Metropolitan Area Residents
Carson City is an independent municipality, thus not part of any county or Metropolitan Statistical Area.
City Residents
1980: 32,022
1990: 40,443
2000: 52,457 (of which, 27,102 were males and 25,355 were females)
2003 estimate: 55,311
Percent change, 1990–2000: 29.7%
U.S. rank in 2000: 680th (State rank: 9th)
Density: 365.9 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 44,744
Black or African American: 946
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,259
Asian: 930
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 76
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 7,466
Other: 3,391
Percent of residents born in state: 23.8% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 3,289
Population 5 to 9 years old: 3,495
Population 10 to 14 years old: 3,473
Population 15 to 19 years old: 3,196
Population 20 to 24 years old: 2,946
Population 25 to 34 years old: 6,766
Population 35 to 44 years old: 8,370
Population 45 to 54 years old: 7,724
Population 55 to 59 years old: 2,949
Population 60 to 64 years old: 2,412
Population 70 to 74 years old: 4,096
Population 75 to 84 years old: 2,950
Population 85 years and over: 791
Median age: 38.7 years
Births (2003)
Total number: 721
Deaths (2003)
Total number: 656 (of which, 1 was an infant under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $20,943
Median household income: $41,809
Total households: 20,237
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 554
$10,000 to $14,999: 499
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,473
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,689
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,560
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,299
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,728
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,129
$150,000 to $199,999: 257
$200,000 or more: 245
Percent of families below poverty level: 6.9% (34.4% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: Not reported