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Washoe County

Nevada · 509,386 residents (2025 est.) · 6,316 sq mi
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Washoe County is a county of 497,200 people in Nevada. That puts it in the top 3% of US counties for household income. The population is up 46% since 2000. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $539,900. There are 79 people per square mile. 60% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 98%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
497,200
+46%since 2000
from 339,486 in 2000
509,386 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
79 / sq mi
+23%since 2009
from 64 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.0
+10%since 2000
from 35.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
6,316 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
230K303K376K449K521K19902000201020202024Washoe County
2024497K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.3%(26,166)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.8%(28,851)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.9%(29,458)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.1%(30,325)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.3%(31,543)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415%(74,334)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.4%(66,789)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.7%(58,311)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.8%(63,413)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.9%(54,259)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.1%(25,330)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(8,421)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$88,096
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $45,815 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$48,863
+101%since 2000
from $24,277 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
57.3%
+21.9 ptssince 2009
from 35.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2000
from 10.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.471
+3%since 2010
from 0.456 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade9.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade8%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance7.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services5.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.9%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.5%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$539,900
+98%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $149,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,608
+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $675 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
59.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2000
from 59.3% in 2000
40.1% rent
Vacancy rate
8.6%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.46 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.53 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.9%
−16.6 ptssince 2009
from 38.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
49.9%
+2.7 ptssince 2009
from 47.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.1
+7%since 2009
from 5.8 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
68
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic73%(247,835)
Black2%(6,734)
Hispanic / Latino16.6%(56,301)
Asian4.2%(14,306)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic58.5%(290,954)
Black2.3%(11,471)
Hispanic / Latino26.1%(129,643)
Asian5.6%(27,980)
Other7.5%(37,152)
Diversity Score
73
+17%since 2009
from 62 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
30
−6%since 2020
from 32 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican19.6%(97,477)
Central American3.1%(15,553)
Salvadoran1.7%(8,312)
Guatemalan1%(4,788)
South American0.6%(3,163)
Puerto Rican0.6%(2,904)
Spaniard0.5%(2,687)
Cuban0.2%(1,226)
Nicaraguan0.2%(1,106)
Honduran0.2%(965)
Colombian0.2%(825)
Peruvian0.1%(602)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Uruguayan0.1%(529)
Argentine0.1%(381)
Costa Rican0.1%(303)
Ecuadorian0%(243)
Bolivian0%(177)
Venezuelan0%(166)
Dominican0%(128)
Chilean0%(120)
Asian origin
Filipino2.5%(12,306)
Asian Indian1%(4,922)
Chinese0.8%(4,050)
Vietnamese0.4%(1,746)
Japanese0.2%(1,188)
Korean0.2%(1,051)
Bangladeshi0.2%(850)
Thai0.1%(486)
Pakistani0%(162)
Taiwanese0%(154)
Kazakh0%(111)
Cambodian0%(98)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0%(70)
Hmong0%(58)
Nepalese0%(42)
Laotian0%(21)
Malaysian0%(12)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.5%(2,524)
Samoan0.2%(1,045)
Tongan0.2%(933)
Chamorro0.1%(498)
Guamanian0.1%(392)
Chuukese0%(27)
Fijian0%(16)
Ancestry
German12.7%(62,920)
English11.8%(58,768)
Irish10.9%(54,155)
Italian6.2%(30,989)
American3.9%(19,541)
French2.2%(10,863)
Scottish2.1%(10,606)
Norwegian1.7%(8,671)
Polish1.6%(8,145)
Swedish1.4%(6,847)
Dutch1.1%(5,331)
Portuguese0.9%(4,423)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.7%(3,572)
Russian0.7%(3,249)
Danish0.6%(3,169)
Welsh0.6%(2,959)
Swiss0.5%(2,348)
British0.4%(1,995)
Hungarian0.4%(1,948)
French Canadian0.4%(1,936)
Greek0.3%(1,693)
Czech0.3%(1,642)
Arab0.3%(1,447)
Ukrainian0.3%(1,415)
Romanian0.2%(1,044)
Finnish0.2%(1,014)
Austrian0.2%(1,010)
Armenian0.2%(995)
Iranian0.2%(961)
Canadian0.2%(943)
Lithuanian0.2%(915)
Croatian0.2%(861)
West Indian0.1%(680)
Lebanese0.1%(634)
Nigerian0.1%(608)
Brazilian0.1%(433)
Ethiopian0.1%(394)
Slovak0.1%(315)
Serbian0.1%(314)
Haitian0.1%(285)
Belgian0.1%(264)
Slovene0.1%(251)
Australian0%(213)
Bulgarian0%(170)
Turkish0%(137)
Latvian0%(118)
Kenyan0%(109)
Jamaican0%(109)
Somali0%(107)
Iraqi0%(98)
Israeli0%(96)
Ghanaian0%(94)
Moroccan0%(71)
Jordanian0%(58)
Syrian0%(52)
Egyptian0%(50)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.2%
+10.5 ptssince 2000
from 23.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.0%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 83.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.4%
+5.5 ptssince 2000
from 7.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.5 min
+93%since 2000
from 11.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
68.7%
−8.1 ptssince 2009
from 76.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
12.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.9%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.6%
+8.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.0%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.1%
−4.2 ptssince 2011
from 9.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.7%
−3.1 ptssince 2011
from 68.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 75.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.9%
+7.3 ptssince 2009
from 31.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Female
49.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Foreign born
14.3%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 15.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.5%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.8%
+2.4 ptssince 2012
from 10.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.9%
−11.1 ptssince 2013
from 21.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.1%
+10.3 ptssince 2017
from 80.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.8%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 94.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.0%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 82.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
78.6%
+2.0 ptssince 2016
from 76.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
15.0%
−1.9 ptssince 2016
from 16.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.2%(79,842)
Married47.3%(98,981)
Widowed2.5%(5,319)
Divorced11.9%(24,978)
Women 15+
Never married30.5%(62,002)
Married47.6%(96,980)
Widowed7.5%(15,214)
Divorced14.4%(29,409)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.9%
−11.1 ptssince 2013
from 21.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
57.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 58.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 12.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 17.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 14.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 3.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
68.7%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 70.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
32.4%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 31.5% 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)22.4%(6,626)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.5%(6,069)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.3%(10,437)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(1,292)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(281)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 29,576 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 Washoe County, Nevada?

Washoe County, Nevada has about 497,200 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Washoe County, Nevada?

The typical household in Washoe County, Nevada earns about $88,096 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Washoe County, Nevada expensive?

In Washoe County, Nevada, the median home is worth about $539,900, and the typical rent is about $1,608 a month.

How educated are people in Washoe County, Nevada?

About 34.2% of adults age 25 and over in Washoe County, Nevada hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Washoe County, Nevada?

About 10.7% of people in Washoe County, Nevada live below the federal poverty line.

Has Washoe County, Nevada grown since 1990?

Yes, Washoe County, Nevada has grown since 1990. The population has added about 242,533 residents, a change of about 95 percent over that period.

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