Carpinteria is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 12,950 people and three associated neighborhoods, Carpinteria is the 375th largest community in California.

Carpinteria home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Carpinteria real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Carpinteria has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.23% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the nice things about Carpinteria is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

The citizens of Carpinteria are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.25% of adults in Carpinteria have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Carpinteria in 2022 was $52,303, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $209,212 for a family of four. However, Carpinteria contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Carpinteria is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Carpinteria home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carpinteria residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Carpinteria also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 43.12% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Carpinteria include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Italian.

Carpinteria also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.20%.

The most common language spoken in Carpinteria is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.