Carson City, NV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

40%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Carson City	Nevada	National
Income per capita	$32,819	$27,253	$29,829
Median household income	$58,305	$53,094	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$72,915	$68,369	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$44,864	$38,963	$35,192
Median earnings male	$37,497	$33,873	$36,919
Median earnings female	$30,789	$26,928	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.8%	5.9%	4.7%
Poverty level	10.0%	14.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Carson City is 10% higher than the national average
The median household income in Carson City is 5% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Carson City is 40% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Carson City is 34% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$38,866 $58,305 $116,610

City

$35,392 $53,094 $106,188

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Carson City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.0%	15.0%
Manufacturing sector	12.2%	12.2%
Financial & insurance services	1.2%	1.2%
Wholesale & retail services	15.6%	15.6%
Public administration	10.6%	10.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.3%	5.3%
Education, health & social services	8.9%	8.9%
Other	29.9%	29.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Crystal Bay, NV	179	$230,227	316.2%
Incline Village, NV	9,160	$117,905	113.1%
Virginia City, NV	661	$111,315	101.2%
Round Hill Village, NV	873	$111,250	101.1%
East Valley, NV	1,610	$107,083	93.6%
Carson City, NV	55,244	$58,305	5.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gilroy, CA	55,227	$107,729	94.7%
Apex, NC	55,220	$112,549	103.4%
Kettering, OH	55,271	$61,974	12.0%
Chicopee, MA	55,186	$52,702	4.7%
Hempstead, NY	55,153	$68,946	24.6%
Carson City, NV	55,244	$58,305	5.4%

Source: The Carson City, NV employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).