Carmichael is a medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 49,742 people and nine constituent neighborhoods, Carmichael is the 156th largest community in California.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Carmichael is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Carmichael is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Carmichael who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.08%), sales jobs (12.30%), and management occupations (8.77%).

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

In addition, Carmichael is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Carmichael are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Carmichael Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Carmichael is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.33% of adults in Carmichael have a college degree.

The per capita income in Carmichael in 2000 was $26,811, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,244 for a family of four.

Carmichael is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Carmichael home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Carmichael is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Carmichael include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

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