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California · Census place 11194

Carlsbad city, CA

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Carlsbad city has 114,500 residents, ranking #57 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $139,326, the median home is worth $1,156,900 and median gross rent runs $2,678 a month.

Population
114,500Carlsbad city residents
Median household income
$139,326Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$1,156,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$2,678Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
42.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
63.3%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Carlsbad city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Carlsbad city median would spend about 23.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 8.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.9% of residents and 63.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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