HousingPermits

Metro area in Nevada · part of the Reno-Carson City-Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA combined area

Carson City, NV

The Carson City metro area authorized 573 new housing units in 2025. No year in the 2004–2025 record brought more permits than 2025, a distinction it shares with 16 other metro areas. Permits rose 117% between 2024 and 2025, the tenth-largest increase among the 387 US metro areas.

01503004506002004: 232 units (132 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 88 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 190 units (110 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 72 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 187 units (110 single-family, 22 in 2–4 unit, 55 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 51 units (45 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 16 units (16 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 18 units (18 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 71 units (11 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 58 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 13 units (9 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 51 units (11 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 40 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 40 units (36 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 35 units (33 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 43 units (39 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 159 units (87 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 72 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 138 units (118 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 310 units (180 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 130 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 248 units (172 single-family, 3 in 2–4 unit, 73 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 263 units (190 single-family, 9 in 2–4 unit, 64 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 307 units (203 single-family, 15 in 2–4 unit, 89 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 272 units (167 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 93 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 242 units (153 single-family, 9 in 2–4 unit, 80 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 264 units (183 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 81 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 573 units (322 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 243 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252025 high · 5732011 low · 1302004006002004: 232 units (132 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 88 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 190 units (110 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 72 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 187 units (110 single-family, 22 in 2–4 unit, 55 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 51 units (45 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 16 units (16 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 18 units (18 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 71 units (11 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 58 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 13 units (9 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 51 units (11 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 40 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 40 units (36 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 35 units (33 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 43 units (39 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 159 units (87 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 72 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 138 units (118 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 310 units (180 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 130 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 248 units (172 single-family, 3 in 2–4 unit, 73 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 263 units (190 single-family, 9 in 2–4 unit, 64 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 307 units (203 single-family, 15 in 2–4 unit, 89 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 272 units (167 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 93 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 242 units (153 single-family, 9 in 2–4 unit, 80 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 264 units (183 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 81 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 573 units (322 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 243 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252025 high · 573

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Recent building has outrun the boom: the 2021–2025 yearly average was 63% above the 2004–2006 average, the tenth-largest recovery by this measure among the 387 US metro areas.

Boom, bust and since

Its peak year is shared by 16 other metro areas, among them Lewiston, ID, Pinehurst, Goldsboro. Annual permits fell from 232 during the mid-2000s boom to 13 in 2011, a drop of 94%. The nearest bust profile in the Mountain states was Lake Havasu City's (95%).

The wider Reno-Carson City-Gardnerville Ranchos region

The Census Bureau groups Carson City with one neighboring metro area in the Reno-Carson City-Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA combined area. Metro areas in it authorized 5,171 units a year in 2021–2025 (micropolitan parts not counted); Carson City accounted for 6.4%. The other, with its yearly average: Reno (4,839).

Relative to population

With 58,571 residents in July 2025, Carson City authorized 5.7 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, 1.2 times the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Indianapolis (5.8) and Chattanooga (5.6).

Houses or apartments

In Carson City, 62% of the units authorized in 2021–2025 were single-family houses and 35% were in buildings of five or more units, against 34% nationally. The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Bend (35% in five-plus buildings).

2021–202562.0%62%2.7%35.3%35%2004–200657.8%58%6.9%35.3%35%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202562.0%62%2.7%35.3%35%2004–200657.8%58%6.9%35.3%35%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Lewiston, ID-WA3092.923%
Walla Walla, WA1633.521%
Enid, OK200.40%
Eagle Pass, TX941.64.2%
Carson City, NV5735.735%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Carson City beside Eagle Pass

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: Nevada. Counting rules.