2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Laughlin, NV vs Carson City, NV

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- Household income in Carson City, is 48% more than it is in Laughlin and is 11% below the National Average.
- Laughlin unemployment rate is 8.8%.
- Carson City unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Laughlin, NVCarson City, NVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.8%5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.5%3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.3%40.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%7.6%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,660$34,830$37,638
 Household Income$42,133$62,217$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,959$76,189$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Laughlin, NVCarson City, NVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K15.0%8.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.9%3.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.9%9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.2%7.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K12.6%9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%8.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.9%11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%14.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K6.8%14.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.9%6.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.6%5.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Laughlin, NVCarson City, NVUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.7%13.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.2%4.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%1.5%1.8%
 Legal0.3%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library2.8%5.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.6%2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.0%4.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.8%3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.1%2.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving14.6%6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance13.3%5.4%3.6%
 Personal care14.5%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.6%22.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.7%9.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.0%14.4%13.1%
Reviews for Laughlin    8 Reviews

Boring little casino town. Good way to waste your life here. You got Meth-head city across the dirty river. Some water activities if you aren’t broke but that stuff is  More

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I divide my time between Laughlin and work on the road and I always look forward to coming back. I love the small town feel of the Laughlin/Bullhead City area and the  More

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Over 9 years ago

think of relocating to Laughlin. Every factor looks good except the air quality rating. I could understand this rating if the Mohave Power Station was still in  More

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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 2 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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