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| Carson |
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| Population 2002: | 92,929 |
| Population 2000: | 89,730 |
| Area codes: | 310 |
| Elevation: | 37 feet |
| Foreign born: | 32.8% (16.1% Asia, 15.3% Latin America) |
| Land area: | 18.8 square miles |
| Population growth: | +3,199 (+3.57%) |
| County: | Los Angeles |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (21.0%), Manufacturing (19.0%), Retail trade (11.3%). |
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| Races |
| Hispanic: | 34.9% |
| Black: | 25.4% |
| Filipino: | 18.8% |
| Other race: | 18.0% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 12.0% |
| Two or more races: | 5.1% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: | 3.0% |
| American Indian: | 1.3% |
| Japanese: | 0.9% |
| Other Asian: | 0.8% |
| Korean: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 51.7% |
| Never married: | 31.7% |
| Divorced: | 7.5% |
| Widowed: | 5.9% |
| Separated: | 3.2% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $183,200 |
| Household income: | $52,284 |
| Resident age: | 33.7 years |
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| Carson Compared to California State Average |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Renting percentage: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 70.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 18.1% |
| Unemployed: | 7.9% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 4.3% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 703 (755.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 606 (651.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 502 (539.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 377.6 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 robberies: | 209 (224.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 21 (22.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 13 (14.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,392 (1496.3 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 2.6% |
| Irish: | 1.9% |
| English: | 1.9% |
| United States: | 1.4% |
| Subsaharan African: | 1.4% |
| Italian: | 1.1% |