Carmichael

Population & Demographics

Carmichael, CA

Carmichael is home to 76,948 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 33,684 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
76,948
people
Population

76,948 residents

Median age 40.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Carmichael population & demographics

Who lives in Carmichael — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
76,948
Median age
40.1yrs
Median household income
$85,914
Median home value
$579,500
Median gross rent
$1,702/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
36.7%
Poverty rate
12.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Carmichael

How Carmichael breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White62.3%
Hispanic or Latino15.5%
Asian7.8%
Two or more races7.4%
Black6.2%
Some other race0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across Carmichael

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Carmichael.

Carmichael at a glance
Employed Residents
33,684
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
7.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
20.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Sacramento
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Carmichael proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Carmichael commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

51 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Carmichael

33,684 commutes, one dot at a time

Carmichael

Where 33,684 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Carmichael, by worker count.

1Sacramento9.3 mi8,207
2Carmichael0.0 mi2,455
3Roseville8.7 mi2,077
4Arden-Arcade4.0 mi1,805
5Rancho Cordova4.8 mi1,748
6Folsom9.7 mi999
7Citrus Heights4.3 mi775
8North Highlands3.4 mi753

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Carmichael.

1Sacramento9.3 mi2,794
2Carmichael0.0 mi2,455
3Citrus Heights4.3 mi1,386
4Arden-Arcade4.0 mi1,324
5Roseville8.7 mi1,084
6Rancho Cordova4.8 mi747
7Elk Grove16.1 mi671
8North Highlands3.4 mi644

Top industries

The sectors that employ Carmichael’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance41.3%
EDEducational Services20.2%
RTRetail Trade8.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.9%
COConstruction5.6%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.4%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services2.5%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation1.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Carmichael

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Carmichael

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