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Carson, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Carson is a Census CDP of 2,318 people across 4.79 square miles of land, in Skamania County. Median household income is $68,929, 73.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $18,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Carson
What Carson is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.79 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land484
- County holding the largest share of its areaSkamania 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.
Carson
How many people live in Carson
- Population2,318
- Median age53.5
- Population under 18294 plus or minus 115
- Share under 1812.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Population 65 and over617 plus or minus 187
- Share 65 and over26.6 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Households1,082
- Family households664 plus or minus 179
- Share of households that are families61.4 percent plus or minus 13.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carson
Income and work in Carson
- Median household income$68,929 plus or minus $26,966
- Per capita income$37,738
- Civilian labor force928 plus or minus 275
- Employed848 plus or minus 252
- Unemployed80 plus or minus 64
- Unemployment rate8.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over1,900
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.7 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.1 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carson
Housing in Carson
- Housing units1,195
- Occupied units1,082
- Vacant units113 plus or minus 66
- Vacancy rate9.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied795 plus or minus 166
- Renter occupied287 plus or minus 107
- Ownership rate73.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$490,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$910 plus or minus $465
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.8 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Single family units858 plus or minus 188
- Share single family71.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more66 plus or minus 54
- Share in buildings of two or more5.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Mobile homes212 plus or minus 115
- Median year structure built1975
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 commute782 plus or minus 246
- Commuting under 15 minutes260 plus or minus 125
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.2 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more273 plus or minus 112
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.9 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Drove alone66.0 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Carpooled11.4 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked10.3 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Worked from home6.5 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carson
SBA loans in Carson (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$18,000
- Average approval$18,000
- Median approval$18,000
- Largest approval$18,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carson, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Skamania County, not Carson
Skamania County context, not Carson figures
- Establishments in Skamania County214
- Covered employment, Skamania County2,197
- Average annual pay, Skamania County$55,276
- Housing units permitted, Skamania County35
Every figure in this section is published for Skamania County as a whole and is not a measurement of Carson.
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.
Coverage
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, Washington?
2,318, in 1,082 households. Carson CDP covers 4.79 square miles of land, which is 484 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?
Skamania 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?
$68,929. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $490,400. Median gross rent is $910 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?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $18,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $18,000. 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 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
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 Skamania 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.
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