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West Carson CDP, California: commercial real estate data.
West Carson CDP is a Census CDP of 22,143 people across 2.27 square miles of land, in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $92,775, 70.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
50 sourced place values · tier FULL · 6 sections · underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency
West Carson
What West Carson is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.27 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land9,772
- 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.
West Carson
How many people live in West Carson
- Population22,143
- Median age45.2
- Population under 183,643
- Share under 1816.5 percent
- Population 65 and over5,425
- Share 65 and over24.5 percent
- Households8,229
- Family households5,847
- Share of households that are families71.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Carson
Income and work in West Carson
- Median household income$92,775
- Per capita income$43,917
- Civilian labor force11,552
- Employed10,927
- Unemployed625 plus or minus 241
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over17,120
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher36.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Carson
Housing in West Carson
- Housing units8,623
- Occupied units8,229
- Vacant units394 plus or minus 182
- Vacancy rate4.6 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Owner occupied5,816
- Renter occupied2,413
- Ownership rate70.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$689,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,891
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.5 percent
- Single family units5,107
- Share single family59.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,208
- Share in buildings of two or more25.6 percent
- Mobile homes1,286 plus or minus 260
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Carson
How West Carson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,209
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,500
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,495
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.0 percent
- Drove alone74.9 percent
- Carpooled7.8 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Public transport1.5 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home12.8 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Los Angeles County, not West Carson
Los Angeles County context, not West Carson figures
These are Los Angeles County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as West Carson measurements.
- Establishments in Los Angeles County304,988
- Employment at those establishments, Los Angeles County3,987,736
- Covered employment, Los Angeles County4,525,711
- Average annual pay, Los Angeles County$83,554
- Average weekly wage, Los Angeles County$1,607
- Housing units permitted, Los Angeles County19,809
- Of those, single family, Los Angeles County9,106
- County product, 2024, Los Angeles County$1,002,965,029,000
- County product change over the prior year, Los Angeles County4.9 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Los Angeles County$103,070
Every figure in this section is published for Los Angeles County as a whole and is not a measurement of West Carson. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
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. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No SBA approvals are recorded to a borrower address in this place in either FOIA release.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
West Carson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West Carson, California?
22,143, in 8,229 households. West Carson CDP covers 2.27 square miles of land, which is 9,772 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West 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 West Carson?
$92,775. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $689,700. Median gross rent is $1,891 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page West Carson figures?
No, and they are labelled 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 West Carson.
Is zoning published for West Carson?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.