Population (year 2000): 78,247 Males: 38,291 (48.9%), Females: 39,956 (51.1%)
Land area: 37.4 square miles
Zip codes: 92008, 92009, 92013, 92018.
Median resident age: 38.9 years Median household income: $65,145 (year 2000) Median house value: $330,100 (year 2000)
Races in Carlsbad:
White Non-Hispanic (80.5%)
Hispanic (11.7%)
Other race (4.6%)
Two or more races (3.0%)
Chinese (1.2%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Black (1.0%)
Japanese (0.9%)
Filipino (0.6%)
Asian Indian (0.5%)
Korean (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (17.9%), Irish (14.6%), English (14.0%), Italian (8.2%), United States (4.9%), French (3.8%).
For population 25 years and over in Carlsbad city
High school or higher: 93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 16.4%
Unemployed: 3.9%
Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Carlsbad city
Never married: 23.5%
Now married: 57.7%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 5.0%
Divorced: 12.3%
12.7% Foreign born (4.8% Latin America, 3.3% Asia, 3.2% Europe).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: San Diego, CA (25.8 miles, pop. 1,223,400).
Nearest cities: Encinitas, CA (5.6 miles),
Lake San Marcos, CA (6.0 miles),
Vista, CA (6.3 miles),
Oceanside, CA (6.5 miles),
San Marcos, CA (8.8 miles),
Solana Beach, CA (9.1 miles),
Camp Pendleton South, CA (9.2 miles),
Rancho Santa Fe, CA (9.5 miles).
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.8%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (15.0%), Manufacturing (11.9%), Retail trade (10.6%).
Crime in Carlsbad (2001):
2 murders (2.6 per 100,000)
11 rapes (14.1 per 100,000)
41 robberies (52.4 per 100,000)
143 assaults (182.8 per 100,000)
413 burglaries (527.8 per 100,000)
1,252 larceny counts (1600.1 per 100,000)
199 auto thefts (254.3 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 181.7 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)