ZIP 92011 vs ZIP 92010

This side-by-side compares ZIP 92011 (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 92011 has a population of 22,405 at 1,272 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 92011 reports a median household income of $159,235 against $129,926 in ZIP 92010, with per-capita income of $75,521 vs $60,121. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 68.4% in 92011 and 58.3% in 92010. Poverty rate reads 5.6% vs 9.1%, and unemployment 4.6% 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 $1,302,600 in 92011 versus $1,103,300 in 92010, with median rent of $3,255 and $2,988 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 64.0% 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.