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Real estate businesses in Carson City, NV

The real estate businesses in Carson City, NV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,049 of 2,229 scored counties
#8 of 9 scored counties in Nevada

Listings
123
4 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
55
+3.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$410M
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,304 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
77
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
51.9
35% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
58,571
−0.2% since 2020

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What this means

Carson City scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #2,049 of 2,229 scored counties and #8 of 9 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 123 real estate businesses in Carson City. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 3%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 51.9 for every 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.

At $17,304 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Carson City spend about $410M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 23% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.

Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Carson City in 2023, up 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 431 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carson City declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Carson City compares

The same measures for Nevada and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Real estate in Carson City, NV compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureCarson CityNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households51.957.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)7772100
Households per official establishment431310414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.8%+16.0%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,304$17,879$16,661
Median household income$72,355$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score3134

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
53 → 55+3.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
469
Annual payroll, 2023
$27.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
369Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1234 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
95The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Carson City, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Carson City

Population, 2025 estimate
58,571−0.2% since 2020
Households
23,692
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
145 sq. mi.
People per square mile
404
Median household income
$72,355+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,042
Median home value
$453,000
Jobs located here
29,300
Daytime population
60,751Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Nevada

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The highest-scoring counties in Nevada for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Nevada, with Carson City marked.

Top counties in Nevada

Counties in Nevada ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Churchill County, NV731717.9226+1.1%#146 of 2,229
2Lyon County, NV716125.7157+9.5%#197 of 2,229
3Nye County, NV595323.9157+10.3%#633 of 2,229
4Humboldt County, NV552231.81250.0%#841 of 2,229
5Elko County, NV477136.2114+2.1%#1,239 of 2,229
6Clark County, NV385,14059.669+5.8%#1,752 of 2,229
7Washoe County, NV371,26863.668+4.4%#1,817 of 2,229
8Carson City, NV3112351.977−0.2%#2,049 of 2,229
9Douglas County, NV3112960.573+1.2%#2,051 of 2,229

Other business types in Carson City

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Carson City, NV?

Carson City has 123 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 3.8% from 2019. Official counts list 369 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Carson City, NV spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $410M a year, or $17,304 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 123 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 23% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,692 households in Carson City and national spending patterns by income.

How does Carson City, NV compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Carson City has 51.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 77, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Carson City would have about 95, against 123 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 431 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Carson City, NV growing?

Population estimates put Carson City at 58,571 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,692 households. The median household income in Carson City is $72,355 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Carson City scores 31 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #2,049 of 2,229 scored counties.

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