Carson City vs Washoe County

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

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

Washoe County has the higher population (491,770 vs 58,364 in Carson City). Washoe County has the higher median household income ($85,600 vs $71,809 in Carson City). Washoe County has the higher median home value ($496,600 vs $426,700 in Carson City).

Population, income & housing

	Carson City	Washoe County
Population	58,364	491,770
Median age	42.1 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$71,809	$85,600
Median home value	$426,700	$496,600
Median gross rent	$1,172	$1,507
Housing units	24,902	213,392
Homeownership rate	63.2%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carson City	Washoe County
Population	54,773 → 58,364 (+6.6%)	456,936 → 491,770 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$55,718 → $71,809 (+28.9%)	$64,791 → $85,600 (+32.1%)
Median home value	$273,800 → $426,700 (+55.8%)	$334,100 → $496,600 (+48.6%)
Median gross rent	$940 → $1,172 (+24.7%)	$1,074 → $1,507 (+40.3%)

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

Washoe County

Population

456,936491,770

Median household income

$64,791$85,600

Median home value

$334,100$496,600

Median gross rent

$1,074$1,507

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carson City	Washoe County
Under 5	5.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.1%	15.6%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.8%
25 to 34	13.2%	15.0%
35 to 44	12.1%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.9%	11.9%
55 to 64	14.3%	12.9%
65 to 74	12.5%	10.8%
75 and over	8.3%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carson City	Washoe County
White (non-Hispanic)	63.2%	59.7%
Black or African American	1.9%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.9%
Asian	2.6%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.9%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	25.9%	25.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carson City	Washoe County
No high school diploma	10.9%	11.3%
High school graduate	27.3%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carson City	Washoe County
Drove alone	72.9%	69.6%
Carpooled	13.6%	12.4%
Public transit	1.5%	1.9%
Walked	1.8%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	8.5%	11.2%
Other means	1.5%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carson City	Washoe County
1-unit, detached	59.8%	58.7%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	13.4%
20 or more units	10.9%	10.3%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Carson City	Washoe County
Poverty rate	11.1%	10.7%
Average household size	2.36	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1980	1990