Carson City vs Douglas County

A side-by-side comparison of Carson City and Douglas County: population, income, housing, and more.

Carson City and Douglas County are counties in Nevada. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Carson City has the higher population (58,364 vs 49,624 in Douglas County). Douglas County has the higher median household income ($88,018 vs $71,809 in Carson City). Douglas County has the higher median home value ($587,400 vs $426,700 in Carson City).

Population, income & housing

	Carson City	Douglas County
Population	58,364	49,624
Median age	42.1 yrs	54.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,809	$88,018
Median home value	$426,700	$587,400
Median gross rent	$1,172	$1,545
Housing units	24,902	24,599
Homeownership rate	63.2%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	32.1%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carson City	Douglas County
Population	54,773 → 58,364 (+6.6%)	48,132 → 49,624 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$55,718 → $71,809 (+28.9%)	$66,810 → $88,018 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$273,800 → $426,700 (+55.8%)	$378,800 → $587,400 (+55.1%)
Median gross rent	$940 → $1,172 (+24.7%)	$1,102 → $1,545 (+40.2%)

Carson City

Population

54,77358,364

Median household income

$55,718$71,809

Median home value

$273,800$426,700

Median gross rent

$940$1,172

Douglas County

Population

48,13249,624

Median household income

$66,810$88,018

Median home value

$378,800$587,400

Median gross rent

$1,102$1,545

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carson City	Douglas County
Under 5	5.1%	3.5%
5 to 17	15.1%	11.9%
18 to 24	7.6%	5.5%
25 to 34	13.2%	9.0%
35 to 44	12.1%	10.2%
45 to 54	11.9%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.3%	17.6%
65 to 74	12.5%	18.9%
75 and over	8.3%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carson City	Douglas County
White (non-Hispanic)	63.2%	78.2%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	1.1%
Asian	2.6%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	1.2%
Two or more races	4.9%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	25.9%	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carson City	Douglas County
No high school diploma	10.9%	6.3%
High school graduate	27.3%	24.2%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carson City	Douglas County
Drove alone	72.9%	74.5%
Carpooled	13.6%	8.3%
Public transit	1.5%	0.2%
Walked	1.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.7%
Worked from home	8.5%	11.8%
Other means	1.5%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carson City	Douglas County
1-unit, detached	59.8%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	3.0%
20 or more units	10.9%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Carson City	Douglas County
Poverty rate	11.1%	8.3%
Average household size	2.36	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	21	26
Median year structure built	1980	1990