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{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                           = Carson, California
| settlement_type                = [[List of municipalities in California|City]]
| image_skyline                  = Carson city hall.jpg
| imagesize                      = 250px
| image_caption                  = Carson city hall
| image_flag                     = Flag of Carson, California.gif
| image_seal                     = Seal of Carson, California.png
| nickname                       = 
| motto                          = Future Unlimited
| image_map                      = File:Los Angeles County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Carson Highlighted 0611530.svg
| mapsize                        = 250x200px
| map_caption                    = Location of Carson in Los Angeles County, California
| image_map1                     = 
| mapsize1                       = 
| map_caption1                   = 
| coordinates                    = {{Coord|33|50|23|N|118|15|35|W|region:US-CA_type:city(96,000)|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map                    = Los Angeles#California#USA
| pushpin_map_caption            = Location in the United States
| pushpin_label                  = Carson
| subdivision_type               = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name               = {{Flag|United States|size=23px}}
| subdivision_type1              = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1              = {{Flag|California|size=23px}}
| subdivision_type2              = [[List of counties in California|County]]
| subdivision_name2              = [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]]
| established_title3             = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date3              = February 20, 1968<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc |title=California Cities by Incorporation Date |format=Word |publisher=California Association of [[Local Agency Formation Commission]]s |access-date=August 25, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103002921/http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc |archive-date=November 3, 2014  }}</ref>
| government_type                = [[Council–manager government|Council-Manager]]
| leader_title                   = [[City council]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://carsonca.gov/government/elected_officials/index.php |title=Elected Officials |publisher=City of Carson |access-date=August 2, 2025 }}</ref>
| leader_name                    = Jawane Hilton <br/> Jim Dear <br/> Arleen Bocatija Rojas
| leader_title1                  = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name1                   = Lula Davis-Holmes
| leader_title2                  = [[Mayor Pro Tem]]
| leader_name2                   = Cedric L. Hicks Sr.
| leader_title3                  = [[City Treasurer]]
| leader_name3                   = Monica Cooper
| leader_title4                  = [[City Manager]]
| leader_name4                   = David C. Roberts Jr.
| unit_pref                      = Imperial
| area_footnotes                 = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 30, 2021|archive-date=March 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318033728/https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_06.txt|url-status=live}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi               = 18.97
| area_total_km2                 = 49.12
| area_land_sq_mi                = 18.73
| area_land_km2                  = 48.51
| area_water_sq_mi               = 0.24
| area_water_km2                 = 0.61
| area_water_percent             = 1.29
| area_metro_km2                 = 
| area_metro_sq_mi               = 
| elevation_footnotes            = <ref>{{Cite GNIS|1660441|Carson|access-date=October 11, 2014}}</ref>
| elevation_ft                   = 39
| elevation_m                    = 12
<!-- Population ----------->
| population_as_of               = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes           = 
| population_total               = 95558
| pop_est_as_of                  = 
| pop_est_footnotes              = 
| population_est                 = 
| population_rank                = [[List of largest California cities by population|86th]] in California
| population_density_sq_mi       = 5101.60
| population_density_km2         = 1969.77
| population_metro               = 
| population_density_metro_sq_mi = 
<!-- Time zones ----------->
| timezone                       = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific]]
| utc_offset                     = −8
| timezone_DST                   = [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]]
| utc_offset_DST                 = −7
<!-- Codes ---------------->
| postal_code_type               = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code                    = 90745–90747, 90749, 90810, 90895<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/zcl_1_results.jsp?visited=1&pagenumber=0&state=ca&city=Carson |title=USPS – ZIP Code Lookup – Find a ZIP+ 4 Code By City Results |access-date=January 18, 2007 |archive-date=August 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826165353/http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/zcl_1_results.jsp?visited=1&pagenumber=0&state=ca&city=Carson |url-status=live }}</ref>
| area_codes                      = [[Area codes 310 and 424|310/424]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nanpa.com/nas/public/npa_city_query_step2.do?method=displayData&cityToNpaModel.stateAbbr=CA&cityToNpaModel.city=Carson |title=Number Administration System – NPA and City/Town Search Results |access-date=January 18, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926212101/http://www.nanpa.com/nas/public/npa_city_query_step2.do?method=displayData&cityToNpaModel.stateAbbr=CA&cityToNpaModel.city=Carson |archive-date=September 26, 2007 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
| blank_name                     = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                     = {{FIPS|06|11530}}<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/ |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| blank1_name                    = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature IDs
| blank1_info                    = {{GNIS 4|1660441}},<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007|archive-date=February 2, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202034200/http://geonames.usgs.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{GNIS 4|2409399}}
| website                        = {{URL|carsonca.gov}}
}}

