Editing West Carson, California

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| area_total_sq_mi   = 2.279
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| population_total   = 22870
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'''West Carson''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in the [[South Bay (Los Angeles County)|South Bay]] region of [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]], [[California]]. The population was 22,870 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/West_Carson_CDP,_California?g=160XX00US0684144|title=2020 Census Data|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 1, 2023}}</ref> For statistical purposes, the [[United States Census Bureau]] has defined West Carson as a [[census-designated place]] (CDP).

==Geography==
The area is bounded on the east by the [[Carson, California|city of Carson]] along the [[Interstate 110 and State Route 110 (California)|Harbor Freeway]] ([[Interstate 110 and State Route 110 (California)|Interstate 110]]). The area is bounded on the other three sides by the city of [[Los Angeles]]. Del Amo Boulevard is the north boundary with the neighborhood of [[Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles|Harbor Gateway]]. Lomita Boulevard is the south boundary with the neighborhood of [[Harbor City, Los Angeles|Harbor City]]. The west boundary along [[Normandie Avenue]] is shared by both Los Angeles neighborhoods.

The [[ZIP Code]] encompassing most of the area is 90502 which the United States Postal Service designates as a  [[Torrance, California|Torrance]] mailing address after the city that lies to the west over the Los Angeles strip. The southern portion shares the 90710 ZIP Code with the Harbor City neighborhood.<ref>[http://www.zipmap.net/California/Los_Angeles_County/West_Carson.htm Zip Codes for West Carson, Los Angeles County, California.] Retrieved 2013-12-20.</ref><ref>[http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/cityzip.asp?InData=West+Carson&submit=Submit List of the Cities, Towns or CDPs with addresses in a given ZIP Code]</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|2.3|sqmi|km2}}, over 99% of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align= 
|1970= 15918
|1980= 17997
|1990= 20143
|2000= 21138
|2010= 21699
|2020= 22870
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br>1860–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County  |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1880-1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=1960CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-c.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

West Carson first appeared as an unincorporated place in the [[1970 U.S. Census]] as part of the Compton census county division;<ref name=1970CensusCA/> and as a [[census designated place]] in the [[1980 U.S. Census]].<ref name=1980CensusCA/>

===2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''West Carson CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – West Carson CDP, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0684144&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – West Carson CDP, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0684144&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – West Carson CDP, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0684144&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|6,193
|4,637
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,761
|29.30%
|21.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16.45%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|2,439
|2,263
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,176
|11.54%
|10.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.51%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|75
|79
|style='background: #ffffe6; |63
|0.35%
|0.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.28%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|5,253
|6,629
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,886
|24.85%
|30.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34.48%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|238
|288
|style='background: #ffffe6; |253
|1.13%
|1.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.11%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|46
|89
|style='background: #ffffe6; |124
|0.22%
|0.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.54%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|671
|614
|style='background: #ffffe6; |824
|3.17%
|2.83%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.60%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|6,223
|7,100
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,783
|29.44%
|32.72%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34.03%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''21,138'''
|'''21,699'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''22,870'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] West Carson had a population of 21,699. The population density was {{convert|9,522.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of West Carson was 7,630 (35.2%) White (21.4% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{cite web |title=West Carson CDP, California |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0684144.html |website=quickfacts.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=14 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418220623/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0684144.html |archive-date=April 18, 2012 |language=en}}</ref> 2,330 (10.7%) African American, 185 (0.9%) Native American, 6,730 (31.0%) Asian, 301 (1.4%) Pacific Islander, 3,411 (15.7%) from other races, and 1,112 (5.1%) from two or more races.  Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7,100 persons (32.7%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0684144|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715033847/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0684144|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - West Carson CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The census reported that 20,493 people (94.4% of the population) lived in households, 176 (0.8%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 1,030 (4.7%) were institutionalized.

There were 7,166 households, 2,236 (31.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 3,634 (50.7%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 978 (13.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 450 (6.3%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 311 (4.3%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 46 (0.6%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 1,687 households (23.5%) were one person and 712 (9.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.86.  There were 5,062 families (70.6% of households); the average family size was 3.40.

The age distribution was 4,066 people (18.7%) under the age of 18, 1,816 people (8.4%) aged 18 to 24, 5,805 people (26.8%) aged 25 to 44, 6,109 people (28.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 3,903 people (18.0%) who were 65 or older.  The median age was 42.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

There were 7,426 housing units at an average density of 3,258.7 per square mile, of the occupied units 5,459 (76.2%) were owner-occupied and 1,707 (23.8%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.3%.  15,074 people (69.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 5,419 people (25.0%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States Census, West Carson had a median household income of $62,100, with 8.6% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov"/>

===2000===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 21,138 people, 7,156 households, and 5,052 families in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|9,355.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 7,406 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,277.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 41.99% White, 11.75% African American, 0.66% Native American, 25.07% Asian, 1.20% Pacific Islander, 13.94% from other races, and 5.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 29.44%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

Of the 7,156 households 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 24.0% of households were one person and 9.1% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.41.

The age distribution was 22.6% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% 65 or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median household income was $49,118 and the median family income  was $55,000. Males had a median income of $41,085 versus $32,032 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,023.  About 7.4% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

[[Mexican Americans|Mexican]] (22.3%) and [[Filipino Americans|Filipino]] (7.6%) were the most common ancestries. [[Mexico]] (28.4%) and the [[Philippines]] (24.5%) were the most common foreign places of birth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=West Carson |url=https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/west-carson/ |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Mapping L.A.}}</ref>

==Education==
Residents are zoned to the [[Los Angeles Unified School District]].<ref name=LACountycensusSDmap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06037_los_angeles/DC20SD_C06037.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Los Angeles County, CA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|page=12 (PDF p. 13/19)|access-date=2023-11-23}}</ref> Meyler Street Elementary School and Van Deene Elementary School are in West Carson.<ref name="WCMap"/><ref>[https://meyleres-lausd-ca.schoolloop.com/ Home]. Meyler Street Elementary School. Retrieved on April 13, 2019. "333 S. Beaudry Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90017"</ref><ref>[https://vandeeneavees-lausd-ca.schoolloop.com/ Home]. Van Deene Avenue Elementary School. Retrieved on April 13, 2019. "826 W. Javelin Street Torrance, California 90502"</ref>

==Government and infrastructure==
The [[Harbor–UCLA Medical Center]], operated by the [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]], has a Torrance postal address, but it is located in West Carson.<ref name="ladhs">{{cite web| url=http://www.harbor-ucla.org/about/contact-us/|title=Contact Us|work=[[Harbor–UCLA Medical Center]] |publisher=[[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]] |access-date=2018-05-18|quote=1000 West Carson Street, Torrance, California 90509}}</ref><ref name="WCMap">"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st06_ca/place/p0684144_west_carson/DC10BLK_P0684144_001.pdf West Carson CDP, California]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on May 18, 2019. Compare to the [https://www.torranceca.gov/home/showdocument?id=2784 Zoning map of] and [https://www.torranceca.gov/home/showdocument?id=2780 Land use map of] (which indicates hospitals) [[Torrance, California]]. Harbor-UCLA is not in the Torrance city limits.</ref>

===Politics===
In the [[California State Legislature|state legislature]] West Carson is located in the 28th [[California State Senate|Senate]] District, represented by Democrat [[Isadore Hall, III]], and in the 55th [[California State Assembly|Assembly]] District, represented by Democrat [[Al Muratsuchi]]. Federally, West Carson is located in California's [[California's 44th congressional district]] and is represented by Democrat [[Nanette Barragán]]

==See also==
{{Portal inline|Greater Los Angeles}}

==References==
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