Population

58,571

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$453,000

Owner-occupied units

Carson, NV

Nevada · 39.153° N, 119.747° W · 145 sq mi

Carson is a city in Nevada, with a population of 58,571 and about 405 residents per square mile. The median household earns $72,355 a year, and the median home is worth $453,000.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

145 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

405

People per square mile

Rank by population

#750

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#51

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$72,355

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,248

Per month

Homeownership

62.3%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

20.5 min

One way

People

Median age

42.4

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

23.7%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

12.5%

Households

23,692

2.34 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 21.3^%

Professional & business services 12.3^%

Arts, food & hospitality 11.5^%

Public administration 11.1^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Nevada

Name

Miriam Adelson & family

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$28.6B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Las Vegas

Source of wealth

Casinos

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Nevada · private sector

Employer

MGM Resorts International

Sector

Hospitality

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Nevada

Company

MGM Resorts International

Revenue

$17.2B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Las Vegas

Ticker

MGM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Nevada

State bird

Mountain Bluebird

State flower

Sagebrush

State capital

Carson City

Nickname

The Silver State

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