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Carson City, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Carson City is a Census city of 1,233 people across 1.14 square miles of land, in Montcalm County. Median household income is $44,375, 49.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $140,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Carson City
What Carson City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.14 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,078
- County holding the largest share of its areaMontcalm County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Carson City
- Population1,233
- Median age47.2
- Population under 18229 plus or minus 62
- Share under 1818.6 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Population 65 and over349 plus or minus 101
- Share 65 and over28.3 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Households566 plus or minus 117
- Family households242
- Share of households that are families42.8 percent plus or minus 11.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Carson City
- Median household income$44,375 plus or minus $15,135
- Per capita income$29,715
- Civilian labor force523 plus or minus 124
- Employed497 plus or minus 121
- Unemployed26 plus or minus 20
- Unemployment rate5.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over924
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.8 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Carson City
- Housing units591
- Occupied units566 plus or minus 117
- Vacant units25 plus or minus 23
- Vacancy rate4.2 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Owner occupied280
- Renter occupied286 plus or minus 109
- Ownership rate49.5 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$123,600 plus or minus $24,928
- Median gross rent, monthly$680
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.4 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Single family units424 plus or minus 107
- Share single family71.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more162 plus or minus 55
- Share in buildings of two or more27.4 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 6
- Median year structure built1950
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Carson City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute480 plus or minus 119
- Commuting under 15 minutes275 plus or minus 111
- Share commuting under 15 minutes57.3 percent plus or minus 18.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more159 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.1 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Drove alone79.9 percent
- Carpooled13.6 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.9 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Worked from home2.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Carson City (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$140,000
- Average approval$70,000
- Median approval$70,000
- Largest approval$90,000
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval1.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carson City, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Montcalm County, not Carson City
Montcalm County context, not Carson City figures
- Establishments in Montcalm County1,058
- Covered employment, Montcalm County16,263
- Average annual pay, Montcalm County$47,244
- Housing units permitted, Montcalm County271
Every figure in this section is published for Montcalm County as a whole and is not a measurement of Carson City.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Carson City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Carson City, Michigan?
1,233, in 566 households. Carson City city covers 1.14 square miles of land, which is 1,078 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Carson City in?
Montcalm County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Carson City?
$44,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $123,600. Median gross rent is $680 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Carson City businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $140,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $70,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carson City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Carson City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Carson City. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Carson City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Montcalm County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Carson City.
Is zoning published for Carson City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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