'''Carson''' is a city in the [[South Bay (Los Angeles County)|South Bay]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Government, City of Carson, California |url=https://ci.carson.ca.us/Government.aspx |website=City of Carson, California |access-date=December 27, 2023 |archive-date=June 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626110827/https://ci.carson.ca.us/Government.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Los Angeles Harbor Region|Harbor]] regions of [[Los Angeles County, California]], located {{convert|13|mi|km}} south of [[downtown Los Angeles]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lacity.org/index.htm |title=The City of Los Angeles |access-date=October 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014212457/http://lacity.org/index.htm |archive-date=October 14, 2013  }}</ref> and approximately {{convert|14|mi|km}} away from [[Los Angeles International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hospitalsoup.com/listing/56686-clarion-los-angeles |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125131554/http://www.hospitalsoup.com/listing/56686-clarion-los-angeles |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |title=Clarion Los Angeles, Carson, California |publisher=Hospitalsoup.com |date=August 16, 2007 |access-date=February 9, 2012 }}</ref> It was incorporated on February 20, 1968.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hp-neighborhood-spotlight-carson-20180915-story.html|title=Neighborhood Spotlight: Carson is a hub for sports and affordable housing|first=Scott|last=Garner|date=September 14, 2018|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=February 16, 2019|archive-date=June 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626110832/https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hp-neighborhood-spotlight-carson-20180915-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The city is locally known for its plurality of [[Filipino Americans|Filipino-Americans]] and immigrants.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/2015/07/23/history-of-filipino-americans-in-south-bay-still-being-written/|title=History of Filipino-Americans in South Bay still being written|first=Sandy|last=Mazza|date=July 23, 2015|newspaper=[[Daily Breeze]]|access-date=October 8, 2022|archive-date=June 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626110916/https://www.dailybreeze.com/2015/07/23/history-of-filipino-americans-in-south-bay-still-being-written/|url-status=live}}</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census]], the city had a population of 95,558.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Carson_city,_California?g=160XX00US0611530|title=Geography Profile - Carson city, California|access-date=January 7, 2024|archive-date=January 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107170121/https://data.census.gov/profile/Carson_city,_California?g=160XX00US0611530|url-status=live}}</ref>

== History ==
[[Tongva]] Indians lived in the area.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ci.carson.ca.us/aboutcarson/nativeamerican.aspx#:~:text=The%20site%20was%20once%20part,the%20shores%20of%20Southern%20California | title=Our City's Native American Past | access-date=December 20, 2023 | archive-date=December 20, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220123026/https://ci.carson.ca.us/aboutcarson/nativeamerican.aspx#:~:text=The%20site%20was%20once%20part,the%20shores%20of%20Southern%20California | url-status=live }}</ref> Carson lies on part of the Spanish land grant [[Rancho San Pedro]], from the King of Spain in 1784.<ref name=hmdb>{{cite web|title=Domínguez Ranch House|url=http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=64857|website=[[Historical Marker Database]]|access-date=September 28, 2015|archive-date=September 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929043012/http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=64857|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Dominguez Rancho Adobe]] Museum on [[Alameda Street]] in [[Compton, California|Compton]] (not far from Carson's city limits) is the historic ranch home of the grantees Juan Dominguez and [[Manuel Dominguez]]. Carson was named after George Henry Carson, who married a daughter of the Dominguez family in 1857 and managed the rancho.

The first oil drilling took place in 1921 at Dominguez Hill, on the northwest side of the [[Rancho San Pedro]] (also called Rancho Domínguez), site of the famous battle during the [[Mexican–American War]] called the [[Battle of Rancho Domínguez]] in 1846. The mineral rights to this property were owned by Carson Estate Company, the [[Isaias W. Hellman|Hellman]] family, the Dominguez Estate Company, and the Burnham Exploration Company of [[Frederick Russell Burnham]]. On September 7, 1923, Burnham Exploration partnering with Union Oil brought in the first producer on the site: Callender No. 1-A well at a depth of {{convert|4068|ft|m}} and {{convert|1193|oilbbl/d}}.<ref name="petrohistory">{{cite web |url=http://sites.google.com/site/petroleumhistoryresources/Home/this-week-in-petroleum-history |title=This Week in Petroleum History |first=Bruce A. |last=Wells |date=September 16, 2010 |publisher=The American Oil & Gas Historical Society |access-date=October 6, 2010 |archive-date=July 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727110623/https://sites.google.com/site/petroleumhistoryresources/Home/this-week-in-petroleum-history |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2011, Shell was ordered by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board to clean up the Carousel Tract neighborhood after the discovery of [[benzene]] and [[methane]] gas contamination, as well as soil and groundwater contamination.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/03/shell-oil-ordered-to-clean-up-contaminated-carson-neighborhood.html|title=Shell Oil ordered to clean up contaminated Carson neighborhood|last=Esquivel|first=Paloma|date=March 16, 2011|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=March 16, 2011|archive-date=October 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026071459/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/03/shell-oil-ordered-to-clean-up-contaminated-carson-neighborhood.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021, Carson was subjected to an air pollution event as a result of [[hydrogen sulfide]] emanating from the nearby [[Dominguez Channel]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 16, 2021|title='Stinky City': Anger grows in Carson as noxious smell sickens residents, eludes solution|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-10-15/la-me-carson-smell-dominguez-channel-residents-sick|access-date=December 4, 2021|website=Los Angeles Times|archive-date=December 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202203818/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-10-15/la-me-carson-smell-dominguez-channel-residents-sick|url-status=live|author-first1=Hailey|author-last1=Branson-Potts|author-first2=Andrew J. |author-last2=Campa}}</ref>

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Carson has an area of {{convert|19.0|sqmi|km2}}, {{convert|18.7|sqmi|km2}} of it being land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}, or 1.29%, being water.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Location |url=https://ci.carson.ca.us/aboutcarson/CarsonLocation.aspx |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=ci.carson.ca.us}}</ref>

Carson is bordered by [[West Rancho Dominguez, California|West Rancho Dominguez]] on the north, [[Rancho Dominguez, California|Rancho Dominguez]] and [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]] on the southeast, [[West Carson, California|West Carson]] on the southwest and [[Compton, California|Compton]] to the north.

