Language Spoken At Home in Carson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 51,888 | 100% |
English only | 41,523 | 80.0% |
Language other than English | 10,365 | 20.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,431 | 8.5% |
Spanish | 8,270 | 15.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,729 | 7.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,128 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 270 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 656 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 366 | 0.7% |
Other languages | 311 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 66 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Carson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 55,184 | 100% |
American | 3,160 | 5.7% |
Arab | 241 | 0.4% |
Czech | 163 | 0.3% |
Danish | 667 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 796 | 1.4% |
English | 7,491 | 13.6% |
French (except Basque) | 1,610 | 2.9% |
French Canadian | 448 | 0.8% |
German | 10,180 | 18.4% |
Greek | 231 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 166 | 0.3% |
Irish | 7,651 | 13.9% |
Italian | 3,748 | 6.8% |
Lithuanian | 82 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 1,122 | 2.0% |
Polish | 826 | 1.5% |
Portuguese | 483 | 0.9% |
Russian | 668 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 892 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 1,804 | 3.3% |
Slovak | 7 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 66 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 839 | 1.5% |
Swiss | 205 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 159 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 648 | 1.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 17 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Carson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 21,122 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 13,156 | 62.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,267 | 24.9% |
Married-couple family | 9,811 | 46.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,480 | 16.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 983 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 621 | 2.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,362 | 11.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,166 | 5.5% |
Nonfamily households | 7,966 | 37.7% |
Householder living alone | 6,467 | 30.6% |
65 years and over | 2,630 | 12.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,130 | 29.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,431 | 30.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Carson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 53,596 | 100% |
Householder | 21,122 | 39.4% |
Spouse | 9,843 | 18.4% |
Child | 14,993 | 28.0% |
Other relatives | 3,785 | 7.1% |
Nonrelatives | 3,853 | 7.2% |
Unmarried partner | 1,936 | 3.6% |
Marital Status in Carson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 23,534 | 100% |
Never married | 7,266 | 30.9% |
Now married, except separated | 11,390 | 48.4% |
Separated | 449 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 567 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 3,862 | 16.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 21,908 | 100% |
Never married | 4,726 | 21.6% |
Now married, except separated | 10,282 | 46.9% |
Separated | 666 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 2,415 | 11.0% |
Divorced | 3,819 | 17.4% |
Fertility in Carson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 526 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 123 | 23.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 16 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 103 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 7 | 0% |
Grandparents in Carson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,215 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 622 | 51.2% |
Less than 1 year | 59 | 4.9% |
1 or 2 years | 155 | 12.8% |
3 or 4 years | 196 | 16.1% |
5 or more years | 212 | 17.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 622 | 100% |
Who are female | 407 | 65.4% |
Who are married | 415 | 66.7% |
School Enrollment in Carson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 12,796 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 445 | 3.5% |
Kindergarten | 598 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,240 | 41.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,118 | 24.4% |
College or graduate school | 3,395 | 26.5% |
Educational Attainment in Carson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 38,640 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,706 | 4.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,589 | 9.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,707 | 30.3% |
Some college, no degree | 10,566 | 27.3% |
Associate's degree | 2,997 | 7.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,797 | 12.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,278 | 8.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.9% |
Veteran Status in Carson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 43,299 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 6,230 | 14.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Carson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 53,610 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,562 | 14.1% |
Under 18 years | 11,824 | 100% |
With a disability | 589 | 5.0% |
18 to 64 years | 32,928 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,798 | 11.5% |
65 years and over | 8,858 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,175 | 35.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Carson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 54,755 | 100% |
Same house | 43,206 | 78.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 11,422 | 20.9% |
Same county | 6,371 | 11.6% |
Different county | 5,051 | 9.2% |
Same state | 3,243 | 5.9% |
Different state | 1,808 | 3.3% |
Abroad | 127 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Carson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 55,184 | 100% |
Native | 48,637 | 88.1% |
Born in United States | 48,109 | 87.2% |
State of residence | 14,927 | 27.0% |
Different state | 33,182 | 60.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 528 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 6,547 | 11.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Carson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,547 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,607 | 39.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,940 | 60.2% |
Year of Entry in Carson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 7,075 | 100% |
Native | 528 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 528 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 6,547 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,545 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Carson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,547 | 100% |
Europe | 576 | 8.8% |
Asia | 1,038 | 15.9% |
Africa | 27 | 0.4% |
Oceania | 58 | 0.9% |
Latin America | 4,716 | 72.0% |
Northern America | 132 | 2.0% |