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People QuickFacts |
Carson City |
Nevada |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
55,289 | 2,495,529 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
5.4% | 24.9% |
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Population, 2000 |
52,457 | 1,998,257 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
6.7% | 7.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
23.1% | 25.4% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
15.8% | 11.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
48.5% | 49.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
91.6% | 81.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
2.0% | 7.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
2.3% | 1.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
2.2% | 6.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 0.5% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.8% | 2.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
19.0% | 24.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
73.5% | 58.9% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
46.1% | 37.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
9.9% | 15.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
14.9% | 23.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
82.5% | 80.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
18.5% | 18.2% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
9,564 | 375,910 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
17.7 | 23.3 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
22,771 | 1,065,197 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
63.1% | 60.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
25.2% | 32.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$147,500 | $142,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
20,171 | 751,165 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.44 | 2.62 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$45,133 | $47,231 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,943 | $21,989 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
10.2% | 11.1% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Carson City |
Nevada |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
2,425 | 58,5611 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
25,731 | 1,089,4221 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
3.8% | 20.7%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
6,279 | 163,512 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
8,349 | 169,505 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.2% | 2.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.9% | 1.1% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.4% | 5.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.3% | 5.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
23.0% | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
560,697 | 8,466,212 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
203,264 | 16,513,814 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
861,198 | 26,999,899 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$15,786 | $12,452 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
110,119 | 19,537,592 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
187 | 39,445 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
671,200 | 12,769,4131 |