[[Bixby Marshland]], a {{Convert|17|acre|4=0|adj=on}} wetland habitat, is located in Carson.

=== Climate ===
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|Carson, California
|46|66|3.26
|48|66|3.91
|49|67|2.22
|51|70|.76
|55|71|.22
|59|74|.07
|62|77|.05
|62|78|.02
|61|78|.16
|57|75|.62
|50|70|1.19
|46|65|2.09
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Carson experiences a warm-summer [[Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Csb''), similar to that of the Los Angeles Basin with noticeably cooler temperatures during the summer due to the nearby Pacific Ocean, which is approximately {{Convert|6 to 8|mi|4=0}} away. Rainfall is scarce during the summer in Carson but receives enough rainfall throughout the year to avoid Köppen's BSh (semi-arid climate). Carson, like many of the Southern California coastal areas, is subject to a late spring/early summer weather phenomenon called "June Gloom." This involves overcast or foggy skies in the morning which yield to sun by early afternoon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carson Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (California, United States) - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/1618/Average-Weather-in-Carson-California-United-States-Year-Round |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Demographics ==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Carson, 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 – Carson city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0611530&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 17, 2024|archive-date=June 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626110828/https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US0611530|url-status=live}}</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) – Carson city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0611530&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 17, 2024|archive-date=June 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626110833/https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?q=p2&g=160XX00US0611530|url-status=live}}</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) – Carson city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0611530&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 17, 2024|archive-date=February 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203155539/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0611530&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|url-status=live}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|10,767
|7,022
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,569
|12.00%
|7.66%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.87%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|22,485
|21,385
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21,264
|25.06%
|23.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22.25%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|180
|152
|style='background: #ffffe6; |185
|0.20%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.19%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|19,711
|23,105
|style='background: #ffffe6; |25,011
|21.97%
|25.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |26.17%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|2,589
|2,291
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,585
|2.89%
|2.50%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.66%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|171
|226
|style='background: #ffffe6; |484
|0.19%
|0.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.51%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|2,495
|2,116
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,817
|2.78%
|2.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.95%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|31,332
|35,417
|style='background: #ffffe6; |37,643
|34.92%
|38.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |39.39%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''89,730'''
|'''91,714'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''95,558'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2020===
The U.S. Census accounts for race by two methodologies. "Race alone" and "Race alone less Hispanics" where Hispanics are delineated separately as if a separate race.

According to the [[2020 U.S. census]], the racial makeup (including Hispanics in the racial counts) was 11.85% (11,325) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 22.76% (21,752) [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]], 1.12% (1,066) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 26.69% (25,501) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.79% (1,713) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 23.61% (22,557) [[Race (United States census)|Other Race]], and 12.19% (11,644) [[Multiracial Americans|Multiracial]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=P1: Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Carson city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=p2&g=160XX00US0611530|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 17, 2024|archive-date=March 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317053445/https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=p2&g=160XX00US0611530|url-status=live}}</ref>

When residents of Hispanic or Latino ancestry were counted in their own category, the population was 6.87% (6,569) [[Non-Hispanic whites|Non-Hispanic White]], 22.25% (21,264) [[African American (U.S. Census)|Non-Hispanic Black]], 0.19% (185) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 26.17% (25,011) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.66% (1,585) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander alone (non-Hispanic)]], 0.51% (484) [[Race (United States census)|Other Race alone (non-Hispanic)]], 2.95% (2,817) [[Multiracial Americans|Multiracial]] and 39.39% (37,643) of [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] origin.<ref name=2020CensusP2/>

=== 2010 ===
The [[2010 United States census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0611530|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715031737/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0611530|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Carson city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Carson had a population of 91,714. The population density was {{convert|4,835.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Carson was 21,864 (23.8%) [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|White]] (7.7% Non-Hispanic White),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0611530.html |title=Carson (City) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau |access-date=November 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916101603/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0611530.html |archive-date=September 16, 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> 21,856 (23.8%) [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|African American]], 518 (0.6%) [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Native American]], 23,522 (25.6%) [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Asian]] (20.9% Filipino, 0.8% Japanese, 0.8% Korean, 0.5% Chinese, 0.4% Vietnamese, 0.4% Asian Indian, 0.2% Cambodian, 0.1% Pakistani, 0.1% Thai), 2,386 (2.6%) [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Pacific Islander]] (2.2% Samoan, 0.2% Guamanian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian), 17,151 (18.7%) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 4,417 (4.8%) from two or more races. There were 35,417 residents of [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Hispanic]] or [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Latino]] origin, of any race (38.6%); 32.6% of the population was of Mexican ancestry, 1.1% Salvadoran, 1.0% Guatemalan, 0.6% Puerto Rican, 0.3% Cuban, 0.2% Honduran, 0.2% Peruvian, and 0.2% Ecuadorian.

