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Washoe County, NV

507,280 Population
6,315.9 square miles 80.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Nevada: 39.5 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$51,699 ±$2,336 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Nevada: $42,545 ±$734
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$91,241 ±$3,440 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Nevada: $81,134 ±$1,112
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.1% ±1.3% (45,465  ±6,609) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Nevada: 11.6% 374,033 (±0.7% / ±23,623)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.3 minutes ±1.2 (5,588,835  ±308,181) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Nevada: 25.7 36,090,076 (±0.3 / ±620,772)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

208,205 ±2,686 Number of households
  • Nevada: 1,238,925 ±7,143
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (500,129  ±132) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Nevada: 2.6 3,231,251
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.7% ±1.1% (5,539  ±1,229) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Nevada: 4.7% † 35,803 (±0.6% / ±4,484)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

227,940 ±152 Number of housing units
  • Nevada: 1,365,893 ±223
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$571,800 ±$15,322 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Nevada: $455,500 ±$3,836
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

16.1% ±1.4% (80,988  ±7,255.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Nevada: 14% 453,677 (±0.7% / ±22,294.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.9% ±2.4% (321,647  ±8,791.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Nevada: 87.7% 2,032,703 (±1.1% / ±24,357.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
37.3% ±1.6% (134,832  ±5,636.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Nevada: 28.5% 661,208 (±0.6% / ±14,005.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

15.5% (78,555  ±5,044) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Nevada: 19.9% 649,711
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.8% ±0.6% (27,396  ±2,361) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Nevada: 7.2% 184,149 (±0.3% / ±7,130)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
27,396 Total veterans ±2,361 24,309 Male ±2,127 3,087 Female ±1,113

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