Carson is a metro area of 58,384 people. That puts it in the top 7% of US metro areas for household income. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At a median age of 42.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Getting to work takes 20 minutes on average. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $453,000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,355, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 82%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Carson
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share8.0% → 26.4%(+18.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree16.3% → 23.7%(+7.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share86.7% → 62.1%(−24.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)17.3%(705)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.1%(940)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.4%(1,561)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(181)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(24)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,066 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
Carson, decade by decade
Carson 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
40,443
$75,770
$237,367
16.3%
30.0
2000
52,457
$76,162
$248,292
18.5%
45.1
2010
55,274
$74,902
$389,133
21.6%
56.5
2020
58,639
$70,668
$363,490
22.9%
66.6
2024
58,384
$72,355
$453,000
23.7%
67.3
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.