The Census reported that 90,411 people (98.6% of the population) lived in households, 1,170 (1.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and 133 (0.1%) were institutionalized.

There were 25,432 households, out of which 10,980 (43.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 14,178 (55.7%) were married couples living together, 4,787 (18.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,761 (6.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. 3,776 households (14.8%) were made up of individuals, and 1,790 (7.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.56. There were 20,726 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (81.5% of all households); the average family size was 3.90.
{{US Census population
|1960=38059
|1970=71150
|1980=81221
|1990=83995
|2000=89730
|2010=91714
|2020=95558
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|archive-date=July 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717060613/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

There were 21,992 people (24.0%) under the age of 18, 9,964 people (10.9%) aged 18 to 24, 23,105 people (25.2%) aged 25 to 44, 24,013 people (26.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 12,640 people (13.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

There were 26,226 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,382.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 19,529 (76.8%) were owner-occupied, and 5,903 (23.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.7%. 68,924 people (75.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 21,487 people (23.4%) lived in rental housing units.

=== 2000 ===
As of the census of 2000,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 89,730 people, 24,648 households and 20,236 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|4,762.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 25,337 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,344.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 25.69% White, 25.41% Black or African American, 0.56% Native American, 22.27% Asian, 2.99% Pacific Islander, 17.98% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 5.09% from two or more races. 34.92% of the population were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]] or Latino of any race.

According to a 2006 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $60,457, and the median income for a family was $66,468.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US0608954&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US06%7C16000US0608954&_street=&_county=carson&_cityTown=carson&_state=04000US06&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2006_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= Quick facts] census.gov
{{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200211180938/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US0608954&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US06%7C16000US0608954&_street=&_county=carson&_cityTown=carson&_state=04000US06&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2006_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=|date=February 11, 2020}}</ref> Males had a median income of $33,579 versus $31,110 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,107. About 7.2% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over. Carson has the distinction of being the only incorporated city in the United States where the black population has a higher median income than the white population.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/incomeOverview.php?locIndex=9966 |title=Carson – Income |access-date=May 7, 2007 |archive-date=December 23, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223132952/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/incomeOverview.php?locIndex=9966 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Philippines]] (43.7%) and [[Mexico]] (39.3%) are the most common foreign places of birth in Carson.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/carson/index.html |title=Carson Profile - Mapping L.A. |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-date=June 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626110828/https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/carson/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Irish, German, English, Nigerian and African are the most common ancestries. The most common non-English languages spoken in Carson are  Spanish and Tagalog.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-01-10 |title=NeighborhoodScout |url=https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=NeighborhoodScout |language=en-US |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603153616/https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Economy ==
=== Top employers ===
As of 2021, the top ten employers in the city were:<ref>{{cite web |title=2020-2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report |url=https://ci.carson.ca.us/content/files/pdfs/finance/cafr2021/City%20of%20Carson%20ACFR%202021%20-%20Final.pdf |access-date=October 2, 2022 |publisher=Carson, California |archive-date=December 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201001240/https://ci.carson.ca.us/content/files/pdfs/finance/cafr2021/City%20of%20Carson%20ACFR%202021%20-%20Final.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
|Marathon Refining Logistics Services
|1,530
|-
|2
|[[See's Candies|See's Candy Shops Inc.]]
|876
|-
|3
|Select Staffing
|585
|-
|4
|[[Lakeshore Learning Materials|Lakeshore Learning]]
|505
|-
|5
|Mag Aerospace Industries
|450
|-
|6
|Natural History Museum of LA County
|350
|-
|7
|[[Defense Contract Management Agency]]
|345
|-
|8
|[[PepsiCo|The Pepsi Bottling Group]]
|329
|-
|9
|Prime Wheel Corporation
|271
|-
|10
|Huck International Inc.
|203
|}

=== Former companies ===
[[Nissan]] previously had its [[Nissan USA|North American headquarters]] in Carson. The {{convert|42|acre|ha|adj=on}} property consisted of 13 buildings, with a total of {{convert|700000|sqft|sqm}} of office and light industrial space. One of the buildings, a nine-story tower, had the Nissan logo on it. Vincent Roger of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that it "was a familiar sight to drivers passing the intersection of the Harbor and San Diego freeways."<ref name=Vincentflipped>Vincent, Roger. "[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-mar-03-la-fi-nissan-gone4-2010mar04-story.html Nissan's old campus in South Bay gets 'flipped'] ." ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. March 3, 2010. Retrieved on March 7, 2014.</ref> Around 2006 the company had 1,500 employees at the headquarters.<ref name=FujitaAkikoToyota>Fujita, Akiko. "[http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-05-16/toyota-built-torrance-second-largest-home-japanese-americans-now-its-leaving Toyota built Torrance into the second-largest home of Japanese Americans. Now, it's leaving]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150526192826/http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-05-16/toyota-built-torrance-second-largest-home-japanese-americans-now-its-leaving Archive]). ''[[The World (radio program)|The World]]''. [[Public Radio International]]. May 16, 2014. Retrieved on May 27, 2015.</ref> In 2005 a leak revealed that Nissan planned to move its offices to [[Franklin, Tennessee]]. In the summer of 2006, the Nissan headquarters completed the move.<ref name=Vincentflipped/> Over half of the employees chose to stay in the Los Angeles area.<ref name=FujitaAkikoToyota/>

==Arts and culture==
[[County of Los Angeles Public Library]] operates the Carson Regional Library and the Dr. Martin Luther King Library. Both libraries are in Carson.

