Carson City is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 52,457 people and 12 constituent neighborhoods, Carson City is the 9th largest community in Nevada.

Unlike some towns, Carson City isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Carson City are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Carson City is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Carson City who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.63%), sales jobs (11.57%), and management occupations (7.96%).

One of the benefits of Carson City is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.74 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Carson City Information and Demographics

The education level of Carson City citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 18.47% of adults in Carson City have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Carson City in 2000 was $20,943, which is upper middle income relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,772 for a family of four.

Carson City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Carson City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Carson City is White, followed by Native American. Carson City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.22% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Carson City include German, English, Irish, Italian, French, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Carson City is English. Some people also speak Spanish.