Businesses in Carson, Washington

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Carson, Washington

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Public parks	23	—
Campgrounds	18	—
Restaurants	14	22 years
Other accommodation	10	—
Construction of buildings	8	29 years
Shopping other	8	—
Cemeteries and crematoriums	6	—
Public administration	5	—
Car repair	5	—
Shopping	5	—

Carson, Washington Facts

Area	4.7 mi²
Population	2,626
Male Population	1,274 (48.5%)
Female Population	1,352 (51.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+102.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+28.9%
Median Age	40.2 years (Male: 40.8, Female: 39.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$44,731 (2022)
Area Codes	509
Neighborhoods	Carson
Local Time
Timezone	Pacific Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	45.72539, -121.81924

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Carson, Washington Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,295	1,698	2,038	2,381	2,626	2,653	2,663
Population Density	273.8 / mi²	359 / mi²	430.9 / mi²	503.4 / mi²	555.2 / mi²	560.9 / mi²	563 / mi²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Carson, Washington Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 28.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Carson, Washington	+102.8%	+54.7%	+28.9%
Washington (state)	—	—	—
United States	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Carson, Washington Median Age

Median Age: 40.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Carson, Washington	40.2 yrs	39.7 yrs	40.8 yrs
Washington (state)	37.9 yrs	38.9 yrs	36.9 yrs
United States	37.4 yrs	38.7 yrs	36.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Carson, Washington Population Density

Population Density: 555 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Carson, Washington	2,626	4.73 sq mi	555 / mi²
Washington (state)	7.1 million	71,298.1 sq mi	99.7 / mi²
United States	321.6 million	3,796,740.8 sq mi	84.7 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Carson, Washington Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1890 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Carson, Washington

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Carson, Washington Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$38,431	$41,727	$44,552	$42,628	$39,966	$45,764	$40,355	$44,731
Total GDP	$9.9M	$12.1M	$13.4M	$13.3M	$13.4M	$16.3M	$15.7M	$17.4M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Carson, Washington CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Carson, Washington	44,951 tn	17.12 tn	9,504 tons/mi²
Washington (state)	122,068,941 tn	17.17 tn	1,712.1 tons/mi²
United States	5,664,619,810 tn	17.62 tn	1,492 tons/mi²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Carson, Washington CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	44,951 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	17.12 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)	9,504 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Earthquake	Medium (4)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
1/3/18	8:36 AM	3.87	61.7 km	10,230 m	37km SSE of Morton, Washington	usgs.gov
5/14/10	7:03 PM	3	41 km	3,743 m	Mount Hood area, Oregon	usgs.gov
4/15/07	12:30 PM	3.1	59.1 km	-1,299 m	Mount St. Helens area, Washington	usgs.gov
4/3/06	3:13 PM	3	59.5 km	-1,824 m	Mount St. Helens area, Washington	usgs.gov
8/23/05	10:07 AM	3	59.6 km	-504 m	Mount St. Helens area, Washington	usgs.gov
7/31/05	6:09 AM	3	59 km	-1,987 m	Mount St. Helens area, Washington	usgs.gov
3/27/05	5:26 PM	3	59 km	-703 m	Mount St. Helens area, Washington	usgs.gov
7/7/03	12:40 PM	3.3	45.5 km	5,158 m	Mount Hood area, Oregon	usgs.gov
6/29/02	6:49 PM	3.8	43.9 km	4,959 m	Mount Hood area, Oregon	usgs.gov
6/29/02	2:41 PM	3.2	45.5 km	1,299 m	Mount Hood area, Oregon	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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