Carson is the site of [[California State University, Dominguez Hills]] (CSUDH). CSUDH is a major commuter school, particularly for students from the surrounding cities of [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]], [[Compton, California|Compton]], and the census-designated place of [[West Carson, California|West Carson]]. It was founded as South Bay College and then renamed California State University at Palos Verdes. It moved to the City of Carson to meet a significant need for higher education opportunities in the largely black middle class suburbs of Los Angeles. Today it is among the most racially diverse campuses in the United States. The student body does not have a racial or ethnic majority.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www4.csudh.edu/about/history-mission-vision/text-version|title=Our Apologies...|website=csudh.edu|access-date=January 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006111924/http://www4.csudh.edu/about/history-mission-vision/text-version|archive-date=October 6, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:PrintMus 081.jpg|thumb|left|The [[International Printing Museum]] in Carson]]
[[File:DSC 0262-X5 Leo F. Cain Library.jpg|thumb|[[California State University, Dominguez Hills]] (CSUDH) campus]]

Carson is also the location of [[Dignity Health Sports Park]], a sports complex including a [[soccer-specific stadium]] used by the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] and formerly the [[Los Angeles Sol]], [[C.D. Chivas USA]], and the [[Los Angeles Chargers]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL), a tennis stadium which hosted the [[LA Women's Tennis Championships]], and a track and field facility.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Farmer |first1=Sam |last2=Fenno |first2=Nathan |date=May 18, 2017 |title=Inglewood football stadium's opening will be delayed a year because of record rainfall |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-inglewood-stadium-delay-20170518-story.html |archive-date=February 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212193842/https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-inglewood-stadium-delay-20170518-story.html |url-status=live |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref>

Carson Mall, now [[SouthBay Pavilion]], opened in 1973 and is located at the [[Avalon Boulevard]] exit off the [[Interstate 405 (California)|San Diego Freeway]] ([[Interstate 405 (California)|Interstate 405]]).

== Sports ==
One professional sports team currently plays their home games in Carson:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!scope="col"| Club
!scope="col"| League
!scope="col"| Venue
!scope="col"| Established
!scope="col"| Championships
|-
!scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:left" | [[LA Galaxy]]
| [[Major League Soccer]]
| [[Dignity Health Sports Park]]
| 1995 (2003 in Carson)
| 6
|}

The [[Los Angeles Chargers]] of the [[National Football League|NFL]] played their home games in Carson from 2017 to 2019.

===2028 Summer Olympics===
[[Rugby union]], [[modern pentathlon]], [[tennis]], [[field hockey]] and [[track cycling]] will all be held in Carson during the [[2028 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://la24-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/pdf/LA2024-canditature-part2_english.pdf |title=Asset report |website=la24-prod.s3.amazonaws.com |access-date=August 26, 2017 |archive-date=October 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012093308/http://la24-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/pdf/LA2024-canditature-part2_english.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Former NFL stadium proposals ===
As Carson has large tracts of undeveloped land, unusual for a city in such close proximity to metropolitan Los Angeles,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/population/density/neighborhood/list/|title=Population Density Ranking - Mapping L.A. - Los Angeles Times|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=November 26, 2015|archive-date=November 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113094926/http://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/population/density/neighborhood/list/|url-status=live}}</ref> various plans for the use of the land have been proposed. One such tract of land located at Del Amo Boulevard, west of the [[Interstate 405 (California)|405]], attracted particular attention in the past as a potential site for a [[National Football League]] stadium.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Garrick |first1=David |last2=Showley |first2=Roger |date=June 2, 2015 |title=Stadium talks open, Carson still looms |url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/jun/02/chargers-raiders-buy-stadium-land-carson/ |archive-date=November 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127060816/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/jun/02/chargers-raiders-buy-stadium-land-carson/ |url-status=dead |work=[[San Diego Tribune]] |access-date=November 26, 2015}}</ref> An outdoor [[Power center (retail)|power center]] complex called Carson Marketplace was originally planned for the site. In February 2015, however, the Marketplace plans were scrapped in favor of a $1.2&nbsp;billion NFL stadium, backed by [[Goldman Sachs]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-stadium-goldman-20150524-story.html|title=In stadium financing game, Goldman Sachs dominates - Los Angeles Times|first=Tim|last=Logan|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-date=July 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719081354/https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-stadium-goldman-20150524-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> that would have hosted both the [[Las Vegas Raiders|then-Oakland Raiders]] and the then-San Diego Chargers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pringle |first=Paul |date=February 20, 2015 |title=State says Carson site ready for construction of NFL stadium  |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-nfl-carson-stadium-20150221-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322163139/https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-nfl-carson-stadium-20150221-story.html |archive-date=March 22, 2020 |access-date=April 16, 2020 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> The NFL had previously considered the site as a location for a stadium, but the plans stalled after it was discovered that the site was once used as a [[toxic waste]] [[landfill|dump]] and would require an extensive clean-up operation before construction was legally allowed to commence.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-me-stadium-site-has-been-a-tough-sell-20150220-story.html|title=2003 Carson plan: Stadium site has been a tough sell - Los Angeles Times|first=Paul|last=Pringle|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-date=July 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719065336/https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-me-stadium-site-has-been-a-tough-sell-20150220-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2015, the Carson City Council allocated $50&nbsp;million to clean up the site<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-sn-carson-nfl-stadium-land-20150519-story.html|title=Land deal finalized for proposed Carson NFL stadium - Los Angeles Times|first=Nathan|last=Fenno|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-date=July 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719165000/https://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-sn-carson-nfl-stadium-land-20150519-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> for either the dual NFL stadium or the originally planned Carson Marketplace as a fallback should the NFL stadium not come to fruition.

