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Carson, California: commercial real estate data.
Carson is a Census city of 92,871 people across 18.73 square miles of land, in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $108,703, 74.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 80 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $39.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Carson
What Carson is
- Census place typecity
- Land area18.73 sq mi
- Water area0.24 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,958
- County holding the largest share of its areaLos Angeles County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Carson
- Population92,871
- Median age41.7
- Population under 1818,703
- Share under 1820.1 percent
- Population 65 and over17,227
- Share 65 and over18.5 percent
- Households26,974
- Family households21,277
- Share of households that are families78.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Carson
- Median household income$108,703
- Per capita income$40,282
- Civilian labor force47,100
- Employed43,429
- Unemployed3,671
- Unemployment rate7.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over66,475
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Carson
- Housing units28,178
- Occupied units26,974
- Vacant units1,204 plus or minus 354
- Vacancy rate4.3 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Owner occupied19,974
- Renter occupied7,000
- Ownership rate74.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$704,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,956
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.6 percent
- Single family units22,201
- Share single family78.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,654
- Share in buildings of two or more13.0 percent
- Mobile homes2,323
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Carson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute38,073
- Commuting under 15 minutes7,616
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more15,260
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.1 percent
- Drove alone76.9 percent
- Carpooled9.6 percent
- Public transport1.6 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home8.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Carson (7(a))
- Approvals80
- Gross approval$39,730,000
- Average approval$496,625
- Median approval$221,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,176,020
- Largest approval$4,000,000
- Jobs supported684
- Jobs per approval8.6
- Loans with a final outcome15
- Paid in full13
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more13.8 percent
- Share to franchises6.3 percent
- Distinct lenders37
- Distinct industries by NAICS52
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carson, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 15 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Carson (504)
- Approvals68
- Gross approval$85,533,000
- Average approval$1,257,838
- Median approval$816,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported885
- Loans with a final outcome25
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carson, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 25 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Carson
- NFIP communityCity of Carson
- NFIP community number060107
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/21/21(M)
The City of Carson participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060107 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Los Angeles County, not Carson
Los Angeles County context, not Carson figures
- Establishments in Los Angeles County304,988
- Covered employment, Los Angeles County4,525,711
- Average annual pay, Los Angeles County$83,554
- Housing units permitted, Los Angeles County19,809
Every figure in this section is published for Los Angeles County as a whole and is not a measurement of Carson.
All Los Angeles County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Carson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Carson, California?
92,871, in 26,974 households. Carson city covers 18.73 square miles of land, which is 4,958 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Carson in?
Los Angeles County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Carson?
$108,703. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $704,400. Median gross rent is $1,956 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Carson businesses?
80 7(a) approvals totaling $39.7 m since FY2020, across 37 lenders, median approval $221,500, plus 68 504 approvals worth $85.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carson, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Carson borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Carson. Only 15 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Carson in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Carson appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Carson, city of, community 060107, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Carson figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Los Angeles County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Carson.
Is zoning published for Carson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.