Carpinteria, California demographics

Carpinteria, CA demographics: median age 44.8; 44.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Carpinteria city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0611446. The survey estimates a population of 13,036 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Carpinteria is 44.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.9 years. There are 5,138 households (±327). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	44.8 ±3.9	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,036
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	2,617 ±436	20.1% ±3.3 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	2,265 ±403	17.4% ±3.1 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	4,980 ±518	38.2% ±4.0 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,174 ±427	24.3% ±3.3 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,036
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	6,694 ±358	51.4% ±2.7 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	6,342 ±358	48.6% ±2.7 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,036
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	7,233 ±701	55.5% ±5.4 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	126 ±132 · low precision	1.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	271 ±159 · low precision	2.1% ±1.2 pp · low precision	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,706 ±826	20.8% ±6.3 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,700 ±648	20.7% ±5.0 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,036
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,396 ±661	56.7% ±5.1 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5,640 ±665	43.3% ±5.1 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,138
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,787 ±235	54.2% ±3.0 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	229 ±150 · low precision	4.5% ±2.9 pp · low precision	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	342 ±156	6.7% ±3.0 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,561 ±313	30.4% ±5.8 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	219 ±97	4.3% ±1.9 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,138
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,329 ±185	25.9% ±3.2 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,809 ±414	74.1% ±6.5 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,138
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,561 ±313	30.4% ±5.8 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,608 ±331	31.3% ±6.1 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	736 ±223	14.3% ±4.2 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	625 ±190	12.2% ±3.6 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	387 ±130	7.5% ±2.5 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	78 ±57 · low precision	1.5% ±1.1 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	143 ±151 · low precision	2.8% ±2.9 pp · low precision	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,036
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	10,178 ±405	78.1% ±3.1 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,858 ±400	21.9% ±3.1 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 12,362
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	7,873 ±568	63.7% ±4.4 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	4,030 ±646	32.6% ±5.2 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	24 ±41 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	48 ±45 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	95 ±74 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	63 ±91 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	31 ±37 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	5 ±7 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	22 ±31 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	92 ±102 · low precision	0.7% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	47 ±68 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	32 ±49 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 9,594
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,366 ±358	14.2% ±3.7 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,290 ±319	13.4% ±3.3 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,124 ±421	22.1% ±4.3 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	596 ±176	6.2% ±1.8 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,553 ±409	26.6% ±4.1 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,665 ±328	17.4% ±3.3 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 12,851
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	12,004 ±274	93.4% ±1.9 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	298 ±166 · low precision	2.3% ±1.3 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	388 ±194	3.0% ±1.5 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	144 ±95 · low precision	1.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	17 ±30 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.9% of Carpinteria residents (±2.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 95.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Carpinteria	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.9% ±2.3 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.8% ±8.5 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.3% ±2.1 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Carpinteria . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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