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Carson City, NV vs Virginia City, NV

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- Virginia City is 0% more densely populated than Carson City.
- People are 2.5% less likely to be married in Virginia City.
- The Median Age is 11.6 years older in Virginia City.
 Carson City, NVVirginia City, NVUnited States
 Population  Unlock770329,725,481
 Female Population48.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock53.938.4
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 Population - 201054,983  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock849285,036,114
 Population - 199040,443  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-30.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now38.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock888.193.4
 Land Area144.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Carson City, NVVirginia City, NVUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock11.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Carson City, NVVirginia City, NVUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.1%12.2%
 Asian2.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock0.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Carson City, NVVirginia City, NVUnited States
 Married Population47.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.5%50.2%
 Never Married30.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.2%10.8%
 Widowed7.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.052.60
 Households23,191  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock16480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock62.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,680  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock0.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Carson City    15 Reviews

Visited on and off over the years. It is actually green in the surrounding areas, right in town it lacks good green planning. Being so close to Carson and Tahoe,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'd give Carson City a zero if I could. Simply, there's nothing to do here except drink and gamble. Sure, Tahoe seems close, but the vibrant part is about 40 minutes  More

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Carson City, Nevada is a wonderful place to raise a family and/or retire. We raised our two youngest children here and now we are retired, after moving to CC 21 years  More

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Reviews for Virginia City    1 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I find the water quality score of 40 in Virginia City to be open for debate. It is basically snow melt, coming from Lake Marlette in the Tahoe area. Looks great. Tastes  More

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