Carpinteria is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 14,377 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Carpinteria is the 363rd largest community in California.

Carpinteria is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Carpinteria is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Carpinteria who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.37%), management occupations (9.29%), and sales jobs (8.20%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Carpinteria are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Being a small city, Carpinteria does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Carpinteria Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Carpinteria citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 26.47% of adults in Carpinteria have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Carpinteria in 2000 was $21,563, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $86,252 for a family of four.

Carpinteria is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Carpinteria home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Carpinteria is White, followed by Asian. Carpinteria also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 44.01% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Carpinteria include English, German, Irish, and Italian.

In addition, Carpinteria has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (25.64%).

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