| ECONOMY | Elma | Carson City | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 12.80% | 11.70% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | -2.09% | -3.20% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 23.02% | 21.90% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 8.30% | 7.13% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $17,850 | $24,629 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $40,012 | $47,958 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 19.51% | 11.26% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 12.34% | 11.14% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 12.18% | 11.51% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 16.72% | 18.45% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 26.11% | 21.54% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 7.25% | 12.40% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 4.86% | 9.48% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 0.80% | 3.09% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.16% | 1.02% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.00% | 0.10% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 12.44% | 12.55% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 12.63% | 18.47% | 20.61% |
| Service | 22.58% | 17.81% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 22.40% | 28.34% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 6.73% | 0.32% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 8.20% | 9.02% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 15.12% | 13.48% | 14.05% |