West Carson, CA

West Carson is a small city in California with a population of 21,909. Residents earn $95,385 per year, which is 27% above the national average.

3.1 /5.0

B Good

21,909 Population 9,652/sq mi density

$95,385 Median Income $42,723 per capita

$647,100 Home Value $910,034 Zillow

$1,833 Median Rent 34.5% income on rent

63°F Avg Temperature 330 sunny days/yr

372 Violent Crime/100K 1,717 property/100K

Overall

3.1 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

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Economy

4.7 / 5.0

$95,385 median income, 3.2% unemployment

C+

Affordability

2.8 / 5.0

$647,100 home value, $1,833/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

372 violent crimes/100K (2% below avg)

B+

Education

3.9 / 5.0

36.6% bachelor's degree or higher

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15 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near West Carson, CA.

Name	Year	Description
Carson, CA	2014	Silver hovering sphrere over Carson&#44 CA.
Carson, CA	2014	bright green glowing ball
Carson, CA	2010	red/Orange light in Carson&#44 CA ; Flashed&#44 Shot out beams
Carson, CA	2009	Invisible Craft flying above it was VERY LOUD&#33
Carson, CA	2008	Strange orange/red light flying slowly across the sky with a smaller object falling off it then both disappearing.
Carson/los angeles city, CA	2008	Observed a high-speed white light&#44 very low altitude&#44 parallel to ground&#44 less than one second.
Carson, CA	2006	It was a blue fireball shaped object.
Carson, CA	2005	Reddish object produced flashes of light&#44 discharged a gaseus material&#44 dissappeared&#44 reappeared and dissapeared again.
Willmington, CA	2005	bright white round light&#44moving little&#44over Long Beach&#44Ca.as seen from Willmington&#44Ca.
Wilmington/carson, CA	2004	Ball of orange/white gaseous light seen over Los Angeles suberb for 10 minutes.
Carson, CA	2002	Ball flying under jet.
Carson, CA	2000	Red disc shaped object over Los Angeles
Carson (the city of&#44 near l.a. airport), CA	1999	police helicoter crew see unknown object as it flew at their helicopter and then north at a high rate of speed&#44 out of view.
Carson, CA	1997	7 white lights in the form of an "L" traveled NW to SE seen from my backyard. Lights perfectly spaced apart&#44 never changed formation.
Carson, CA	1978	For about 5 minutes I watched an odd shaped object in the sky over the city of Carson&#44 Ca&#44 that was then chased by 4 Military jets.