Carson, Nevada Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	52,457	100.0

Male	27,102	51.7
Female	25,355	48.3

Under 5 years	3,289	6.3
5 to 9 years	3,495	6.7
10 to 14 years	3,473	6.6
15 to 19 years	3,196	6.1
20 to 24 years	2,946	5.6
25 to 34 years	6,766	12.9
35 to 44 years	8,370	16.0
45 to 54 years	7,724	14.7
55 to 59 years	2,949	5.6
60 to 64 years	2,412	4.6
65 to 74 years	4,096	7.8
75 to 84 years	2,950	5.6
85 years and over	791	1.5

Median age (years)	38.7	(X)

18 years and over	40,186	76.6
Male	20,888	39.8
Female	19,298	36.8
21 years and over	38,411	73.2
62 years and over	9,253	17.6
65 years and over	7,837	14.9
Male	3,417	6.5
Female	4,420	8.4

RACE
One race	51,346	97.9
White	44,744	85.3
Black or African American	946	1.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,259	2.4
Asian	930	1.8
Asian Indian	171	0.3
Chinese	163	0.3
Filipino	254	0.5
Japanese	111	0.2
Korean	72	0.1
Vietnamese	92	0.2
Other Asian ¹	67	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	76	0.1
Native Hawaiian	27	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	19	0.0
Samoan	12	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	18	0.0
Some other race	3,391	6.5
Two or more races	1,111	2.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	45,760	87.2
Black or African American	1,085	2.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,722	3.3
Asian	1,154	2.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	139	0.3
Some other race	3,779	7.2

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	52,457	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	7,466	14.2
Mexican	5,520	10.5
Puerto Rican	89	0.2
Cuban	61	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,796	3.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	44,991	85.8
White alone	41,204	78.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	52,457	100.0
In households	49,234	93.9
Householder	20,171	38.5
Spouse	10,080	19.2
Child	13,397	25.5
Own child under 18 years	10,966	20.9
Other relatives	2,668	5.1
Under 18 years	966	1.8
Nonrelatives	2,918	5.6
Unmarried partner	1,268	2.4
In group quarters	3,223	6.1
Institutionalized population	3,102	5.9
Noninstitutionalized population	121	0.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	20,171	100.0
Family households (families)	13,256	65.7
With own children under 18 years	6,015	29.8
Married-couple family	10,080	50.0
With own children under 18 years	4,088	20.3
Female householder, no husband present	2,217	11.0
With own children under 18 years	1,348	6.7
Nonfamily households	6,915	34.3
Householder living alone	5,609	27.8
Householder 65 years and over	2,228	11.0

Households with individuals under 18 years	6,598	32.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over	5,573	27.6

Average household size	2.44	(X)
Average family size	2.97	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	21,283	100.0
Occupied housing units	20,171	94.8
Vacant housing units	1,112	5.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	96	0.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	20,171	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	12,724	63.1
Renter-occupied housing units	7,447	36.9

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.46	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.41	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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