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La Costa Demographics Information

Population (year 2000): 78,247, Est. population in July 2002: 86,639 (+10.7% change)
Males: 38,291 (48.9%), Females: 39,956 (51.1%)

Elevation: 50 feet

County: San Diego

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

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).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 631 buildings, average cost: $216,400
1997: 1230 buildings, average cost: $215,800
1998: 1406 buildings, average cost: $223,300
1999: 1683 buildings, average cost: $227,900
2000: 1736 buildings, average cost: $215,800
2001: 1246 buildings, average cost: $225,000
2002: 551 buildings, average cost: $274,100
2003: 516 buildings, average cost: $256,700

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 (2002):

1 murder (1.2 per 100,000)
16 rapes (19.7 per 100,000)
49 robberies (60.4 per 100,000)
144 assaults (177.5 per 100,000)
426 burglaries (525.1 per 100,000)
1,396 larceny counts (1720.9 per 100,000)
241 auto thefts (297.1 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 199.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Carlsbad (2001):

2 murders (2.5 per 100,000)
11 rapes (13.8 per 100,000)
41 robberies (51.4 per 100,000)
143 assaults (179.4 per 100,000)
413 burglaries (518.2 per 100,000)
1,252 larceny counts (1570.9 per 100,000)
199 auto thefts (249.7 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 181.7 (higher means more crime)