Editing Carson, California (section)

=== 2000 ===
As of the census of 2000,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 89,730 people, 24,648 households and 20,236 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|4,762.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 25,337 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,344.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 25.69% White, 25.41% Black or African American, 0.56% Native American, 22.27% Asian, 2.99% Pacific Islander, 17.98% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 5.09% from two or more races. 34.92% of the population were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]] or Latino of any race.

According to a 2006 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $60,457, and the median income for a family was $66,468.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US0608954&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US06%7C16000US0608954&_street=&_county=carson&_cityTown=carson&_state=04000US06&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2006_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= Quick facts] census.gov
{{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200211180938/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US0608954&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US06%7C16000US0608954&_street=&_county=carson&_cityTown=carson&_state=04000US06&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2006_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=|date=February 11, 2020}}</ref> Males had a median income of $33,579 versus $31,110 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,107. About 7.2% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over. Carson has the distinction of being the only incorporated city in the United States where the black population has a higher median income than the white population.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/incomeOverview.php?locIndex=9966 |title=Carson – Income |access-date=May 7, 2007 |archive-date=December 23, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223132952/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/incomeOverview.php?locIndex=9966 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Philippines]] (43.7%) and [[Mexico]] (39.3%) are the most common foreign places of birth in Carson.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/carson/index.html |title=Carson Profile - Mapping L.A. |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-date=June 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626110828/https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/carson/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Irish, German, English, Nigerian and African are the most common ancestries. The most common non-English languages spoken in Carson are  Spanish and Tagalog.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-01-10 |title=NeighborhoodScout |url=https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=NeighborhoodScout |language=en-US |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603153616/https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>