Gardnerville Ranchos is a metro area of 51,239 people. The median age is 54.5, about 16 years above the US median. That puts it in the top 1% of US metro areas for household income. The typical home is worth $614,605, having more than tripled since 2000. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. There are 35 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $91,220, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 54.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 93%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gardnerville Ranchos
What changed most since 1990
Median age36.0 → 54.5(+18.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$287,607 → $614,605(+114%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants68.6% → 78.8%(+10.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 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)18.9%(898)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.4%(966)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.5%(1,971)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.6%(216)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(50)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,745 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
Gardnerville Ranchos, decade by decade
Gardnerville Ranchos 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
28,750
$83,549
$287,607
20.1%
23.3
2000
42,467
$93,934
$317,685
23.3%
28.7
2010
48,172
$87,448
$543,345
26.0%
37.3
2020
50,692
$86,970
$504,021
32.0%
46.2
2024
51,239
$91,220
$614,605
31.9%
48.5
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.
