Demographics of Carson City, Nevada

Carson City, Nevada had 58,571 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −117 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Carson City, in four figures

58,571
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.2%
Change since July 2020: −117 people.; 42.4 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,355 ±$3,090
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Carson City, Nevada's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Carson City, Nevada's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Carson City, Nevada's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Carson City, Nevada's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	58,688	100.0	100.0
2021	58,835	100.3	100.2
2022	58,223	99.2	100.7
2023	58,367	99.5	101.6
2024	58,300	99.3	102.5
2025	58,571	99.8	103.1

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Population of Carson City, Nevada on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	58,688	+45	−84	0	+129
2021	58,835	+147	−497	+39	+610
2022	58,223	−612	−422	+120	−291
2023	58,367	+144	−322	+135	+331
2024	58,300	−67	−312	+200	+50
2025	58,571	+271	−307	+10	+573

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.4 ±0.4: for men 41.7 ±0.4 and for women 43.5 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Carson City by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nevada	United States
Under 5	2,775 ±81	4.8% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,858 ±505	15.2% ±0.9	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,548 ±417	7.8% ±0.7	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,682 ±495	25.1% ±0.8	28.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	15,138 ±573	25.9% ±1.0	25.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	12,383 ±598	21.2% ±1.0	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,355 ±$3,090, and income per person $39,432 ±$2,316, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,260 ±$596 in Nevada and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Carson City by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nevada	United States
Under $25,000	3,076 ±387	13.0% ±1.6	13.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,781 ±642	20.2% ±2.7	17.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,531 ±503	19.1% ±2.1	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,546 ±465	15.0% ±1.9	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,775 ±438	15.9% ±1.8	18.2% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,844 ±308	7.8% ±1.3	9.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,139 ±349	9.0% ±1.5	10.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Carson City by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nevada	United States
All ages	5,746 ±844	10.3% ±1.5	12.4% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,521 ±410	13.2% ±3.5	16.3% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,566 ±452	9.1% ±1.6	11.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,659 ±260	10.4% ±1.6	11.2% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Carson City, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Carson City	Nevada	United States
Housing units	25,156 ±88	1,326,471 ±610	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.2% ±1.5	90.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.8% ±1.4	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.3% ±1.9	60.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.7% ±2.0	40.0% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$453,000 ±$11,997	$435,400 ±$1,611	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,248 ±$61	$1,597 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±2	1996 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Carson City by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nevada	United States
Hispanic or Latino	15,385 ±0	26.4% ±<0.1	29.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	36,270 ±585	62.1% ±1.0	44.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	981 ±127	1.7% ±0.2	9.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,407 ±201	2.4% ±0.3	8.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	816 ±130	1.4% ±0.2	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	1 to 55	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	32 to 154	0.1% to 0.3%	0.6% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,404 ±660	5.8% ±1.1	6.0% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Carson City by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nevada	United States
Born in the state	18,268 ±879	31.3% ±1.5	27.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	32,073 ±997	54.9% ±1.7	51.4% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	769 ±276	1.3% ±0.5	1.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	7,274 ±601	12.5% ±1.0	19.1% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,510 ±458	6.0% ±0.8	10.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,764 ±521	6.4% ±0.9	8.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Carson City among the counties of Nevada

4th of 17 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nevada page.

Counties of Nevada near Carson City in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Clark County	2,407,226	+5.8%
Washoe County	509,386	+4.4%
Lyon County	65,088	+9.5%
Carson City	58,571	−0.2%
Nye County	57,336	+10.3%
Elko County	54,815	+2.1%
Douglas County	50,111	+1.2%
Churchill County	25,851	+1.1%
Humboldt County	17,267	> −0.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026