Carson City County vs. Lyon County

	Carson City County (NV)	Lyon County (NV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	55,414	55,808
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.3%	7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	55,274	51,980
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	55,274	51,980
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.6%	21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.6%	21.2%
Female persons, percent	48.8%	48.9%
White alone, percent	80.3%	89.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.8%	1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.5%	3.3%
Asian alone, percent	2.7%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	23.7%	17.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	67.5%	74.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,634	6,320
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	12.2%	6.8%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	55.7%	70.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$242,200	$183,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,403	$1,228
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$434	$352
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$895	$976
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	26.7%	8.1%
Households, 2014-2018	22,461	20,528
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.33	2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	81.3%	85.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	22.0%	12.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.4%	89.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.5%	82.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.3%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	22.3%	14.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	18.1%	13.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.8%	13.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.9%	56.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.7%	51.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	133,404	31,233
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	634,030	729,936
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	276,404	206,384
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	918,199	465,510
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,744	$9,069
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.2	28.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,034	$55,493
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,767	$26,855
Persons in poverty, percent	13.7%	10.5%
All firms, 2012	6,630	2,844
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,251	1,417
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,482	1,041
Minority-owned firms, 2012	940	317
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,619	2,357
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	759	269
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,590	2,346
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	1.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.2%	7.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	20.0%	29.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	382.1	26.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	144.66	2,001.19

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Carson City county (NV) and Lyon county (NV) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.