COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kings Beach vs Carson
PLACE A
Kings Beach, California
VS
PLACE B
Carson, California
Kings Beach is 97% smaller than Carson. Carson earns more, with a median household income $40,550 higher. Carson has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -6%).
KINGS BEACHCARSONDIFFERENCE
Total population2,73690,808−97% vs Carson
Population density9574,848−3,891
Population growth-6.1%4.2%−10.3 pts
Median age44.041.7+2.3
Male46.6%48.9%−2.3 pts
Female53.4%51.1%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born32.4%32.9%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.0%6.3%+34.7 pts
Black0.0%21.7%−21.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino55.6%39.1%+16.5 pts
Asian0.0%26.8%−26.8 pts
Other3.4%6.1%−2.7 pts
Median household income$68,153$108,703−$40,550
Per capita income$40,232$40,282−$50
Poverty rate6.8%8.7%−1.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4550.427+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%29.3%+1.5 pts
Graduate degree7.2%8.6%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%7.8%−2.7 pts
Labor force participation73.1%61.2%+11.8 pts
Median home value$772,100$704,400+$67,700
Median gross rent$1,271$1,956−$685
Owner-occupied62.8%74.0%−11.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate47.8%4.3%+43.5 pts
Rent-burdened households62.3%50.5%+11.9 pts
Average commute21.327.5−6.2
Worked from home2.6%8.7%−6.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Uninsured25.0%6.6%+18.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024