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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Carson City County is $25,893, which is about the same as the state average of $26,515 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Carson City County median household income is $50,108, which has grown by 19.85% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 17.10% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Carson City County residents spend 16.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #9

Carson City County	25,893 USD
Nevada	26,515 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Carson City County	27,871 USD
Nevada	30,415 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Carson City County	30,644 USD
Nevada	33,521 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Carson City County	25,104 USD
Nevada	26,640 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #10

Carson City County	50,108 USD
Nevada	52,205 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Carson City County	64,360 USD
Nevada	69,351 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #8

Carson City County	19.85%
Nevada	17.10%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Carson City County		Nevada		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.65%	$17,776, see rank	16.38%	$20,748	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.23%	$16,032, see rank	27.65%	$17,565	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.84%	$3,580, see rank	3.13%	$3,677	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.17%	$31,898, see rank	17.86%	$26,569	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Carson City County	61,776 USD
Nevada	61,081 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Carson City County	75,196 USD
Nevada	78,301 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Carson City County	Nevada	U.S.
White	$50,747, see rank	$54,736	$56,900
Black	$147,620, see rank	$37,269	$35,600
Hispanic	$41,352, see rank	$43,255	$42,396
Asian	$59,798, see rank	$60,168	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$30,714, see rank	$42,555	$37,170
One Race, Other	$37,577, see rank	$42,351	$40,300
Two or More Races	$35,438, see rank	$50,799	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Carson City County	Nevada	U.S.
less than 25	$30,909, see rank	$31,410	$25,788
25 to 44	$47,772, see rank	$54,451	$58,398
45 to 64	$64,203, see rank	$60,175	$65,027
65 or over	$38,048, see rank	$41,382	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Carson City County	Nevada	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	44,409, see rank	2,175,721	248,775,628
Male¹	22,788, 51.31%, see rank	50.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	14,555, 63.87%, see rank	70.09%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	55, 0.24%, see rank	0.74%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	14,500, 63.63%, see rank	69.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	11,923, 82.23%, see rank	87.53%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,577, 17.77%, see rank	12.47%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	8,233, 36.13%, see rank	29.91%	30.72%
Female¹	21,621, 48.69%, see rank	49.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	12,290, 56.84%, see rank	60.03%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	12,290, 56.84%, see rank	59.93%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	10,983, 89.37%, see rank	88.96%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,307, 10.63%, see rank	11.04%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	9,331, 43.16%, see rank	39.97%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Carson City County	Nevada	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	22,634, 100%	1,225,882	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	18,566, 82.03%, see rank	78.04%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,581, 11.40%, see rank	10.94%	9.59%
Public Transportation	31, 0.14%, see rank	3.59%	5.06%
Walked	565, 2.50%, see rank	2.07%	2.78%
Other Means	467, 2.06%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	424, 1.87%, see rank	3.26%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Carson City County	16.4 minutes
Nevada	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Carson City County	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	22,906	1,240,614	143,435,233
Male¹	11,923, 52.05%, see rank	53.39%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,438, 28.84%, see rank	25.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,153, 18.06%, see rank	26.56%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,274, 19.07%, see rank	18.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	19, 0.16%, see rank	0.38%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	747, 6.27%, see rank	9.32%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,612, 21.91%, see rank	14.47%	17.94%
Female¹	10,983, 47.95%, see rank	46.61%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,757, 34.21%, see rank	30.93%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,937, 26.74%, see rank	29.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,594, 32.72%, see rank	34.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	16, 0.15%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	619, 5.64%, see rank	4.36%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Carson City County	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	22,906, 100%	1,240,614	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	193, 0.84%, see rank	1.72%	1.96%
Construction	985, 4.30%, see rank	6.07%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,215, 9.67%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	498, 2.17%, see rank	2.12%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,945, 12.86%, see rank	11.83%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	769, 3.36%, see rank	4.99%	4.93%
Information	198, 0.86%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	899, 3.92%, see rank	5.70%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,129, 9.29%, see rank	10.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,866, 16.88%, see rank	15.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,562, 15.55%, see rank	25.97%	9.49%
Public Administration	3,565, 15.56%, see rank	4.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,082, 4.72%, see rank	4.68%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Carson City County	%	Nevada	U.S.
Population in Poverty	9,015	17.14%, see rank	15.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,659	12.74%, see rank	11.53%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.