Sandy Valley is home to 1,742 people in Nevada. At a median age of 57.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 26% less than in Nevada as a whole. There are 31 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $233,700.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,639, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 57.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 46%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sandy Valley
What changed most since 2000
Median age42.6 → 57.3(+14.7 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.8% → 29.7%(+22.0 pts)US over the same years: +11.3 pts
Poverty rate14.9% → 5.8%(−9.1 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)9.7%(21)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.4%(57)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.1%(50)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 216 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Sandy Valley, decade by decade
Sandy Valley population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
1,804
$79,539
$159,759
7.8%
23.6
2010
2,051
$74,850
$244,845
3.5%
45.3
2020
1,663
$101,463
$236,348
22.0%
60.2
2024
1,742
$57,639
$233,700
29.7%
33.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
