ZIP 92008 vs ZIP 92010

This side-by-side compares ZIP 92008 (Carlsbad, CA) and ZIP 92010 (Carlsbad, CA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 92008 has a population of 27,649 at 1,036 people per square mile, while ZIP 92010 has 14,382 at 683 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 92008 reports a median household income of $104,995 against $129,926 in ZIP 92010, with per-capita income of $64,917 vs $60,121. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 53.6% in 92008 and 58.3% in 92010. Poverty rate reads 8.5% vs 9.1%, and unemployment 6.9% vs 5.3% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $1,229,400 in 92008 versus $1,103,300 in 92010, with median rent of $2,429 and $2,988 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 48.2% vs 64.4%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.