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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 Aug 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

114,160

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.1%
5 - 17:
18.7%
18 - 24:
6.5%
25 - 34:
10.9%
35 - 54:
28.1%
55 - 64:
13.9%
Over 65 Years:
17.8%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.5%
4.5%
95.1%
95.1%
59.5%
59.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Carlsbad
USA
$66,944
$66,944
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Carlsbad
USA
$134,139
$134,139
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

6.9%

Employment Industries

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Professional, scientific, and technical services
Manufacturing
Healthcare
Retail
Education
Accommodation
Finance
Construction
Administration
Other
Real estate
Information Technology
Wholesale
Public Service
Arts
Transportation
16.8%
16.8%
13.5%
13.5%
9.3%
9.3%
8.9%
8.9%
8.3%
8.3%
7.5%
7.5%
6.2%
6.2%
4.0%
4.0%
3.9%
3.9%
3.5%
3.5%
3.3%
3.3%
3.2%
3.2%
3.0%
3.0%
2.8%
2.8%
2.6%
2.6%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
67.2%
67.2%
16.6%
16.6%
9.2%
9.2%
5.7%
5.7%
1.1%
1.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Italian
European
Swedish
French
Polish
Scottish
Russian
Norwegian
Danish
British
Dutch
Ukrainian
Scots-Irish
Hungarian
Greek
Iranian
Welsh
14.4%
14.4%
12.4%
12.4%
12.0%
12.0%
6.6%
6.6%
3.0%
3.0%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.4%
2.4%
2.1%
2.1%
1.7%
1.7%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Chinese
Langs. of India
Tagalog
French
Other Asian languages
German/Yiddish
Vietnamese
Korean
Persian
Russian
Slavic languages
Japanese
Portuguese
Serbo-Croatian
Arabic
Scandinavian languages
Polish
African languages
81.0%
81.0%
9.5%
9.5%
1.7%
1.7%
1.2%
1.2%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Carlsbad Residents

15.5%