Carson City, Nevada QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts	Carson City	Nevada
?  Population, 2000	52,457	1,998,257
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	29.7%	66.3%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	6.3%	7.3%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	23.4%	25.6%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	14.9%	11.0%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	85.3%	75.2%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	1.8%	6.8%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	2.4%	1.3%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	1.8%	4.5%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	0.1%	0.4%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	6.5%	8.0%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	2.1%	3.8%
?  Female population, percent, 2000	48.3%	49.1%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	14.2%	19.7%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	78.5%	65.2%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	23,215	622,010
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	4,578	120,640
?  Housing units, 2000	21,283	827,457
?  Homeownership rate, 2000	63.1%	60.9%
?  Households, 2000	20,171	751,165
?  Persons per household, 2000	2.44	2.62
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	32.7%	35.3%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$40,712	$39,280
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	10.6%	10.7%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	15.4%	15.4%

Business QuickFacts	Carson City	Nevada
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	2,209	44,613
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998	21,677	800,861
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	38.8%	49.2%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997	4,410	93,777
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	514,454	6,361,782
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	678,405	18,220,790
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997	$13,942	$10,874
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992	257	8,223
?  Women-owned firms, 1992	1,361	32,430
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	327	32,643
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	530,799	7,941,909
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	2,231	56,607

Geography QuickFacts	Carson City	Nevada
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles)	143	109,826
?  Persons per square mile, 2000	366.8	18.2
?  Metropolitan Area	None

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown