Demographics of Carlsbad city, California

Carlsbad city, California had 112,260 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,664 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Carlsbad city, in four figures

112,260
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 114,373 ±104.; −2.3%
Change since July 2020: −2,664 people.; 42.5 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $142,748 ±$7,547
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Carlsbad city, California's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Carlsbad city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Carlsbad city, California's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Carlsbad city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	114,924	100.0	100.0
2021	114,984	100.1	100.2
2022	114,475	99.6	100.7
2023	113,756	99.0	101.6
2024	113,226	98.5	102.5
2025	112,260	97.7	103.1

Population of Carlsbad city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	114,924	—
2021	114,984	+60
2022	114,475	−509
2023	113,756	−719
2024	113,226	−530
2025	112,260	−966

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.5 ±1.0: for men 40.8 ±1.1 and for women 44.4 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Carlsbad city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	5,330 ±711	4.7% ±0.6	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	21,416 ±1,400	18.7% ±1.2	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,640 ±888	5.8% ±0.8	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	27,822 ±1,425	24.3% ±1.2	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	31,707 ±1,400	27.7% ±1.2	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	21,458 ±1,084	18.8% ±0.9	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $142,748 ±$7,547, and income per person $72,390 ±$2,684, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Carlsbad city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	3,926 ±647	8.9% ±1.5	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,884 ±606	8.8% ±1.4	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,111 ±566	9.3% ±1.3	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,727 ±539	8.5% ±1.2	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	7,274 ±618	16.5% ±1.4	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	6,306 ±603	14.3% ±1.3	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	14,810 ±760	33.6% ±1.6	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Carlsbad city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	7,846 ±1,596	6.9% ±1.4	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,926 ±540	7.2% ±2.0	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,078 ±1,070	6.9% ±1.8	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,842 ±389	6.5% ±1.3	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Carlsbad city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Carlsbad city	California	United States
Housing units	47,314 ±968	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.1% ±0.6	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.9% ±1.2	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.9% ±1.9	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.1% ±1.7	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,257,000 ±$36,014	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,808 ±$100	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Carlsbad city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	19,871 ±1,986	17.4% ±1.7	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	75,181 ±2,203	65.7% ±1.9	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,442 ±459	1.3% ±0.4	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9,123 ±1,709	8.0% ±1.5	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	14 to 90	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 375	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	305 to 1,115	0.3% to 1.0%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	7,820 ±1,273	6.8% ±1.1	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Carlsbad city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	61,151 ±1,620	53.5% ±1.4	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	35,754 ±1,603	31.3% ±1.4	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,385 ±305	1.2% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	16,083 ±1,437	14.1% ±1.3	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	10,305 ±1,076	9.0% ±0.9	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5,778 ±1,137	5.1% ±1.0	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Carlsbad city among the places of California

55th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Carlsbad city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Concord city	124,035 ±92
Fairfield city	120,785 ±65
Berkeley city	120,257 ±59
Antioch city	116,477 ±144
Richmond city	115,505 ±89
Carlsbad city	114,373 ±104
Murrieta city	112,064 ±62
East Los Angeles CDP	111,647 ±3,509
Temecula city	111,167 ±65
Downey city	110,939 ±44
Santa Maria city	110,462 ±74

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Carlsbad city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 25 Places in California by median rent
No. 42 Places in California by median home value
No. 50 Places by median rent
No. 61 Places in California by median household income
No. 71 Places by median home value
No. 79 Places in California by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026