Carson, CA Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Carson home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

91,394
Population Estimate
$458,640
Median Home Value
94.0%
Employment Rate
28.3%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$501
Median Listing Price$841,750
Median Days on Market50
Active Listings65
New Listings36
Total Listings (Active + Pending)105
Avg Listing Price$814,025
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-0%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size4.03
Family Dual Income61.7
Median Household Income$82,305
Median Individual Income$30,441
Home Ownership73.1%
Home Value$458,640
Median Rent$1,524
Rent Burden31.5%
Poverty8.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED19.1%
  • Highschool Education21.6%
  • Some College31.0%
  • Bachelors Degree21.0%
  • Graduate Degree7.3%
  • Total College or Above28.3%
  • Stem Degree47.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.6%
  • Female51.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married44.5%
  • Divorced10.8%
  • Never Married39.0%
  • Widowed5.6%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityCarson
State IDCA
Population91,394

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1822.6%
19–2915.6%
30–3912.4%
40–4912.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.6%
60–6911.6%
70–797.4%
80+4.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation63.0%
Unemployment Rate6.0%
Disabled12.2%

ETHNICITY

White27.0%
Black23.8%
Asian26.7%
Native American0.7%
Pacific Islander2.6%
Other14.2%
Multiple5.0%

OTHER

Hispanic37.3%
Limited English8.6%
Health Uninsured7.2%
Veteran5.2%

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Neighborhoods in Carson, CA

Get to know neighborhoods in Carson, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Dominguez Hills Village Community Association

    Dominguez Hills Village ↗

    Median asking price
    $774,500
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    37
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5/10 · 3 schools

  • Victoria Townhomes Association

    Victoria Townhomes ↗

    Median asking price
    $395,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    9
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5/10 · 3 schools

  • Midway Manor Apartments

    Midway Manor ↗

    Median asking price
    $375,500
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    2
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5/10 · 2 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.