,730).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Long Beach, CA (7.9 miles , pop. 461,522).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (18.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Carson, CA (1.5 miles ), Lomita, CA (1.6 miles ), Torrance, CA (1.7 miles ), Gardena, CA (2.2 miles ), West Compton, CA (2.2 miles ), Alondra Park, CA (2.3 miles ), Redondo Beach, CA (2.3 miles ), Rolling Hills Estates, CA (2.3 miles ).

Latitude: 33.83 N, Longitude: 118.29 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,703 (-12.8%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 626 (6.6%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 310

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Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)



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West Carson-area historical tornado activity is significantly above California state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/7/1966, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 2.7 miles away from the West Carson place center injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/7/1966, a category 2 tornado 5.1 miles away from the place center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.


West Carson-area historical earthquake activity is above California state average. It is 2511% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 90.7 miles away from West Carson center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 1/17/1994 at 12:30:55, a magnitude 6.8 (6.4 MB, 6.8 MS, 6.7 MW, Depth: 11.4 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 28.0 miles away from the city center, causing 60 deaths (60 shaking deaths) and 7000 injuries
On 4/21/1918 at 22:32:30, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 UK) earthquake occurred 49.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/1992 at 15:05:30, a magnitude 6.9 (6.3 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.9 ME, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.4 miles away from West Carson center
On 2/9/1971 at 14:00:41, a magnitude 6.5 (6.5 UK) earthquake occurred 40.1 miles away from the city center, causing 65 deaths (65 shaking deaths), causing $535,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/1990 at 23:43:36, a magnitude 6.2 (5.5 MB, 5.5 MS, 6.2 ML, 5.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 38.0 miles away from West Carson center, causing $12,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near West Carson:
  • METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SOUTHERN CA (about 3 miles; ARCADIA, CA)
  • PINE GROVE HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; CANOGA PARK, CA)
  • WEST HILLS MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; CANOGA PARK, CA)

Amtrak stations near West Carson:
  • 6 miles: SAN PEDRO (CATALINA TERMINAL, BERTH 95) - Bus Station. Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 7 miles: LONG BEACH (601 N. LONG BEACH BLVD.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 17 miles: LOS ANGELES (800 N. ALAMEDA ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Carson:
  • CITY UNIVERSITY-LOS ANGELES (about 3 miles; INGLEWOOD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE (about 3 miles; LA VERNE, CA; FT enrollment: 4,718)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (about 3 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; FT enrollment: 26,718)
  • LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; FT enrollment: 6,890)
  • LOS ANGELES SOUTHWEST COLLEGE (about 3 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; FT enrollment: 2,971)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-NORTHRIDGE (about 3 miles; NORTHRIDGE, CA; FT enrollment: 23,133)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY-POMONA (about 3 miles; POMONA, CA; FT enrollment: 15,527)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.9 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  70.6%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.8%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  9.5%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.9%
Whole state:  6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Carson, CA


People in group quarters in West Carson
  • 667 people in nursing homes
  • 81 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded


West Carson compared to California state average:
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School



West Carson travel time to work


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (84%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for West Carson

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsMuslim EstimateAmerican Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents68.8%2.0%1.8%1.7%1.3%
Congregations6.9%7.7%5.9%1.2%5.2%
Name Charismatic Churches IndependentAssemblies of GodUnited Methodist ChurchInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelOther religions
Adherents1.3%1.2%1.0%0.9%20.0%
Congregations0.3%6.4%4.4%5.6%56.5%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


3.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,821 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.22%
California average:  5.75%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,038 average AGI)
Los Angeles County:  0.14%
California average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Orange County, CA  0.46% ($46,009 average AGI)
from San Bernardino County, CA  0.30% ($37,904)
from San Diego County, CA  0.15% ($41,486)


4.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,578 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.58%
California average:  6.27%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($782 average AGI)
Los Angeles County:  0.06%
California average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to San Bernardino County, CA  0.64% ($39,463 average AGI)
to Orange County, CA  0.60% ($54,756)
to Riverside County, CA  0.35% ($50,596)


Strongest AM radio stations in West Carson:
  • KNX (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFWB (980 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KBLA (1580 AM; 50 kW; SANTA MONICA, CA)
  • KMPC (1540 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KTNQ (1020 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KTNQ-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KXTA (1150 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFRN (1280 AM; 1 kW; LONG BEACH, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KDIS (1110 AM; 50 kW; PASADENA, CA; Owner: ABC,INC.)
  • KLTX (1390 AM; 5 kW; LONG BEACH, CA; Owner: HI-FAVOR BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KXMX (1190 AM; 25 kW; ANAHEIM, CA; Owner: NEW INSPIRATION BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Carson:
  • KBUE (105.5 FM; LONG BEACH, CA; Owner: LBI RADIO LICENSE CORP.)
  • KZAB (93.5 FM; REDONDO BEACH, CA; Owner: KZAB LICENSING, INC.)
  • KKBT (100.3 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KZLA-FM (93.9 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KPWR (105.9 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KLSX (97.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KUSC (91.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA)
  • KKLA-FM (99.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: NEW INSPIRATION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KRTH-FM (101.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KLAX-FM (97.9 FM; EAST LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KLAX LICENSING, INC.)
  • KCBS-FM (93.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KSCA (101.9 FM; GLENDALE, CA; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KLOS (95.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KLOS-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • K212FA (90.3 FM; TEMPLE CITY, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KOST (103.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KLVE (107.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KLVE-FM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KIIS-FM (102.7 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPCC (89.3 FM; PASADENA, CA; Owner: PASADENA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
  • KHHT (92.3 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KBIG-FM (104.3 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around West Carson:
  • KTRO-LP (Channel 50; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: ROBERT D. ADELMAN)
  • KCBS-TV (Channel 2; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KNBC (Channel 4; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (KNBC-TV), INC.)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 4 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED0$0251$259,327520$295,24657$195,3332$875,00041$290,51212$86,917
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$359,00083$244,578147$307,81014$257,8570$010$323,20012$94,167
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$327,500113$288,133364$341,70355$171,0550$027$319,37016$91,188
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$292,00061$292,410151$333,83419$257,9471$860,0005$375,8001$53,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$012$405,08344$372,6364$372,5000$04$404,7500$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 5435.02 , 5435.03, 5436.02, 5436.03

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 4 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED20$335,65017$431,8822$387,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$422,00010$376,8001$608,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$650,0002$450,0000$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$272,0004$347,5000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 5435.02 , 5435.03, 5436.02, 5436.03

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