Carson City

Population & Demographics

Carson City, NV

Carson City is home to 58,384 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 26,933 resident workers commute each day.

NevadaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
58,384
people
Population

58,384 residents

Median age 42.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Carson City population & demographics

Who lives in Carson City — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
58,384
Median age
42.4yrs
Median household income
$72,355
Median home value
$453,000
Median gross rent
$1,248/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
23.7%
Poverty rate
10.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Carson City

How Carson City breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White62.1%
Hispanic or Latino26.4%
Two or more races5.8%
Asian2.4%
Black1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.4%
Some other race0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Carson City

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Carson City.

Carson City at a glance
Employed Residents
26,933
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
25.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
45.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
9.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Reno
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Carson City proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Carson City commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

72
Commute Score

72 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Carson City

26,933 commutes, one dot at a time

Carson City

Where 26,933 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Carson City, by worker count.

1Carson City0.0 mi12,227
2Reno25.1 mi4,689
3Sparks28.1 mi1,216
4Indian Hills4.9 mi441
5Incline Village12.3 mi406
6South Lake Tahoe19.9 mi403
7Dayton13.1 mi403
8Minden13.8 mi379

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Carson City.

1Carson City0.0 mi12,227
2Reno25.1 mi3,224
3Dayton13.1 mi2,270
4Sparks28.1 mi1,356
5Indian Hills4.9 mi924
6Gardnerville Ranchos18.0 mi739
7Johnson Lane8.5 mi622
8Fernley41.5 mi421

Top industries

The sectors that employ Carson City’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
PAPublic Administration21.5%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.3%
RTRetail Trade9.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.9%
MFManufacturing8.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.2%
EDEducational Services5.5%
COConstruction4.9%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation3.2%
Connectivity

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