COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mesa Vista vs Carson
PLACE A
Mesa Vista, California
VS
PLACE B
Carson, California
Mesa Vista is 100% smaller than Carson. Mesa Vista earns more, with a median household income $9,422 higher.
MESA VISTACARSONDIFFERENCE
Total population44590,808−100% vs Carson
Population density914,848−4,757
Population growth8.5%4.2%+4.3 pts
Median age32.141.7−9.6
Male39.8%48.9%−9.1 pts
Female60.2%51.1%+9.1 pts
Foreign-born2.9%32.9%−30.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.8%6.3%+77.5 pts
Black0.0%21.7%−21.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.7%39.1%−23.4 pts
Asian0.0%26.8%−26.8 pts
Other0.4%6.1%−5.6 pts
Median household income$118,125$108,703+$9,422
Per capita income$51,065$40,282+$10,783
Poverty rate0.0%8.7%−8.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3470.427−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher41.0%29.3%+11.7 pts
Graduate degree6.7%8.6%−1.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%7.8%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation71.7%61.2%+10.4 pts
Median home value$781,300$704,400+$76,900
Median gross rent$1,208$1,956−$748
Owner-occupied97.0%74.0%+23.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.2%4.3%+16.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%50.5%−50.5 pts
Average commute30.427.5+2.8
Worked from home2.6%8.7%−6.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Uninsured2.5%6.6%−4.1 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024