Washoe County, Nevada

Interactive maps and statistics for Washoe County, Nevada: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Nevada and the United States.

Washoe County, Nevada is among the highest in the country for total population (146th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median home value (107th of 3,217 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Washoe County, Nevada	Nevada	United States	Rank
Total Population	497,200	3,184,612	334,922,499	146th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$88,096	$78,260	$80,734	348th of 3,221
Median Age	39.0	39.1	38.9	2391st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.2%	27.9%	35.7%	511th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$539,900	$435,400	$332,700	107th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,608	$1,597	$1,413	186th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.7%	12.4%	12.5%	2276th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.1%	7.0%	5.2%	1170th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	78.7	29.0	n/a	1158th of 3,222
Foreign Born	14.3%	19.1%	14.1%	205th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.3	n/a	n/a	1010th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	59.9%	60.0%	65.2%	3009th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.5	24.8	26.4	2022nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.6%	11.9%	15.1%	690th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.0%	n/a	n/a	1238th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.1%	44.0%	46.9%	2495th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.4%	n/a	n/a	466th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Washoe County, Nevada

Statistic	Washoe County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	58.5%	44.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26.1%	29.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	9.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.6%	8.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.5%	6.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	58.3	69.2	61.4

Age in Washoe County, Nevada

Statistic	Washoe County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Median Age	39.0	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	20.7%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.7%	8.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.0%	14.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.4%	13.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.5%	25.0%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.7%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Washoe County, Nevada

Statistic	Washoe County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Households	199,296	1,202,593	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.6	2.5
Family Households	61.2%	63.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.9%	29.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.1%	19.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.5%	28.0%	28.7%
Never Married	34.4%	34.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Washoe County, Nevada

Statistic	Washoe County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Per Capita Income	$48,863	$41,354	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.8%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.4%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.6%	18.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	13.9%	10.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.7%	12.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.6%	30.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.5%	12.7%	n/a

Housing in Washoe County, Nevada

Statistic	Washoe County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Housing Units	218,165	1,326,471	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	58.9%	60.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	24.0%	21.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.6%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,991.0	1,996.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	40.1%	40.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.9%	33.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,385	$2,027	n/a

Education in Washoe County, Nevada

Statistic	Washoe County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Less than High School	11.0%	12.5%	10.4%
High School Graduate	23.5%	27.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.2%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.9%	18.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.4%	9.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Washoe County, Nevada

Statistic	Washoe County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.7%	63.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	68.7%	70.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.9%	2.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	1.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.1%	22.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.3%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.4%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Washoe County, Nevada

Statistic	Washoe County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Born in State of Residence	33.7%	27.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	6.9%	10.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	7.4%	8.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	78.6%	70.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	15.0%	19.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	15.8%	20.9%	16.7%

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