Humidity & wind
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Population
112,260
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$1,257,000
Owner-occupied units
Carlsbad, CA
California · 33.129° N, 117.284° W · 38 sq mi
Carlsbad is a city in California, with a population of 112,260 and about 2,969 residents per square mile. The median household earns $142,748 a year, and the median home is worth $1,257,000.
Conditions
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
38 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,969
People per square mile
Rank by population
#297
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#348
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$142,748
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,808
Per month
Homeownership
62.9%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
27.1 min
One way
People
Median age
42.5
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
62.1%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
14.1%
Households
44,038
2.58 people each
What people here do for work
Professional & business services 21.4%
Education & health care 18.4%
Manufacturing 11.6%
Arts, food & hospitality 9.7%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
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Cities near Carlsbad
- Vista, CA5 mi · 98,274
- Encinitas, CA6 mi · 60,736
- Oceanside, CA7 mi · 170,483
- San Marcos, CA7 mi · 94,908
- Escondido, CA12 mi · 146,030
- San Diego, CA23 mi · 1,406,106
- Santee, CA26 mi · 58,205
- Temecula, CA27 mi · 114,865
Cities about the same size
- Sparks, NV111,902
- South Fulton, GA112,820
- East Los Angeles, CA111,647
- Beaumont, TX112,967
- Springfield, IL112,989
- Gresham, OR111,513
- Santa Maria, CA111,390
- Hillsboro, OR111,126
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838
- Bakersfield422,165
Wealthiest person in California
Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in California · private sector
Employer
University of California
Sector
Education
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in California
Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.