Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV

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2024 Population
173,827
US Senator
Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic Party
US Senator
Jacky Rosen
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
46.4
0.651% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
10.4%
2.2% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$79,963
3.43% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$451,200
5.69% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
72,901
1.62% 1-year growth

About

15.1% of the households in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.9% of the residents in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV are Western Nevada College (1,073 degrees awarded in 2023) and Sierra Academy of Style (87 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV was $451,200, and the homeownership rate was 73%.

Most people in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV is home to a population of 174k people, from which 95.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.66% of Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV residents were born outside of the country (15.1k people).

In 2024, there were 9.88 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (121k people) in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12.3k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 12.1k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV are Spanish (20,610 households), Tagalog (Incl. Filipino) (1,115 households), and Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (460 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
83,680
Women
48.5%
88,975
Men
51.5%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 172,655 inhabitants, with 51.5% men, and 48.5% women.

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Citizenship

95.9%
2024 Citizenship
95.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.9% of Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV was 95.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    121k ± 911
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    12.3k ± 1.23k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    12.1k ± 1.23k
19.8%
Hispanic Population
34.4k people

In 2024, there were 9.88 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (121k people) in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12.3k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 12.1k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

19.8% of the people in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV are hispanic (34.4k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    7,331 ± 2,057 people
  2. Philippines
    1,149 ± 829 people
  3. Canada
    653 ± 626 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV was Mexico, the natal country of 7,331 Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV residents, followed by Philippines with 1,149 and Canada with 653.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.66%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
15.1k people
8.32%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
14.4k people

As of 2024, 8.66% of Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV residents (15.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV was 8.32%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    20,610 households (12.4%)
  2. Tagalog (Incl. Filipino)
    1,115 households (0.671%)
  3. Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
    460 households (0.277%)

15.1% of the households in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV was Spanish. 12.4% of the households in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    5,808 ± 490
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    2,923 ± 423
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    2,128 ± 310

Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.99 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV employs 72.9k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV were Construction (5,523 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,386 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,557 people), and the highest paying industries were Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($204,017), Air transportation ($145,401), and Professional & commercial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers ($145,205).

Males in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV have an average income that is 1.22 times higher than the average income of females, which is $59,286. The income inequality in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV (measured using the Gini index) is 0.439, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
33,623
Women
46.1%
39,278
Men
53.9%

The workforce of Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV in 2023 was 72,901 people, with 46.1% woman, and 53.9% men.

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Occupations

72.9k
2023 Value
1.62%
1 Year growth
± 1.62%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV grew at a rate of 1.62%, from 71.7k employees to 72.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV, are Other managers (2,531 people), Retail salespersons (1,771 people), and Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,629 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

72.9k
2023 Value
1.62%
1 Year growth
± 1.62%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV grew at a rate of 1.62%, from 71.7k employees to 72.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV, are Construction (5,523 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,386 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,557 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV, though some of these residents may live in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$55,042
Median earning men ± $1,787
$39,419
Median earning women ± $1,463

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($84,104), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,363), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($73,298).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($61,032), Wholesale Trade ($56,164), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($52,296).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nevada went to Donald J. Trump with 50.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (47.5%), followed by Other (1.51%).

Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen are the senators currently representing the state of Nevada. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nevada is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV. Showing the available data for Nevada.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.6%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (47.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Other (1.51%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nevada went to Donald J. Trump with 50.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (47.5%), followed by Other (1.51%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Nevada for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Nevada

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Catherine Cortez Masto
Senator from Nevada3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017
Jacky Rosen
Senator from Nevada1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen are the senators currently representing Nevada.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV awarded 1,160 degrees. The student population of Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2,015 male students and 2,267 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV are White (666 and 57.4%), Hispanic or Latino (302 and 26%), Unknown (63 and 5.43%), and Two or More Races (55 and 4.74%).

The largest universities in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV by number of degrees awarded are Western Nevada College (1,073 and 92.5%) and Sierra Academy of Style (87 and 7.5%).

The most popular majors in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV are Liberal Arts & Sciences (220 and 19%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (124 and 10.7%), and Welding Technology (117 and 10.1%).

The median tuition cost in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV for a public four year colleges is $3,465 for in-state students and $11,564 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 4,282 students enrolled in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV, 47.1% men and 52.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,275 records, of which 53.1% were women and 46.9% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Physical Sciences
    102 degrees awarded
  2. General Studies
    58 degrees awarded
  3. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    220 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV was Physical Sciences with 102 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Western Nevada College
    1,073 degrees awarded
  2. Sierra Academy of Style
    87 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Western Nevada College with 1,073 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 552 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV, which is 0.908 times less than the 608 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 666 degrees mean that there were 2.21 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 302 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($3,465) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($455) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 0.765% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.556% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (40.9k), Some college (38.6k), and Bachelors Degree (21k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV was $451,200 in 2024, which is 1.36 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $426,900 to $451,200, a 5.69% increase. The homeownership rate in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV is 73%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV have an average commute time of 25.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$451,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,044
$51,600
Median Property Taxes
±$1,643

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

73%
Homeownership
2024
71.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73% of the housing units in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$79,963
Median Household Income
± $2,492
70.7k
Number of Households
± 2,001

In 2024, the median household income of the 70.7k households in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV grew to $79,963 from the previous year's value of $77,311.

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Wage Distribution

0.439
2023 Wage GINI in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV
0.435
2022 Wage GINI in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV

In 2023, the income inequality in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.818% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (73.6%)
  2. Carpooled (11.6%)
  3. Worked At Home (10.2%)

In 2024, 73.6% of workers in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.6%) and those who worked at home (10.2%).

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Commute Time

25.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV have a shorter commute time (25.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.59% of the workforce in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV (17.7k out of 170k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

91.1% of the population of Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV has health coverage, with 43.9% on employee plans, 12.2% on Medicaid, 18.9% on Medicare, 13.7% on non-group plans, and 2.34% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,233 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in California

Primary care physicians in California see an average of 1,233 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.8% under 18 years, 17.1% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.94%
Uninsured
43.9%
Employer Coverage
12.2%
Medicaid
18.9%
Medicare
13.7%
Non-Group
2.34%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV grew by 4.4% from 8.56% to 8.94%.

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