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Carson, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $676,400 (it was $176,100 in 2000)
Carson:

$676,400
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $549,200 - $835,800

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $734,387
Here:

$734,387
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $512,466
Here:

$512,466
State:

$838,546

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $366,884
Here:

$366,884
State:

$824,253

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $456,723
Here:

$456,723
State:

$730,996

Mobile homes: $205,025
Here:

$205,025
State:

$184,506

Total population: 93,271 (Urban population: 89,549, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 28,759 (27,550 occupied: 20,271 owner occupied, 7,279 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

26%
State:

44%

Housing density: 1,526 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $365,661.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,674 (lower quartile is $1,175, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,725


Median gross rent in Carson, CA in 2022: $1,736

Housing units in Carson with a mortgage: 13,726 (1,502 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 962 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 58

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $123,385

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $87,999

Median monthly housing costs: $1,906

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Carson, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1965

Median year apartment built: 1967

Household type by relationship:

Households: 92,391
  • Male householders: 13,881 (2,235 living alone), Female householders: 13,669 (2,759 living alone)
  • 13,865 spouses (13,704 opposite-sex spouses), 1,562 unmarried partners, (1,562 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 30,976 children (29,529 natural, 296 adopted, 1,151 stepchildren), 4,616 grandchildren, 2,455 brothers or sisters, 3,442 parents, 244 foster children, 4,233 other relatives, 2,394 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,054

Size of family households: 5,710 2-persons, 4,174 3-persons, 5,832 4-persons, 3,043 5-persons, 1,772 6-persons, 1,069 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,994 1-person, 872 2-persons, 84 3-persons.

10,505 married couples with children.
3,437 single-parent households (1,910 men, 1,527 women).

46.4% of residents of Carson speak English at home.
31.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
19.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 29,604 (32.0%)
(66.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.6
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Carson, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Carson, California
  • 83no bedroom
  • 4091 bedroom
  • 3,3922 bedrooms
  • 8,9923 bedrooms
  • 6,5444 bedrooms
  • 8515+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carson, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carson, California
  • 551no bedroom
  • 1,3231 bedroom
  • 2,4092 bedrooms
  • 2,6233 bedrooms
  • 3734 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Carson in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Carson in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 622no vehicle
  • 4,0221 vehicle
  • 6,0982 vehicles
  • 4,7583 vehicles
  • 3,4984 vehicles
  • 1,2735+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Carson in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Carson in renter-occupied apartments
  • 365no vehicle
  • 2,6171 vehicle
  • 2,4702 vehicles
  • 1,4693 vehicles
  • 3004 vehicles
  • 585+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Carson, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Carson, California
  • 831 room
  • 3342 rooms
  • 3863 rooms
  • 3,3214 rooms
  • 5,5395 rooms
  • 5,3956 rooms
  • 2,8327 rooms
  • 1,2628 rooms
  • 1,1199+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carson, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carson, California
  • 5511 room
  • 1672 rooms
  • 1,1043 rooms
  • 2,1494 rooms
  • 1,5915 rooms
  • 1,1946 rooms
  • 2037 rooms
  • 2218 rooms
  • 999+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Carson, CA
  • Carson, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Carson, CA in 2022
  • 1,296Less than $10,000
  • 496$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,634$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,084$30,000 to $39,999
  • 2,086$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,465$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,037$60,000 to $74,999
  • 3,743$75,000 to $99,999
  • 3,754$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,744$125,000 to $149,999
  • 3,620$150,000 to $199,999
  • 3,591$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Carson, CA

  • Distribution of house value in Carson, CA in 2022
  • 242Less than $10,000
  • 24$20,000 to $24,999
  • 3$35,000 to $39,999
  • 45$40,000 to $49,999
  • 107$50,000 to $59,999
  • 133$60,000 to $69,999
  • 37$70,000 to $79,999
  • 185$80,000 to $89,999
  • 143$90,000 to $99,999
  • 310$100,000 to $124,999
  • 89$125,000 to $149,999
  • 202$150,000 to $174,999
  • 52$175,000 to $199,999
  • 306$200,000 to $249,999
  • 168$250,000 to $299,999
  • 500$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,276$400,000 to $499,999
  • 9,846$500,000 to $749,999
  • 4,034$750,000 to $999,999
  • 215$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 27$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 146$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Carson, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Carson, CA in 2022
  • 0Less than $100
  • 23$100 to $149
  • 73$200 to $249
  • 72$250 to $299
  • 33$300 to $349
  • 34$400 to $449
  • 30$450 to $499
  • 166$500 to $549
  • 42$550 to $599
  • 115$600 to $649
  • 110$650 to $699
  • 62$700 to $749
  • 102$750 to $799
  • 252$800 to $899
  • 100$900 to $999
  • 588$1,000 to $1,249
  • 833$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,623$1,500 to $1,999
  • 822$2,000 to $2,499
  • 845$2,500 to $2,999
  • 183$3,000 to $3,499
  • 393$3,500 or more
  • 315No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.0%
Number of people working at home: 3,303 (7.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 335
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,630
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 5,159
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 6,176
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 6,297
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 3,462
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 5,110
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,493
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 359
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 4,636
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,447
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,165
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Carson

