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Carmel, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Carmel, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,073. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CARMEL-CA · Carmel, CA 1 ZIPs · 12,073 pop · #1082/25278 · Monterey County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $142,474
  • RANK-TOP #1082/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pebble Beach
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,073
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $1,767,800

Nearest income peer: Pebble Beach, CA (+ $289 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Carmel

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Carmel on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Carmel, CA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 4%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,073
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$142,474
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $142,474 and home value $1,767,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 64.9%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Carmel as a pure owner town.

Within California, Brentwood is the closest lower-income city and Pleasant Hill the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Carmel.

Population concentration

Carmel's single ZIP 93923 carries the town

Carmel is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 93923 is the entire residential footprint (12,073 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Carmel's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 579 establishments, 5,085 employees , annual payroll $301,758k (~48 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 93923 (579 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (98) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Carmel, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Monterey County, which covers 29 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Carmel. See the Monterey County roll-up →

Carmel sits in the upper half of Monterey County on income: Salinas, Seaside and Monterey report less, while Carmel Valley reports more. King City marks the far end of that range at $75,577, 47% below Carmel.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
93923 12,073 $142,474 579 36
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Carmel roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Carmel, .