On January 12, 2016, NFL owners rejected Carson's bid to host an NFL stadium in favor of the competing bid of [[SoFi Stadium]] in Inglewood backed by Rams owner [[Stan Kroenke]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailybreeze.com/sports/20160112/carson-gracious-in-losing-out-on-nfl-stadium-bid |title=Carson gracious in losing out on NFL stadium bid |date=January 12, 2016 |access-date=January 14, 2016 |archive-date=January 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114132550/http://www.dailybreeze.com/sports/20160112/carson-gracious-in-losing-out-on-nfl-stadium-bid |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Government ==
[[File:Lula Davis-Holmes, mayor of Carson.jpg|thumb|right|Lula Davis-Holmes, mayor of Carson]]

=== Municipal government ===
According to the city's most recent Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city's various funds had $96.3&nbsp;million in revenues, $81.8&nbsp;million in expenditures, $611.4&nbsp;million in total assets, $129.2&nbsp;million in total liabilities, and $187.2&nbsp;million in cash and investments.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ci.carson.ca.us/content/files/pdfs/finance/cafr2006/CAFR2006_Basicfinancial_3.pdf |title=City of Carson CAFR |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927121549/http://ci.carson.ca.us/content/files/pdfs/finance/cafr2006/CAFR2006_Basicfinancial_3.pdf |archivedate=September 27, 2011 |accessdate=September 18, 2009 }}</ref>

=== State and federal representation ===
In the [[California State Legislature]], Carson is in {{Representative|casd|35|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|69|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Final Maps {{!}} California Citizens Redistricting Commission |url=https://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/final-maps/ |access-date=August 2, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Carson is in {{Representative|cacd|44|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|44}}</ref>

===Mayors===
See [[List of mayors of Carson, California]]

== Education ==

=== Primary and secondary schools ===
Most of Carson is served by the [[Los Angeles Unified School District]]. A portion of Carson is in the [[Compton 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]]|pages=10, 12 (PDF pp. 11, 13/19)|access-date=November 23, 2023|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121194221/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06037_los_angeles/DC20SD_C06037.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

High schools serving LAUSD portions of Carson include [[Carson High School (Carson, California)|Carson High School]] in Carson, [[Rancho Dominguez Preparatory School]] in [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]], and [[Phineas Banning High School|Banning High School]] in the [[Wilmington, Los Angeles|Wilmington]] area of [[Los Angeles]].<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20140427043845/http://laschools.org/documents/download/mpd/school_year_2011-2012/school_year_2011-2012/Project01.pdf Proposed Changes to Rancho Dominguez Preparatory School Area Schools]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140427043845/http://laschools.org/documents/download/mpd/school_year_2011-2012/school_year_2011-2012/Project01.pdf Archive]). [[Los Angeles Unified School District]]. Retrieved on April 27, 2014.</ref> The area is within Board District 8.<ref>[http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/board/secretary/BoardDistrictMaps/2007-08%20Board%20District%207.pdf Board District 7 Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218161627/http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/board/secretary/BoardDistrictMaps/2007-08%20Board%20District%207.pdf |date=December 18, 2008 }}. ''[[Los Angeles Unified School District]]''. Retrieved on November 24, 2008.</ref>

[https://www.msa3.magnoliapublicschools.org Magnolia Science Academy-3], a public span school (serving grades 6–12) in Carson, is a [https://www.magnoliapublicschools.org Magnolia Public Schools] campus.

Circa 2019 there were plans to open a campus of the charter school Ganas Academy on the campus of the LAUSD public school Catskill Avenue Elementary School, but there was opposition to this move.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/2019/03/29/new-charter-schools-possible-campus-sharing-with-carson-elementary-school-causes-rising-tension-between-lausd-charter-opponents/|title=New charter school's possible campus-sharing with Carson elementary school causes rising tension between LAUSD, charter opponents|newspaper=[[Daily Breeze]]|date=March 29, 2019|access-date=April 13, 2019|archive-date=April 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413104440/https://www.dailybreeze.com/2019/03/29/new-charter-schools-possible-campus-sharing-with-carson-elementary-school-causes-rising-tension-between-lausd-charter-opponents/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Although the [[California Academy of Mathematics and Science]] is located in Carson on the campus of [[California State University, Dominguez Hills]], it is actually a part of the [[Long Beach Unified School District]]. The school accepts residents of LBUSD, Compton USD, portions of LAUSD (including sections serving Carson), and other districts.

===Public libraries===
[[File:Carson branch Los Angeles County Library 151 E Carson St - Feb 2024.jpg|thumb|Carson Branch Library]]
[[LA County Library]] operates the Carson Branch.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lacountylibrary.org/location/carson-library/|title=Carson Library|publisher=[[LA County Library]]|access-date=February 8, 2024|archive-date=March 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301151640/https://lacountylibrary.org/location/carson-library/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Infrastructure ==
===Emergency services===
Fire protection in Carson is provided by the [[Los Angeles County Fire Department]] which operates out of Fire Stations 10, 36, 105, 116, and 127.<ref>{{cite web|title=Battalion 7|url=http://fire.lacounty.gov/HometownFireStations/HometownFireStations.asp#Battalion07|work=Hometown Fire Stations|publisher=Los Angeles County Fire Department|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903170159/http://fire.lacounty.gov/HometownFireStations/HometownFireStations.asp#Battalion07|archive-date=September 3, 2011}}</ref> Ambulance transportation is provided by McCormick Ambulance Service Station 17.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=stations |url=http://www.mccormickambulance.com/stations.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112044037/http://www.mccormickambulance.com/stations.html |archive-date=2010-01-12 |access-date= |website=}}</ref> The [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]] (LASD) operates the Carson Station in Carson.<ref>"[http://www.lasd.org/stations/for2/carson/index.html Carson Station] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126000536/http://www.lasd.org/stations/for2/carson/index.html |date=January 26, 2010 }}." [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]]. Retrieved on January 21, 2010.</ref>

===Health care===
The [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]] operates the Torrance Health Center in [[Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles]], near [[Torrance, California|Torrance]] and serving Carson.<ref>"[http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/HealthCenter/torrance.pdf Torrance Health Center] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201202645/http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/HealthCenter/torrance.pdf |date=February 1, 2015 }}." [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]]. Retrieved on March 18, 2010.</ref>

=== Transportation ===
[[File:Current Carson Circuit Bus.jpg|thumb|Carson Circuit bus]]

Prior to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the city operated the [[Carson Circuit Transit System|Carson Circuit]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ci.carson.ca.us/content/department/dev_service/carson_circuit.asp |title=Carson Circuit – City of Carson, CA |publisher=Ci.carson.ca.us |access-date=February 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923100918/http://ci.carson.ca.us/content/department/dev_service/carson_circuit.asp |archive-date=September 23, 2011 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> bus that serves the local community and connects to other bus and rail transit services including the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Los Angeles Metro]] [[A Line (Los Angeles Metro)|A Line]] at the [[Del Amo (Los Angeles Metro station)|Del Amo Station]]. Service was suspended on March 28, 2020. However, their Dial-A-Ride services remained in service during that time.

Historically, the city was served by the [[Pacific Electric]] [[Long Beach Line]].

