People QuickFacts Carson City Nevada Population, 2011 estimate 55,439 2,723,322 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 55,274 2,700,551 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.3% 0.8% Population, 2010 55,274 2,700,551 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 5.8% 6.9% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 21.4% 24.6% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 16.5% 12.0% Female persons, percent, 2010 48.1% 49.5%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 81.1% 66.2% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.9% 8.1% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.4% 1.2% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.1% 7.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.6% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.9% 4.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 21.3% 26.5% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 70.7% 54.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 79.7% 78.2% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 11.6% 19.3% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 17.7% 28.2% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 88.0% 84.3% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 21.6% 21.8% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 16.4 23.6  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 62.3% 60.1% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 25.1% 29.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $270,500 $254,200 Households, 2006-2010 21,467 979,621 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.53 2.65 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $27,568 $27,589 Median household income 2006-2010 $52,067 $55,726 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 14.0% 11.9%     Business QuickFacts Carson City Nevada Total number of firms, 2007 8,470 221,260 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 3.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.1% 7.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.3% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.2% 8.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 19.9% 28.6%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 621,630 15,735,787 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 19,255,893 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 991,506 37,433,983 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $18,025 $14,579 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 127,696 28,815,533     Geography QuickFacts Carson City Nevada Land area in square miles, 2010 144.66 109,781.18 Persons per square mile, 2010 382.1 24.6 FIPS Code 09700 32 Counties Carson City (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts