Carter Springs vs Zephyr Cove

A side-by-side comparison of Carter Springs and Zephyr Cove: population, income, housing, and more.

Carter Springs and Zephyr Cove are places in Nevada. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Zephyr Cove has the higher population (574 vs 456 in Carter Springs). Zephyr Cove has the higher median household income ($120,795 vs $88,250 in Carter Springs). Zephyr Cove has the higher median home value ($1,234,600 vs $350,000 in Carter Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Carter Springs	Zephyr Cove
Population	456	574
Median age	45.3 yrs	66.6 yrs
Median household income	$88,250	$120,795
Median home value	$350,000	$1,234,600
Median gross rent	$1,455	$1,792
Housing units	217	679
Homeownership rate	71.9%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	37.4%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carter Springs	Zephyr Cove
Population	446 → 456 (+2.2%)	434 → 574 (+32.3%)
Median household income	$58,523 → $88,250 (+50.8%)	$83,346 → $120,795 (+44.9%)
Median home value	$168,800 → $350,000 (+107.3%)	$807,300 → $1,234,600 (+52.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,213 → $1,455 (+20.0%)	$1,413 → $1,792 (+26.8%)

Carter Springs

Population

446456

Median household income

$58,523$88,250

Median home value

$168,800$350,000

Median gross rent

$1,213$1,455

Zephyr Cove

Population

434574

Median household income

$83,346$120,795

Median home value

$807,300$1,234,600

Median gross rent

$1,413$1,792

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carter Springs	Zephyr Cove
Under 5	5.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.8%	7.1%
18 to 24	8.1%	2.1%
25 to 34	10.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.2%	7.7%
45 to 54	17.1%	20.9%
55 to 64	11.2%	5.7%
65 to 74	12.5%	34.1%
75 and over	10.1%	22.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carter Springs	Zephyr Cove
White (non-Hispanic)	73.9%	76.0%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.2%	24.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carter Springs	Zephyr Cove
No high school diploma	6.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	26.4%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	46.8%	48.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	31.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carter Springs	Zephyr Cove
Drove alone	79.3%	55.7%
Carpooled	8.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	44.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carter Springs	Zephyr Cove
1-unit, detached	84.8%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Carter Springs	Zephyr Cove
Poverty rate	6.6%	0.0%
Average household size	2.46	1.80
Mean commute (minutes)	33	—
Median year structure built	2004	1973