== Notable people ==
{{More citations needed section|date=November 2009}}
* [[Ab-Soul]], rapper and member of group [[Black Hippy]]
*[[Isaac Yacob]], NBA Assistant Coach
*[[Uchenna Nwosu]], NFL Linebacker
*[[Justin Bibbins]], basketball player
* [[Bishop Lamont]], rapper
*[[Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.]], Hip Hop Band
* [[Chuckii Booker]], singer, songwriter
* [[The Boys (American band)]]
* [[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]], singer/actress
* [[Chad Brown (American football official)|Chad Brown]], former National Football League referee
* [[Antwuan Dixon]], professional skateboarder
* [[Dr. Dre]] (Andre Young, Sr.), rapper/producer, lived in Carson during his middle school years<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lapromovers.com/carson.html|title=Moving Company in Carson, California: Los Angeles Movers|website=lapromovers.com|access-date=June 15, 2017|archive-date=December 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204114523/https://www.lapromovers.com/carson.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Cameron Dunbar]], soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cameron Dunbar |url=https://www.orangecountysoccer.com/roster/cameron-dunbar/ |access-date=August 12, 2025 |website=[[Orange County SC]]}}</ref>
* [[Rocky Fellers]], pioneer Asian-American pop/rock band of four young Filipino brothers during the 1960s with multiple hits including the 1963 chart-topper "Killer Joe".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thefilam.net/thefilamla/?p=585|title=Celebrating the brilliance of Filipinos in Carson|access-date=July 19, 2020|archive-date=June 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626110919/https://thefilam.net/thefilamla/?p=585|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Vince Ferragamo]], NFL quarterback for [[Los Angeles Rams]] 1977–86, [[Super Bowl XIV]], played for No. 1-ranked Nebraska 1976, an Academic All American, was LA City's MVP 1972
* [[Game (rapper)|The Game]] (Jayceon Taylor), rapper, lived in Carson age 7 to 15 while in foster care<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/compton-rapper-game-returns-to-an-industry-thats-gone-soft-2171745|title=Compton Rapper Game Returns to an Industry That's Gone Soft|last=Weiss|first=Jeff|date=August 25, 2011|work=L.A. Weekly|access-date=July 3, 2017|archive-date=May 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502115502/http://www.laweekly.com/music/compton-rapper-game-returns-to-an-industry-thats-gone-soft-2171745|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Courtney Hall]], former San Diego Chargers center and guard 1989–1999
* [[Ekene Ibekwe]], University of Maryland basketball forward, 2012 and 2016 Olympian (Nigerian Basketball National Team)
* [[Ras Kass]], rapper 
* [[Baby Keem]], rapper
* [[Tommy Lister, Jr.|Tommy "Tiny" Lister]], actor, NCAA shot put champion and former professional wrestler
* [[A$ton Matthews]], rapper
* [[Juanita Millender-McDonald]], Democratic U.S. Congresswoman from 1996 to 2007
*[[Kyla Pratt]], actress 
* [[Michael Quercio]], musician
* [[Ray J]] (Willie Norwood, Jr.), singer/actor
* [[Reason (American rapper)|Reason]], rapper
* [[Danny Reece]], NFL cornerback and punt returner, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976–1980, punt return leader 1979 and 1980
* [[Kris Richard]], NFL player and coach
* [[Albert Robles]], mayor of Carson from 2015 until 2020<ref name=CarCity>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= Past Elected Officials  |website=[[Carson City]] government website|date= |url= https://ci.carson.ca.us/government/pastmayors.aspx |accessdate=December 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430143857/https://ci.carson.ca.us/government/pastmayors.aspx| archive-date=April 30, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Rex Salas]], musician
* [[Ashton Sanders]], actor
* [[Demetrius Shipp Jr.]], actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2017/06/demetrius-shipp-all-eyez-on-me-tupac-profile|title=Demetrius Shipp Jr. Has The Hardest Job In Hollywood—Playing 2Pac|website=Complex|access-date=June 15, 2017|archive-date=June 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613000758/http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2017/06/demetrius-shipp-all-eyez-on-me-tupac-profile|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Gilbert D. Smith]], first African-American mayor of Carson<ref name=CarCity/> 
* [[SoShy]], (Deborah Epstein), a French singer and songwriter
* [[Kia Stevens]], also known as Awesome Kong and Amazing Kong in [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA Wrestling]], professional wrestler
* [[Tammy Townsend]], television actress
* [[Wesley Walker]], NFL wide receiver, NY Jets 1977–1989
* [[Elbert Watts]], Green Bay Packers defensive back 1986
* [[Forest Whitaker]], director, producer, and Academy Award-winning actor
* [[Bob Whitfield]], Stanford University graduate, NFL offensive lineman, Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars
* [[Brett Young (Canadian football)|Brett Young]], football player
* [[James Anderson Jr.]], first African-American Marine to receive the Medal of Honor

== In popular culture ==
<!--Movies/TV shows filmed in Carson-->
* ''[[Reno 911!]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0370194/locations|title=Filming locations for "Reno 911!|publisher=IMDb.com|access-date=November 12, 2012}}</ref>
* ''[[Jackie Brown (film)|Jackie Brown]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/j/jackiebrown.html |title=Film locations for Jackie Brown (1997) |work=The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations |publisher=Movie-locations.com |access-date=February 9, 2012 |archive-date=January 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130110900/http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/j/jackiebrown.html |url-status=live |last1=Reeves |first1=Tony }}</ref>
* ''[[Gone in 60 Seconds (1974 film)|Gone in 60 Seconds (1974 Version)]]''
* ''[[Emergency!]]'' (Exteriors of the then-fictional 'Station 51' of the series. The station shown is Station 127 of the [[Los Angeles County Fire Department]])
* ''[[Pros vs. Joes]]''
* ''[[10 Items or Less (film)|10 Items or Less]]''
* ''[[Larry Crowne]]''

==Sister cities==
Carson's [[sister cities]] are:<ref>{{cite web|title=Carson Sister Cities Association|url=https://ci.carson.ca.us/citymanager/csca.aspx|publisher=City of Carson|access-date=December 21, 2020|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122044020/https://ci.carson.ca.us/citymanager/csca.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|PHI}} [[La Carlota, Negros Occidental|La Carlota]], Philippines
*{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Muntinlupa]], Philippines 
*{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Parañaque]], Philippines
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sōka]], Japan
*{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Taguig]], Philippines<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sp.taguig.gov.ph/sister-cities/ | title=Bot Verification }}</ref>
*{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Wanju County]], South Korea

== See also ==
{{Portal|Greater Los Angeles}}
* [[George Henry Carson]]
* [[List of cities in Los Angeles County, California]]
* [[Demographics of Filipino Americans]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite journal |last=Mizumoto Posey |first=Sandra |title=Made in occupied Japan: a collision and collusion of values in an occupied body |journal=[[Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies]] |volume=38 |issue=1 |pages=156–165 |jstor=10.5250/fronjwomestud.38.1.0156 |date=2017 |url = http://muse.jhu.edu/article/653264 |doi = 10.5250/fronjwomestud.38.1.0156 |s2cid=151462999 |url-access=subscription |doi-access=free }} Personal account of growing up in Carson.

== External links ==
{{Wikivoyage|Carson}}
* {{Official website}}

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