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 48,074 (76.9%)
  • Carpooled: 7,315 (11.7%)
  • Bus: 922 (1.5%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 347 (0.6%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 55 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 1,535 (2.5%)
  • Walked: 962 (1.5%)
  • Worked at home: 3,303 (5.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 6.3%Males
  • 11.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 7.8%Males
  • 9.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 5.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 8.1%Males
  • 1.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 6.2%Males
  • 13.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 9.7%Males
  • 6.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6.6%Males
  • 9.8%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Carson, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Carson, California
  • 4,2482010 or later
  • 6,6662000 to 2009
  • 6,0701990 to 1999
  • 10,5201980 to 1989
  • 7,0091970 to 1979
  • 3,931Before 1970
Ancestries in Carson, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • Nigerian: 1,626 (2.5%)
  • African: 790 (1.2%)
  • American: 635 (1.0%)
  • Irish: 624 (1.0%)
  • German: 307 (0.5%)
  • English: 225 (0.4%)
  • European: 218 (0.3%)
  • Ethiopian: 107 (0.2%)
  • Italian: 100 (0.2%)
  • Arab: 87 (0.1%)
  • Jamaican: 81 (0.1%)
  • Norwegian: 62 (0.10%)
  • Belizean: 62 (0.10%)
  • French: 55 (0.09%)
  • Iranian: 44 (0.07%)
  • French Canadian: 32 (0.05%)
  • Polish: 30 (0.05%)
  • Haitian: 28 (0.04%)
  • Scottish: 26 (0.04%)
  • Eastern European: 25 (0.04%)
  • Canadian: 23 (0.04%)
  • Armenian: 20 (0.03%)
  • Austrian: 20 (0.03%)
  • Swedish: 20 (0.03%)
  • Russian: 19 (0.03%)
  • Hungarian: 14 (0.02%)
  • Ghanaian: 12 (0.02%)
  • Scandinavian: 10 (0.02%)
  • Portuguese: 9 (0.01%)
  • Somali: 9 (0.01%)
  • Guyanese: 9 (0.01%)
  • Lebanese: 8 (0.01%)
  • Romanian: 7 (0.01%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 7 (0.01%)
  • British: 6 (0.01%)
  • Bulgarian: 6 (0.01%)
  • Croatian: 6 (0.01%)
  • Northern European: 6 (0.01%)

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

Philippines
Carson:

39.3% (12,511)
California:

7.8% (818,297)

Mexico
Carson:

33.6% (10,710)
California:

37.2% (3,881,193)

Nigeria
Carson:

4.4% (1,408)
California:

0.3% (35,557)

Korea
Carson:

3.5% (1,110)
California:

3.0% (315,248)

Guatemala
Carson:

2.5% (805)
California:

2.8% (290,436)

El Salvador
Carson:

2.4% (760)
California:

4.2% (440,287)

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

  • This state: 51,805
  • Other state: 8,783
  • Northeast: 803
  • Midwest: 1,938
  • South: 4,352
  • West: 1,690

93.0% of Carson residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67.8% lived in California.


Carson:

93.0%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,619
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 253
  • 5th and 6th grade: 384
  • 7th and 8th grade: 120
  • 9th grade: 1,178
  • 10th grade: 112
  • 11th grade: 444
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,631
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,767
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,352
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,015
  • Associate degree: 2,689
  • Bachelor's degree: 5,626
  • Master's degree: 1,916
  • Professional school degree: 503
  • Doctorate degree: 159
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,832
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 529
  • 5th and 6th grade: 701
  • 7th and 8th grade: 336
  • 9th grade: 614
  • 10th grade: 541
  • 11th grade: 312
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,450
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,137
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,709
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,253
  • Associate degree: 3,300
  • Bachelor's degree: 8,050
  • Master's degree: 3,752
  • Professional school degree: 694
  • Doctorate degree: 312
Educational Attainment for Females
Carson marital status for males
Carson marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 19,708
  • One, attached: 2,704
  • 3 or 4: 455
  • 5 to 9: 247
  • 10 to 19: 434
  • 20 to 49: 313
  • 50 or more: 1,964
  • Mobile homes: 2,934

Median worth of mobile homes: $217,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.9%

House/condo owner moved in on average 17 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Carson
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Carson, CA
  • 74.0%Utility gas
  • 18.3%Electricity
  • 4.5%No fuel used
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.4%Solar energy
  • 0.2%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Carson, CA
  • 64.0%Utility gas
  • 26.6%Electricity
  • 8.0%No fuel used
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Solar energy
  • 0.2%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,343
Here:

13.7%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 156
Here:

3.7%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 829
Here:

15.8%
California:

15.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability