Carlsbad is a larger medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 77,998 people and 11 constituent neighborhoods, Carlsbad is the 85th largest community in California.

Carlsbad is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.88% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Carlsbad is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Carlsbad who work in management occupations (16.40%), sales jobs (16.18%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.76%).

Also of interest is that Carlsbad has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 8.34% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing that you will notice about Carlsbad is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Carlsbad a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

One of the nice things about Carlsbad is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Carlsbad Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Carlsbad is a pretty powerful place. 45.66% of the adults in Carlsbad have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Carlsbad in 2000 was $34,863, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,452 for a family of four.

Carlsbad is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Carlsbad home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Carlsbad is White, followed by Asian. Carlsbad also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.67% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Carlsbad include German, Irish, English, Italian, Scottish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Carlsbad is English. Some people also speak Spanish.