Carson City vs Lyon County

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

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

Lyon County has the higher population (60,630 vs 58,364 in Carson City). Lyon County has the higher median household income ($73,460 vs $71,809 in Carson City). Carson City has the higher median home value ($426,700 vs $342,600 in Lyon County).

Population, income & housing

	Carson City	Lyon County
Population	58,364	60,630
Median age	42.1 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$71,809	$73,460
Median home value	$426,700	$342,600
Median gross rent	$1,172	$1,259
Housing units	24,902	24,998
Homeownership rate	63.2%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carson City	Lyon County
Population	54,773 → 58,364 (+6.6%)	54,380 → 60,630 (+11.5%)
Median household income	$55,718 → $71,809 (+28.9%)	$56,875 → $73,460 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$273,800 → $426,700 (+55.8%)	$214,900 → $342,600 (+59.4%)
Median gross rent	$940 → $1,172 (+24.7%)	$1,033 → $1,259 (+21.9%)

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

Lyon County

Population

54,38060,630

Median household income

$56,875$73,460

Median home value

$214,900$342,600

Median gross rent

$1,033$1,259

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carson City	Lyon County
Under 5	5.1%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.1%	15.6%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.6%
25 to 34	13.2%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.9%	11.1%
55 to 64	14.3%	14.3%
65 to 74	12.5%	14.0%
75 and over	8.3%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carson City	Lyon County
White (non-Hispanic)	63.2%	71.7%
Black or African American	1.9%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	1.6%
Asian	2.6%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.9%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	25.9%	18.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carson City	Lyon County
No high school diploma	10.9%	12.3%
High school graduate	27.3%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carson City	Lyon County
Drove alone	72.9%	75.8%
Carpooled	13.6%	13.1%
Public transit	1.5%	1.1%
Walked	1.8%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	8.5%	7.4%
Other means	1.5%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carson City	Lyon County
1-unit, detached	59.8%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	3.3%
20 or more units	10.9%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	19.2%

Poverty & households

	Carson City	Lyon County
Poverty rate	11.1%	11.0%
Average household size	2.36	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	21	30
Median year structure built	1980	1996