Carson City, Nevada (NV)

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% of renters here:	37%
State:	39%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (14.0%), Manufacturing (13.6%), Public administration (13.3%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (13.2%), Retail trade (12.1%).

Type of workers:

Carson City, Nevada business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Carson City, Nevada:

Median resident age:	38.7 years
Nevada median age:	35.0 years

Males: 27,102	(51.7%)
Females: 25,355	(48.3%)

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Carson City:	2.4 people
Nevada:	2.6 people

This county:	$51,638
Nevada:	$55,062

This county:	$775
State:	$842

Carson City:	$311,960
Nevada:	$311,300

Detached houses: $397,130

Here:	$397,130
State:	$404,728

Townhouses or other attached units: $201,321

Here:	$201,321
State:	$248,062

In 2-unit structures: $256,944

Here:	$256,944
State:	$318,856

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $174,396

Here:	$174,396
State:	$203,876

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $558,537

Here:	$558,537
State:	$233,945

Mobile homes: $53,742

Here:	$53,742
State:	$60,412

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $32,778

Here:	$32,778
State:	$37,074

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 27
• Assaults: 263
• Burglaries: 386
• Thefts: 948
• Auto thefts: 115

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 24
• Assaults: 268
• Burglaries: 374
• Thefts: 1076
• Auto thefts: 214

This county:	10.0%
Whole state:	10.5%

This county:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.9%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Carson City is $637 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $767 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1118 a month.

Cities in this county include: Carson City.

2005 air pollution in Carson City:

Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.069 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.061 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Douglas County , Lyon County , Storey County , Washoe County , Placer County, California .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Here:	10.8%
Nevada:	11.0%

Current college students: 2,995
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,205 (32% naturalized citizens)

Carson City:	9.9%
Whole state:	15.8%

Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,982
• One, attached: 890
• Two: 608
• 3 or 4: 914
• 5 to 9: 830
• 10 to 19: 1,007
• 20 or more: 2,005
• Mobile homes: 2,985
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 62

Housing units in Carson City with a mortgage: 7,262 (891 second mortgage, 893 home equity loan, 53 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,430

Here:	74.9% with mortgage
State:	82.0% with mortgage

Carson City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Nevada state average. It is 1271% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/16/1954 at 11:07:12, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 94.1 miles away from Carson City center
On 7/6/1954 at 11:13:18, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 UK, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 71.1 miles away from the county center
On 8/24/1954 at 05:51:30, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 UK) earthquake occurred 81.2 miles away from the county center
On 9/12/1994 at 12:23:43, a magnitude 6.1 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.0 MD, Depth: 8.7 mi) earthquake occurred 20.9 miles away from Carson City center
On 8/1/1975 at 20:20:12, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.7 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 91.1 miles away from the county center
On 12/28/1995 at 18:27:59, a magnitude 5.5 (4.6 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.0 ML, 5.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 28.8 miles away from Carson City center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 18,081 (78%) Carpooled: 3,240 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 73 (0%) Subway or elevated: 8 (0%) Taxi: 61 (0%) Motorcycle: 34 (0%) Bicycle: 219 (1%) Walked: 629 (3%) Other means: 155 (1%) Worked at home: 782 (3%)

9.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,424 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.48%
Nevada average:	9.02%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($383 average AGI)

Carson City:	0.09%
Nevada average:	0.18%

4.98% relocated from other counties in Nevada ($19,748 average AGI)
4.41% relocated from other states ($18,293 average AGI)

Carson City:	4.41%
Nevada average:	7.68%

from Washoe County, NV	1.56% ($39,273 average AGI)
from Douglas County, NV	1.45% ($36,906)
from Lyon County, NV	1.26% ($34,038)
from Clark County, NV	0.39% ($39,771)
from El Dorado County, CA	0.32% ($40,721)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.28% ($45,900)
from Sacramento County, CA	0.16% ($42,912)

11.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,152 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.19%
Nevada average:	6.56%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($189 average AGI)

Carson City:	0.07%
Nevada average:	0.10%

6.54% relocated to other counties in Nevada ($23,375 average AGI)
4.59% relocated to other states ($17,588 average AGI)

Carson City:	4.59%
Nevada average:	5.26%

to Lyon County, NV	2.28% ($42,153 average AGI)
to Washoe County, NV	2.18% ($42,938)
to Douglas County, NV	1.31% ($33,291)
to Clark County, NV	0.41% ($37,191)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.21% ($39,022)
to Sacramento County, CA	0.13% ($33,036)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.13% ($25,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,596 (9,467 aged, 1,129 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 40,988 (10,039 male householders, 3,394 female householders)

  10,200 spouses, 13,514 children (12,472 natural, 264 adopted, 778 stepchildren), 823 grandchildren, 411 brothers or sisters, 485 parents, 854 other relatives, 1,268 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 8,237 (3,250 male householders (2,589 living alone)), 3,554 female householders (3,019 living alone)), 1,433 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,232 (3,102 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,148 2-persons, 2,982 3-persons, 2,488 4-persons, 1,080 5-persons, 423 6-persons, 312 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,608 1-person, 1,043 2-persons, 133 3-persons, 20 4-persons.

85.1% of residents of Carson City speak English at home.
11.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $671,200,000 ($11991 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $57,056,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $180,278,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $60,063,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $113,000
Federal grants: $368,363,000
Federal procurement contracts: $29,499,000 ($22,180,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $32,882,000 ($7,279,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $22,323,000
Federal Government insurance: $119,483,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	71 per 1000 residents

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	37 per 1000 residents

Here:	+20 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Here:	+40 per 1000 residents
State:	+112 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 17.22 millions of gallons per day (61% from ground, 39% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.8

Here:	4.0
State:	3.8

47% of Carson City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Nevada.

Carson City:	47.3%
State average:	39.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 12486
• Northeast: 3129
• Midwest: 6504
• South: 4317
• West: 20416

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $152,800

Here:	6.9%
Nevada:	4.8%

Here:	2.5%
Nevada:	5.4%

Here:	5.9%
Nevada:	11.7%

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