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Carson City School District Overview

Western Nevada College located in Carson City School District area. A total of 22,755 households are located in Carson City School District area. Among them, 6,548 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.89 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 13,270 and 11,705 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

7.35% (3,868) of residents are non-citizens and 22.23% (11,696) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Carson City School District, Nevada
Household	22,755
Population	52,603
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	6,548 (28.78%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	13,270
Total Students	11,705
Pre-Kindergarten	542
Kindergarten	590
Grade 1-8	4,890
Grade 9-12	2,868
College/Graduate School	2,815
Veterans	43,542
Non-citizen	3,868
Non-English Home Language	11,696
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

44,940 residents are over the age of 16 and 27,089 people are in labor force. Among them, 27,077 people are in civilian labor force and 12 are in armed labor force. 25,705 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Carson City School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,172	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	20,138	80.00%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,012	11.97%
Public transportation	200	0.79%
Walked	508	2.02%
Other method	478	1.90%
Worked from home	836	3.32%
Average Commute Time	20 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,705	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	7,627	29.67%
Service	5,720	22.25%
Sales and office	5,420	21.09%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,086	12.01%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,852	14.99%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,705	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	167	0.65%
Construction	2,144	8.34%
Manufacturing	2,900	11.28%
Wholesale trade	351	1.37%
Retail trade	2,813	10.94%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	908	3.53%
Information	362	1.41%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	961	3.74%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,198	8.55%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,294	16.70%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	4,441	17.28%
Other services, except public administration	1,107	4.31%
Public administration	3,059	11.90%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,705	-
Private wage and salary workers	19,071	74.19%
Government workers	5,142	20.00%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,421	5.53%
Unpaid family workers	71	0.28%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $75,267 for the 22,755 households in Carson City School District area, Nevada. The average income of a single worker is $32,344. 47,133 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.41%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	22,755	-
Less than $10,000	1,048	4.61%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,359	5.97%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,121	9.32%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,318	10.19%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,174	13.95%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,520	19.86%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,177	13.96%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,103	13.64%
$150,000 - $199,999	979	4.30%
More than $200,000	956	4.20%
Median Household Income	$55,718	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$75,267	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	14,143	-
Less than $10,000	441	3.12%
$10,000 - $14,999	356	2.52%
$15,000 - $24,999	842	5.95%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,177	8.32%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,848	13.07%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,797	19.78%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,419	17.10%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,591	18.32%
$150,000 - $199,999	856	6.05%
More than $200,000	816	5.77%

Median Family Income	$71,821	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$90,332	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,344	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$42,381	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$42,381	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	52,717	-
With health insurance coverage	47,133	89.41%
Public coverage	20,716	39.30%
Private health insurance	34,732	65.88%
Without health insurance coverage	5,584	10.59%

Housing

There are 23,974 housing units in Carson City School District area, Nevada with 22,755 units (94.92%) occupied. 12,915 houses (56.76%) are occupied by owner and 9,840 houses (43.24%) are rented. The average housing value is $273,800 and the average rental cost is $940. 188 houses (0.78%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 482 houses (2.01%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,974	-
Occupied	22,755	94.92%
Owner Occupied	12,915	56.76%
Renter Occupied	9,840	43.24%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	13,558	56.55%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,009	4.21%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	6,923	28.88%
Mobile Homes	2,472	10.31%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	12	0.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,974	-
Built 2014 or later	188	0.78%
Built 2010 - 2013	414	1.73%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,387	9.96%
Built 1990 - 1999	5,091	21.24%
Built 1980 - 1989	4,686	19.55%
Built 1970 - 1979	7,308	30.48%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,544	10.61%
Built 1950 - 1959	874	3.65%
Built 1949 or earlier	482	2.01%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,974	-
1 room	1,081	4.51%
2 rooms	701	2.92%
3 rooms	2,481	10.35%
4 rooms	4,054	16.91%
5 rooms	5,441	22.70%
6 rooms	4,124	17.20%
7 rooms	2,673	11.15%
8 rooms	1,792	7.47%
9 rooms or more	1,627	6.79%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,974	-
no bedroom	1,192	4.97%
1 bedroom	2,308	9.63%
2 bedrooms	6,342	26.45%
3 bedrooms	10,482	43.72%
4 bedrooms	3,272	13.65%
5 bedrooms or more	378	1.58%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	12,915	-
Less than $50,000	1,149	8.90%
$50,000 - $99,999	732	5.67%
$100,000 - $149,999	634	4.91%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,183	9.16%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,683	28.52%
$300,000 - $499,999	4,113	31.85%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,275	9.87%
$1,000,000 or more	146	1.13%
Median House Value	$273,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	9,670	-
Less than $500	618	6.39%
$500 - $999	4,737	48.99%
$1,000 - $1,499	3,230	33.40%
$1,500 - $1,999	884	9.14%
$2,000 - $2,499	158	1.63%
$2,500 - $2,999	24	0.25%
$3,000 or more	19	0.20%
Median Rental Costs	$940	-

Demographic

A total of 54,773 people lives in Carson City School District area, Nevada with 28,133 male and 26,640 female. The males to female ratio is 51.36 to 48.64. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	54,773	-
Male	28,133	51.36%
Female	26,640	48.64%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	54,773	-
Under 5 years	2,971	5.42%
5 - 9 years	3,210	5.86%
10 - 14 years	3,096	5.65%
15 - 19 years	3,026	5.52%
20 - 24 years	3,146	5.74%
25 - 34 years	6,981	12.75%
35 - 44 years	6,278	11.46%
45 - 54 years	7,087	12.94%
55 - 59 years	4,075	7.44%
60 - 64 years	4,046	7.39%
65 - 74 years	6,327	11.55%
75 - 84 years	3,183	5.81%
85 years and older	1,347	2.46%
Median Age	42.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	54,773	-
One Race	53,373	97.44%
White	44,913	82.00%
Black or African American	1,125	2.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,240	2.26%
Asian	1,465	2.67%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	37	0.07%
Other	4,593	8.39%

Two or more races	1,400	2.56%
White and Black or African American	138	0.25%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	543	0.99%
White and Asian	330	0.60%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	20	0.04%