Sun Valley is home to 22,228 people in Nevada. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 11% of adults. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. This skews young, with a median age of 35.8. There are 1,525 people per square mile. 94% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,446, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
11% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 94%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sun Valley
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share10.0% → 49.5%(+39.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share86.0% → 43.1%(−42.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population11,391 → 22,228(+95%)US over the same years: +35%
Sun Valley's population equals 4.5% of Washoe County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.3% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.4% of the county's.
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)13.5%(103)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.8%(98)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42%(321)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6%(46)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 765 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
Sun Valley, decade by decade
Sun 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
1990
11,391
$68,949
$186,725
3.8%
31.2
2000
19,461
$75,318
$179,980
6.7%
57.3
2010
19,299
$72,287
$235,926
8.4%
68.3
2020
21,178
$68,484
$231,015
6.9%
72.5
2024
22,228
$77,446
$349,100
10.8%
70.9
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.
