Demographics of Carpinteria city, California

Carpinteria city, California had 12,734 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −512 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Carpinteria city, in four figures

12,734
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 13,036 ±25.; −3.9%
Change since July 2020: −512 people.; 44.8 ±3.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $100,658 ±$12,413
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.

Carpinteria city, California's population shrank 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Carpinteria 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Carpinteria city, California's population shrank 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Carpinteria 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	13,246	100.0	100.0
2021	13,143	99.2	100.2
2022	13,009	98.2	100.7
2023	12,896	97.4	101.6
2024	12,828	96.8	102.5
2025	12,734	96.1	103.1

Population of Carpinteria city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	13,246	—
2021	13,143	−103
2022	13,009	−134
2023	12,896	−113
2024	12,828	−68
2025	12,734	−94

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.8 ±3.9: for men 41.1 ±4.2 and for women 47.9 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Carpinteria city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	674 ±260	5.2% ±2.0	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,943 ±351	14.9% ±2.7	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	825 ±274	6.3% ±2.1	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,104 ±397	23.8% ±3.0	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,316 ±444	25.4% ±3.4	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,174 ±427	24.3% ±3.3	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $100,658 ±$12,413, and income per person $54,901 ±$6,367, 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 Carpinteria city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	438 ±174	8.5% ±3.3	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	706 ±205	13.7% ±3.9	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	602 ±204	11.7% ±3.9	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	808 ±239	15.7% ±4.5	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	817 ±190	15.9% ±3.6	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	609 ±190	11.9% ±3.6	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,158 ±286	22.5% ±5.4	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 Carpinteria city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	900 ±389	7.0% ±3.0	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	240 ±114	9.5% ±4.2	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	181 to 599	2.8% to 9.2%	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	270 ±133	6.9% ±3.3	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Carpinteria city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Carpinteria city	California	United States
Housing units	6,058 ±432	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.8% ±8.1	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.2% ±4.6	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.5% ±4.3	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.5% ±5.9	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,043,100 ±$73,408	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,377 ±$149	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±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 Carpinteria city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,640 ±665	43.3% ±5.1	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,521 ±616	50.0% ±4.7	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 252	0% to 1.9%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	101 to 415	0.8% to 3.2%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 90	0% to 0.7%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	227 to 699	1.7% to 5.4%	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 Carpinteria city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	7,359 ±443	56.5% ±3.4	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,509 ±453	19.2% ±3.5	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	20 to 600	0.2% to 4.6%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,858 ±400	21.9% ±3.1	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,474 ±355	11.3% ±2.7	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,384 ±391	10.6% ±3.0	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Carpinteria city among the places of California

431st 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 Carpinteria city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
El Sobrante CDP (Riverside County)	13,129 ±1,209
North Fair Oaks CDP	13,100 ±1,412
Emeryville city	13,081 ±24
Grand Terrace city	13,078 ±57
Lake Los Angeles CDP	13,051 ±1,427
Carpinteria city	13,036 ±25
Palos Verdes Estates city	12,925 ±44
Larkspur city	12,854 ±26
Solana Beach city	12,823 ±31
Kingsburg city	12,755 ±45
Marysville city	12,726 ±23

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026