Population 51,710 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Carmichael
Household size in Carmichael
| Period | Carmichael | Sacramento area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.38 | 2.76 | 3.04 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.38 | 2.81 | 3.10 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.41 | 2.82 | 3.09 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.49 | 2.83 | 3.01 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.11 | +0.07 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
The average household in Carmichael has 2.49 people, a bit under the U.S. average of 2.65. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.38, even as the national average fell. The biggest households, usually families with children, are concentrated in the north.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Carmichael
| Period | Carmichael | Sacramento area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 43.7 | 36.7 | 35.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.3 | 37.6 | 36.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 42.8 | 38.7 | 37.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 41.4 | 39.6 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | −2.2 | +2.9 | +3.1 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Carmichael are younger than 41.4 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1. The population here is older than in the Sacramento area overall, where the median age is 39.6. The median age has dropped from 43.7 in 2006–10, even as the national median rose.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Carmichael
| Period | Carmichael | Sacramento area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.2% | 12.8% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 12.1% | 12.9% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 10.4% | 11.5% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 12.7% | 11.0% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | +1.5 pts | −1.7 pts | −1.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are a bit more common in Carmichael than nationally: 12.7%, against 11.6%. The single-parent share has risen 1.5 points since 2006–10, even as the national share fell.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Carmichael
Renters in Carmichael
| Period | Carmichael | Sacramento area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.9% | 37.3% | 42.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 44.2% | 40.4% | 45.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 46.0% | 39.7% | 45.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 46.1% | 37.0% | 44.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +5.3 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renting is far more common in Carmichael than nationally: 46.1% of households rent their homes, against 34.8%. Among homeowners, 41.5% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally. The renter share is up 5.3 points from 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Carmichael
| Period | Carmichael | Sacramento area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.6% | 9.3% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.6% | 8.7% | 8.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.7% | 6.7% | 7.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.3% | 6.7% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −3.3 pts | −2.6 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Fewer homes sit empty in Carmichael than nationally: 7.3%, against 9.6% for the U.S. That is in line with the rest of the Sacramento area. Since 2006–10, vacancy has fallen 3.3 points, as it has nationally.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Carmichael
| Period | Carmichael | Sacramento area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1970 | 1980 | 1972 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1971 | 1981 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1971 | 1982 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1973 | 1985 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +2 | +5 | +4 | +6 |
Homes in Carmichael run older than the national norm, with a median build year of 1973 against 1980. Compared with other California cities, Carmichael has older homes than most.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Carmichael
| Period | Carmichael | Sacramento area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $1,044 | $1,199 | $1,298 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $998 | $1,254 | $1,379 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,209 | $1,488 | $1,721 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,741 | $2,018 | $2,229 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$697 | +$818 | +$931 | +$606 |
Rent in Carmichael runs $1,741 a month at the median, utilities included, above the U.S. median of $1,571. Still, rents here are lower than in the Sacramento area overall ($2,018). Rent has climbed $697 a month since 2006–10, up 67%, faster than rents rose nationally. The typical renter here spends 34.7% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Carmichael
Bachelor's degrees in Carmichael
| Period | Carmichael | Sacramento area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 32.5% | 30.1% | 29.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 34.2% | 30.6% | 30.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 34.6% | 33.6% | 32.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 37.0% | 37.4% | 36.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +4.5 pts | +7.2 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
More than a third of adults 25 and older in Carmichael (37.0%) hold at least a bachelor's degree, close to the national share of 35.6%. The share with a degree has risen 4.5 points since 2006–10, as it has nationally. College graduates are most concentrated in the southwest and least in the north.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Carmichael
| Period | Carmichael | Sacramento area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 90.2% | 86.8% | 79.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 93.1% | 87.6% | 80.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 93.2% | 89.0% | 82.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 92.6% | 89.9% | 84.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +2.4 pts | +3.1 pts | +4.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in Carmichael have finished high school (92.6%), above the national rate of 89.3%. The share with a diploma is up 2.4 points from 2006–10, in line with the national trend.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Carmichael
| Period | Carmichael | Sacramento area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.5% | 9.7% | 9.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 15.6% | 12.4% | 11.3% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.4% | 6.2% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.1 pts | −3.5 pts | −2.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Carmichael runs well above the national rate: 7.4% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Unemployment has fallen 2.1 points since 2006–10, mirroring the country. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Carmichael compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmichael | 2.49 | 41.4 | 12.7% | 46.1% | 7.3% | 1973 | $1,741 | 37.0% | 92.6% | 7.4% |
| North Highlands | 3.07 | 34.0 | 15.2% | 53.4% | 6.3% | 1973 | $1,717 | 15.7% | 82.9% | 6.3% |
| Arden-Arcade | 2.46 | 39.8 | 11.3% | 54.2% | 6.4% | 1967 | $1,683 | 37.3% | 89.5% | 8.1% |
| Fair Oaks | 2.61 | 44.4 | 10.3% | 28.2% | 4.9% | 1975 | $2,103 | 45.0% | 95.7% | 5.8% |
| Foothill Farms | 2.94 | 34.3 | 12.7% | 41.7% | 4.6% | 1975 | $1,927 | 17.8% | 87.3% | 6.8% |
| Rancho Cordova | 2.91 | 37.4 | 9.9% | 39.0% | 5.0% | 1986 | $2,130 | 34.6% | 89.8% | 6.6% |
| Gold River | 2.12 | 49.1 | 5.6% | 17.2% | 9.0% | 1992 | $2,225 | 62.1% | 97.8% | 2.6% |
| Citrus Heights | 2.63 | 39.7 | 10.9% | 39.9% | 4.9% | 1977 | $1,907 | 24.6% | 91.1% | 7.1% |
| La Riviera | 2.60 | 34.2 | 9.3% | 39.1% | 6.9% | 1974 | $1,887 | 41.3% | 92.1% | 5.7% |
| McClellan Park | 2.89 | 34.5 | 22.6% | 57.3% | 9.9% | 1984 | $2,072 | 13.6% | 85.5% | 6.3% |
| Rosemont | 2.73 | 36.8 | 13.0% | 38.5% | 5.2% | 1977 | $2,076 | 28.6% | 93.1% | 5.1% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Carmichael. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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