Carson City, Nevada

County Distress Index: Elevated · 56.5 | 58,036 people · 8th most distressed in Nevada

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Carson City, NV registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 56.5 — 1104th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where a large share of households spend more than 30% of income on housing. Within Nevada, it ranks 8th of 17 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Carson City's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 83.4 — worse than roughly 83% of U.S. counties.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 83.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 88
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 78
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 81
Homeownership Rate 88
Rent-to-Income Ratio 82
Community Vulnerability 61.5
Uninsured Rate 70
Disability Rate 53
Debt & Delinquency 57.6
Debt in Collections 68
Medical Debt 98
Student Loan Delinquency 44
Auto Loan Delinquency 35
Credit Card Delinquency 35
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 64
Employment & Wages 43.7
Unemployment Rate 58
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 64
Business Formation Rate 8
Income & Poverty 36.5
Poverty Rate 24
Income vs. State Median 58
Child Poverty Rate 28

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Carson City compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Carson City
Carson City, NV 56.5 Elevated
Lyon County, NV 57.0 Elevated +0.5
Washoe County, NV 51.2 Elevated -5.3
Storey County, NV 50.5 Elevated -6.1
Douglas County, NV 42.0 Normal -14.5
Placer County, CA 35.5 Normal -21.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Carson City
Williamson County, IL 56.5 Elevated -0.0
Waller County, TX 56.5 Elevated +0.0
Glynn County, GA 56.5 Elevated -0.0
Oxford County, ME 56.5 Elevated -0.0
Cumberland County, TN 56.5 Elevated -0.1

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