Carson, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Carson, CA: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 83,241. 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 CARSON-CA · Carson, CA 3 ZIPs · 83,241 pop · #2996/25278 · Los Angeles County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $110,676
  • RANK-TOP #2996/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pasadena
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-SMALL 83,241
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 90745→90746
  • HOME-TOP $724,600

Nearest income peer: Pasadena, CA ( $559 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 Carson

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Carson 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, Carson, CA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 12%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
83,241
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$110,676
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 3 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $110,676 and home value $724,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 31.4%.

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

Within California, Arroyo Grande is the closest lower-income city and Concord the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 4 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Carson.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Carson differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Carson: $107,988 in ZIP 90745 to $113,364 in 90746. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.0×

90745 to 90746

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

90745 to 90746

Poverty-rate spread
0.9 points

90745 to 90746

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 90745 skews compact Carson

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 90745 covers about 69% of Carson's 83,241 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Carson

Citywide ZBP: 1,682 establishments, 34,864 employees , annual payroll $2,060,924k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 90745 (867 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (252) · also Health care and social assistance · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in Carson, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Los Angeles County, which covers 290 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Carson. See the Los Angeles County roll-up →

No other city sharing Los Angeles County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Carson. Los Angeles, Long Beach and Whittier sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Van Nuys marks the far end of that range at $73,875, 33% below Carson.

Side-by-side: Compare 90745 vs 90746 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
90745 57,251 $107,988 867 2,663
90746 25,990 $113,364 805 1,720
90747 0 n/a 10 n/a

Carson 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 Carson, .