Carson

Population & Demographics

Carson, CA

Carson is home to 92,871 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 46,178 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
92,871
people
Population

92,871 residents

Median age 41.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Carson population & demographics

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

Population
92,871
Median age
41.7yrs
Median household income
$108,703
Median home value
$704,400
Median gross rent
$1,956/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
29.3%
Poverty rate
8.7%

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 Carson

How Carson 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).

Hispanic or Latino39.1%
Asian26.8%
Black21.7%
White6.3%
Two or more races4.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.3%
Some other race0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Carson

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 Carson.

Carson at a glance
Employed Residents
46,178
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
17.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
7.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
8.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Los Angeles
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Carson 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 Carson 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

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

Carson

46,178 commutes, one dot at a time

Carson

Where 46,178 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Los Angeles18.1 mi11,385
2Torrance4.7 mi4,216
3Long Beach6.0 mi3,447
4Carson0.0 mi3,395
5El Segundo10.3 mi1,030
6Compton4.4 mi656
7Gardena4.6 mi648
8San Diego97.2 mi603

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Carson.

1Los Angeles18.1 mi11,120
2Long Beach6.0 mi5,086
3Carson0.0 mi3,395
4Compton4.4 mi1,649
5Torrance4.7 mi1,603
6Lakewood7.7 mi811
7Downey9.9 mi807
8Hawthorne7.4 mi804

Top industries

The sectors that employ Carson’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%)
TRTransportation and Warehousing17.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services14.7%
MFManufacturing13.9%
RTRetail Trade10.8%
WSWholesale Trade7.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.7%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance6.6%
EDEducational Services5.8%
COConstruction4.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Carson

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

3 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps94%
5 Gbps94%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Carson

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