Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,886 (All urban)

Carmel-by-the-Sea, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,331 (2,282 occupied: 1,297 owner occupied, 985 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	43%
State:	43%

Housing density: 3064 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,463 (lower quartile is $1,001, upper quartile is $2,210)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,366

Median gross rent in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA in 2007: $1,531

Housing units in Carmel-by-the-Sea with a mortgage: 552 (31 second mortgage, 129 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 645

Carmel-by-the-Sea,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,706,726 (it was $660,200 in 2000)

Carmel-by-the-Sea:	$1,706,726
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $1,428,636 - $1,953,111

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $1,468,269
Here: $1,468,269
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $2,016,699
Here: $2,016,699
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $1,834,584
Here: $1,834,584
State: $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $328,975
Here: $328,975
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,716,121
Here: $1,716,121
State: $482,470

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,075

In family households: 2,766 (807 male householders, 312 female householders)
930 spouses, 550 children (487 natural, 11 adopted, 52 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 20 other relatives, 106 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,309 (333 male householders (263 living alone)), 821 female householders (746 living alone)), 155 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 779 2-persons, 210 3-persons, 96 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 11 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,009 1-person, 135 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

264 married couples with children.
114 single-parent households (19 men, 95 women).

87.4% of residents of Carmel-by-the-Sea speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
6.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 434 (10.7%)
(61.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 27 3 rooms: 40 4 rooms: 251 5 rooms: 299 6 rooms: 304 7 rooms: 170 8 rooms: 105 9 or more rooms: 92

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California:
	1 room: 95 2 rooms: 182 3 rooms: 193 4 rooms: 251 5 rooms: 151 6 rooms: 73 7 rooms: 17 8 rooms: 8 9 or more rooms: 15

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 33
1995 to 1998: 17
1990 to 1994: 89
1980 to 1989: 298
1970 to 1979: 393
1960 to 1969: 373
1950 to 1959: 583
1940 to 1949: 549
1939 or earlier: 996

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Carmel-by-the-Sea:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 92 2 bedrooms: 522 3 bedrooms: 502 4 bedrooms: 108 5 or more bedrooms: 64

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carmel-by-the-Sea:
	no bedroom: 140 1 bedroom: 398 2 bedrooms: 336 3 bedrooms: 84 4 bedrooms: 19 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Carmel-by-the-Sea in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 59 1 vehicle: 600 2 vehicles: 512 3 vehicles: 75 4 vehicles: 19 5 or more vehicles: 32

Cars and other vehicles available in Carmel-by-the-Sea in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 147 1 vehicle: 512 2 vehicles: 268 3 vehicles: 45 4 vehicles: 13 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 9
$150,000 to $174,999: 2
$175,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 to $249,999: 2
$250,000 to $299,999: 4
$300,000 to $399,999: 9
$400,000 to $499,999: 15
$500,000 to $749,999: 44
$750,000 to $999,999: 94
$1,000,000 or more: 1048

Carmel-by-the-Sea rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Carmel-by-the-Sea:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 1
$150 to $199: 6
$200 to $249: 5
$250 to $299: 7
$300 to $349: 10
$350 to $399: 8
$400 to $449: 6
$450 to $499: 10
$500 to $549: 21
$550 to $599: 2
$600 to $649: 6
$650 to $699: 12
$700 to $749: 16
$750 to $799: 9
$800 to $899: 11
$900 to $999: 92
$1,000 to $1,249: 132
$1,250 to $1,499: 106
$1,500 to $1,999: 198
$2,000 or more: 232
No cash rent: 49

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 50 1990 to 1994: 50 1985 to 1989: 30 1980 to 1984: 31 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 20 1970 to 1974: 29 1965 to 1969: 224

Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.9%
Number of people working at home: 224 (11.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 138
5 to 9 minutes: 276
10 to 14 minutes: 428
15 to 19 minutes: 404
20 to 24 minutes: 151
25 to 29 minutes: 55
30 to 34 minutes: 48
35 to 39 minutes: 44
40 to 44 minutes: 55
45 to 59 minutes: 35
60 to 89 minutes: 83
90 or more minutes: 49

Carmel-by-the-Sea mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,335 (67%)
Carpooled: 183 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 26 (1%)
Taxi: 8 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 193 (10%)
Other means: 14 (1%)
Worked at home: 224 (11%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 158
$10,000 to $14,999: 155
$15,000 to $19,999: 72
$20,000 to $24,999: 126
$25,000 to $29,999: 119
$30,000 to $34,999: 129
$35,000 to $39,999: 86
$40,000 to $44,999: 91
$45,000 to $49,999: 46
$50,000 to $59,999: 203
$60,000 to $74,999: 213
$75,000 to $99,999: 251
$100,000 to $124,999: 212
$125,000 to $149,999: 84
$150,000 to $199,999: 136
$200,000 or more: 192

First ancestries reported:

English: 839

Irish: 374

German: 343

Other groups: 275

United States or American: 241

Italian: 142

Scottish: 124

European: 122

Norwegian: 114

French (except Basque): 108

British: 96

Scotch-Irish: 91

Swedish: 69

Russian: 64

Polish: 52

Danish: 48

Swiss: 42

Hungarian: 36

Dutch: 33

Belgian: 33

Lithuanian: 30

Brazilian: 25

French Canadian: 23

Finnish: 22

Greek: 22

Arab:: 21

Austrian: 20

Icelander: 19

Welsh: 19

Armenian: 17

Canadian: 16

Eastern European: 16

Portuguese: 15

Celtic: 14

Latvian: 13

Basque: 13

Yugoslavian: 13

Northern European: 11

Ukrainian: 11

Alsatian: 9

Other Arab: 9

Croatian: 9

Czechoslovakian: 9

Scandinavian: 9

Czech: 9

Iranian: 8

Palestinian: 7

Slovene: 6

Egyptian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

United Kingdom (19%)
Germany (11%)
Other Northern Europe (7%)
Japan (5%)
Hungary (4%)
Netherlands (4%)
Other Western Europe (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1828
Northeast: 544
Midwest: 528
South: 359
West: 318

57% of Carmel-by-the-Sea residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 8
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 14
12th grade, no diploma: 18
High school graduate (or equivalency): 101
Less than 1 year of college: 102
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 282
Associate degree: 97
Bachelor's degree: 434
Master's degree: 273
Professional school degree: 120
Doctorate degree: 56

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 20
10th grade: 6
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 22
High school graduate (or equivalency): 223
Less than 1 year of college: 95
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 427
Associate degree: 182
Bachelor's degree: 647
Master's degree: 283
Professional school degree: 80
Doctorate degree: 44

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.4%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $70,925
Asian householders: $74,576
Some other race householders: $49,072
Two or more races householders: $12,368
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $76,689

Carmel-by-the-Sea household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Carmel-by-the-Sea household income for Asian householders

Carmel-by-the-Sea household income for Some other race householders

Carmel-by-the-Sea household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Carmel-by-the-Sea marital status for males

Carmel-by-the-Sea marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,755,326
Asian householders: $1,163,324
Some other race householders: $904,807
Hispanic or Latino householders: $1,971,188

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,736
One, attached: 111
Two: 138
3 or 4: 76
5 to 9: 99
10 to 19: 131
20 to 49: 30
50 or more: 10

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Carmel-by-the-Sea:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (91%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (68%) Electricity (29%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 39

Here:	18.9%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 43

Here:	30.9%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 51

Here:	22.8%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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