In terms of college education, Carson is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.62% of adults in Carson have a college degree.
The per capita income in Carson in 2022 was $36,093, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $144,372 for a family of four. However, Carson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Carson is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Carson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Carson, accounting for 40.27% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Carson residents report their race to be Asian, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Carson include Irish, German, English, Nigerian, and African.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Carson's cultural character, accounting for 34.65% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Carson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
