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Carlsbad Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Carlsbad Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

31,612

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.7%
5 - 17:
17.4%
18 - 24:
10.0%
25 - 34:
14.8%
35 - 54:
22.5%
55 - 64:
12.3%
Over 65 Years:
15.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
2.4%
2.4%
82.7%
82.7%
19.1%
19.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Carlsbad
USA
$36,262
$36,262
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Carlsbad
USA
$77,209
$77,209
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

13.2%

Employment Industries

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Mining
Accommodation
Retail
Construction
Healthcare
Education
Administration
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Manufacturing
Public Service
Transportation
Finance
Real estate
14.9%
14.9%
10.8%
10.8%
10.7%
10.7%
10.3%
10.3%
9.5%
9.5%
6.7%
6.7%
6.2%
6.2%
4.6%
4.6%
4.1%
4.1%
4.0%
4.0%
3.7%
3.7%
3.5%
3.5%
3.3%
3.3%
2.6%
2.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
56.9%
56.9%
37.6%
37.6%
1.9%
1.9%
1.8%
1.8%
1.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
French
Italian
Scottish
Swedish
Polish
European
Scots-Irish
Norwegian
Czech
Welsh
Finnish
Dutch
Scandinavian
British
Swiss
Danish
African
5.2%
5.2%
4.8%
4.8%
4.3%
4.3%
1.6%
1.6%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Polish
Tagalog
Langs. of India
Serbo-Croatian
German/Yiddish
Native American languages
Navajo
West Germanic languages
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
76.3%
76.3%
23.2%
23.2%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Carlsbad Residents

5.4%


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