Carmichael is a city of 76,948 people in California. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 27,206 people. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. Density works out to 5,018 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $579,500, having roughly tripled since 2000. About 37% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,914, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 85%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Carmichael
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree32.0% → 36.7%(+4.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share89.0% → 62.3%(−26.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants57.3% → 52.2%(−5.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Carmichael's population equals 4.8% of Sacramento County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 3.5% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 6.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.8%(739)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.3%(483)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.9%(1,297)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.6%(337)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(59)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,941 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Carmichael, decade by decade
Carmichael population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
48,702
$82,891
$385,931
32.0%
25.5
2000
49,742
$85,692
$313,689
32.3%
38.7
2010
61,762
$78,483
$512,563
32.2%
53.3
2020
79,793
$82,694
$485,179
33.1%
69.9
2024
76,948
$85,914
$579,500
36.7%
71.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
