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Population Distribution

The City of Carlsbad is home to approximately 105,000 residents (105,328 as of 2010).

Carlsbad's median age is 40 years. Approximately 20 percent of the city's population is school-age children (5-19 years old), and about 14 percent of the city's population is 60 years of older.

Carlsbad's population is broken into the following six age groups (2010):

20% <14 years
13% 15-24 years
9% 25-34 years
32% 35-54 years
13% 55-64 years
14% >65 years

Gender

51% Female
49% Male

As a percent of population in 2010:

75% White
13% Hispanic or Latino
7% Asian
1% Black or African American
5% Other

Of the residents age 15 years and older [Male/Female] (2010):

33% / 28% Never married
51% / 50% Married
13% / 13% Divorced
2% / 6% Widowed
1% / 2% Separated

Of residents 25 years and older (2010):

95% High school graduate
51% Have a bachelor's degree or higher
19% Have a graduate or professional degree