Carson City County vs. Washoe County

	Carson City County (NV)	Washoe County (NV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	55,414	465,735
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.3%	10.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	55,274	421,425
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	55,274	421,407
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.6%	21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.6%	16.4%
Female persons, percent	48.8%	49.6%
White alone, percent	80.3%	84.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.8%	2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.5%	2.2%
Asian alone, percent	2.7%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.7%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	23.7%	24.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	67.5%	62.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,634	32,528
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	12.2%	14.0%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	55.7%	58.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$242,200	$299,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,403	$1,589
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$434	$459
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$895	$1,000
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	26.7%	28.5%
Households, 2014-2018	22,461	177,632
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.33	2.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	81.3%	81.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	22.0%	23.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.4%	91.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.5%	83.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.3%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	22.3%	30.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	18.1%	8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.8%	12.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.9%	66.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.7%	60.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	133,404	1,860,761
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	634,030	6,427,397
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	276,404	6,401,901
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	918,199	6,167,020
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,744	$14,345
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.2	21.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,034	$61,155
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,767	$33,546
Persons in poverty, percent	13.7%	10.4%
All firms, 2012	6,630	37,029
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,251	18,503
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,482	12,047
Minority-owned firms, 2012	940	5,881
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,619	28,801
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	759	4,272
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,590	29,568
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	1.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.1%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.2%	5.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	20.0%	27.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	382.1	66.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	144.66	6,302.37

Source: United States Census Bureau

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