Carlsbad city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Carlsbad city's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
4.6%
2023
6.7%
Total change
+2.1 pp
% change
+45.7%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +0.9 pp (19.6%) |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -0.2 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +0.2 pp (3.8%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +1.3 pp (24.1%) |