Carlin vs West Wendover

A side-by-side comparison of Carlin and West Wendover: population, income, housing, and more.

Carlin and West Wendover are places in Nevada. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Wendover has the higher population (4,507 vs 2,164 in Carlin). Carlin has the higher median household income ($62,232 vs $47,394 in West Wendover). Since 2019, Carlin's population has grown faster (+6.9% vs +5.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Carlin	West Wendover
Population	2,164	4,507
Median age	37.0 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$62,232	$47,394
Median home value	$195,000	—
Median gross rent	$1,211	$845
Housing units	969	2,003
Homeownership rate	63.8%	47.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	8.8%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlin	West Wendover
Population	2,025 → 2,164 (+6.9%)	4,285 → 4,507 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$78,929 → $62,232 (-21.2%)	$64,274 → $47,394 (-26.3%)
Median home value	$139,400 → $195,000 (+39.9%)	$158,700 → $172,500 (+8.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,006 → $1,211 (+20.4%)	$733 → $845 (+15.3%)

Carlin

Population

2,0252,164

Median household income

$78,929$62,232

Median home value

$139,400$195,000

Median gross rent

$1,006$1,211

West Wendover

Population

4,2854,507

Median household income

$64,274$47,394

Median home value

$158,700$172,500

Median gross rent

$733$845

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlin	West Wendover
Under 5	10.2%	6.5%
5 to 17	15.8%	25.4%
18 to 24	10.2%	6.1%
25 to 34	11.4%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.3%	17.2%
45 to 54	12.2%	20.6%
55 to 64	12.9%	9.9%
65 to 74	11.1%	3.3%
75 and over	3.9%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlin	West Wendover
White (non-Hispanic)	62.7%	32.9%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	0.9%
Asian	3.6%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	23.9%	63.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlin	West Wendover
No high school diploma	9.8%	24.7%
High school graduate	29.9%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	45.2%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlin	West Wendover
Drove alone	72.4%	75.1%
Carpooled	14.1%	16.4%
Public transit	6.1%	0.0%
Walked	6.4%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.0%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlin	West Wendover
1-unit, detached	53.5%	25.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	14.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	38.2%	46.5%

Poverty & households

	Carlin	West Wendover
Poverty rate	6.1%	16.2%
Average household size	2.64	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	20	14
Median year structure built	1980	1990