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Whitney

Nevada · 47,221 residents · 6.81 sq mi
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With 47,221 people, Whitney is a city in Nevada. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 28,948 people. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. There are 6,934 people per square mile. 26% of people here were born outside the United States. Owners hold 55% of the housing stock.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 90%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
47,221
+158%since 2000
from 18,273 in 2000
2000 – 2024
Population density
6,934 / sq mi
+74%since 2009
from 3,975 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.5
+1%since 2000
from 35.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
6.81 sq mi
Population, 2000 – 2024
15K24K34K43K52K2000201020202024Whitney
202447K
2000201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.4%(3,030)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.1%(2,861)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(3,080)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.2%(3,382)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.6%(3,120)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3416.6%(7,850)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.4%(6,324)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.6%(5,496)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411%(5,195)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.9%(4,218)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845%(2,341)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.7%(324)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$67,155
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,536 in 2000
US average: $82,259
2000 – 2024
Per capita income
$28,459
+68%since 2000
from $16,969 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
45.4%
+21.1 ptssince 2009
from 24.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
14.6%
+4.9 ptssince 2000
from 9.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.389
+7%since 2010
from 0.363 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Finance & insurance12.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical12.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Information10.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services6.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade5.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration5.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade5.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food0.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$329,000
+90%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $95,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
2000 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,574
+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $646 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
55.1%
−10.8 ptssince 2000
from 65.9% in 2000
44.9% rent
Vacancy rate
12.4%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 15.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.90 people
+6%since 2009
from 2.74 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
26.3%
−17.7 ptssince 2009
from 44.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
51.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.9
+23%since 2009
from 4.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
47
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic60.3%(11,019)
Black6.4%(1,168)
Hispanic / Latino25.3%(4,622)
Asian3.8%(686)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic24%(11,312)
Black14.6%(6,904)
Hispanic / Latino42.4%(20,009)
Asian10.7%(5,030)
Other8.4%(3,966)
Diversity Score
90
+8%since 2009
from 83 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican29.9%(14,117)
Cuban3.3%(1,564)
Salvadoran2.9%(1,379)
Nicaraguan1%(481)
Guatemalan0.9%(415)
Dominican0.6%(271)
Puerto Rican0.6%(267)
Spaniard0.3%(164)
Ecuadorian0.3%(146)
Colombian0.2%(118)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.2%(113)
Peruvian0.2%(94)
Honduran0.1%(38)
Panamanian0.1%(34)
Paraguayan0.1%(32)
Asian origin
Filipino7.7%(3,613)
Japanese0.6%(262)
Vietnamese0.4%(206)
Korean0.4%(172)
Asian Indian0.2%(86)
Laotian0.2%(85)
Chinese0.1%(40)
Sri Lankan0.1%(39)
Cambodian0%(22)
Thai0%(21)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.2%(82)
Ancestry
German5.2%(2,463)
American4.7%(2,201)
Irish4.4%(2,060)
English4%(1,909)
Italian3.3%(1,560)
French1.3%(594)
Polish1%(493)
Russian0.6%(262)
Arab0.5%(228)
Romanian0.4%(211)
Norwegian0.4%(202)
+ 35 more ancestry groups with data
Scottish0.4%(202)
Welsh0.4%(197)
Dutch0.4%(166)
Canadian0.3%(145)
Swedish0.3%(127)
Hungarian0.2%(118)
Moroccan0.2%(79)
Danish0.2%(76)
Armenian0.1%(70)
Austrian0.1%(69)
Ethiopian0.1%(64)
Nigerian0.1%(57)
West Indian0.1%(57)
Ukrainian0.1%(55)
Australian0.1%(53)
Croatian0.1%(53)
Scotch-Irish0.1%(49)
Portuguese0.1%(48)
Greek0.1%(47)
Egyptian0.1%(45)
Syrian0.1%(38)
British0.1%(37)
Czech0.1%(34)
Lithuanian0.1%(34)
Lebanese0.1%(29)
Jamaican0.1%(24)
Iraqi0%(20)
Finnish0%(19)
Iranian0%(14)
Brazilian0%(12)
Swiss0%(9)
Slovak0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
18.5%
+9.4 ptssince 2000
from 9.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
83.5%
+8.9 ptssince 2000
from 74.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
5.5%
+3.2 ptssince 2000
from 2.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.4 min
+78%since 2000
from 15.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.9%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 78.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.7%
−4.7 ptssince 2009
from 6.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.5%
+7.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.5%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.9%
−5.0 ptssince 2011
from 11.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
67.3%
−4.0 ptssince 2011
from 71.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.5%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 74.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
8.2%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
23.6%
+5.2 ptssince 2009
from 18.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.8%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 52.5% in 2009
Female
50.2%
+2.7 ptssince 2009
from 47.5% in 2009
Foreign born
26.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 26.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.0%
−5.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.2%
+6.1 ptssince 2012
from 10.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
15.1%
−7.5 ptssince 2013
from 22.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.6%
+13.1 ptssince 2017
from 77.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.7%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 93.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.0%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 84.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
60.4%
+2.9 ptssince 2016
from 57.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
29.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2016
from 29.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married42.6%(8,078)
Married44%(8,335)
Widowed1.2%(228)
Divorced12.2%(2,315)
Women 15+
Never married38.3%(7,382)
Married39.7%(7,660)
Widowed5.3%(1,022)
Divorced16.7%(3,230)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
15.1%
−7.5 ptssince 2013
from 22.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
50.8%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 50.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
7.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 8.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 15.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
24.3%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 22.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 2.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
57.9%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 59.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
37.9%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 36.3% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)37.4%(801)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21%(450)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.4%(780)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.9%(20)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,144 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Whitney, Nevada?

Whitney, Nevada has about 47,221 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Whitney, Nevada?

The typical household in Whitney, Nevada earns about $67,155 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Whitney, Nevada expensive?

In Whitney, Nevada, the median home is worth about $329,000, and the typical rent is about $1,574 a month.

How educated are people in Whitney, Nevada?

About 18.5% of adults age 25 and over in Whitney, Nevada hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Whitney, Nevada?

About 14.6% of people in Whitney, Nevada live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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