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METRO AREA · 2010 ACS

Reno Metro

Reno, NV · 3 counties · 477,397 residents · 8,583 sq mi
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Reno is a metro area of 477,397 people. 100,011 more people live here than in 2000. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $283,172. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $54,921, close to the national figure.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $52,703
Mid-age
median age 37.5
US median: 37.2
Average education
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
477,397
+27%since 2000
from 377,386 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
56 / sq mi
+27%since 2000
from 44 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
37.5
+5%since 2000
from 35.9 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
8,583 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
249K334K420K506K592K19902000201020202024Reno
2024563K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 56.6%(31,576)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 96.4%(30,752)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146.6%(31,480)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 196.9%(33,108)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 247.2%(34,520)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3413.1%(62,496)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4413%(62,230)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5414.6%(69,836)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6412.9%(61,567)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 747.6%(36,289)
US avg: 7%
75 to 843.6%(17,341)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.3%(6,202)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$54,921
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $45,344 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$28,757
+21%since 2000
from $23,747 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
34.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 34.2% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
12.6%
+2.6 ptssince 2000
from 10.0% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.448
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information12.8%
US avg: 11.5%
Wholesale trade8.5%
US avg: 7.2%
Retail trade7.6%
US avg: 10.9%
Finance & insurance6.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services5.8%
US avg: 7%
Professional, scientific, technical5.3%
US avg: 4.2%
Transportation & warehousing3.4%
US avg: 3.1%
Public administration3.3%
US avg: 4.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$283,172
+54%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $145,078 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$912
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $666 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
60.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2000
from 61.0% in 2000
39.7% rent
Vacancy rate
12.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.55 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.63 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
39.1%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 37.7% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
49.0%
+2.6 ptssince 2009
from 46.4% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
5.1
−7%since 2009
from 5.6 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.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic74.1%(279,684)
Black1.8%(6,945)
Hispanic / Latino16%(60,259)
Asian3.9%(14,538)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic67.5%(322,379)
Black2%(9,491)
Hispanic / Latino21.3%(101,626)
Asian4.6%(22,055)
Other4.3%(20,373)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican16.7%(78,202)
Central American1.8%(8,400)
Guatemalan0.7%(3,221)
Salvadoran0.7%(3,169)
Puerto Rican0.4%(1,934)
Spaniard0.4%(1,836)
South American0.3%(1,579)
Cuban0.2%(767)
Nicaraguan0.2%(722)
Honduran0.1%(616)
Costa Rican0.1%(540)
Colombian0.1%(465)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(433)
Chilean0.1%(283)
Ecuadorian0%(148)
Bolivian0%(146)
Dominican0%(89)
Argentine0%(63)
Uruguayan0%(29)
Ancestry
German17.3%(81,101)
Irish13.5%(63,065)
English12.6%(58,837)
Italian7%(32,951)
American4.7%(22,020)
French3.4%(15,825)
Scottish2.7%(12,617)
Norwegian2.5%(11,528)
Scotch-Irish2.2%(10,419)
Swedish2%(9,401)
Polish1.9%(8,673)
Dutch1.7%(8,056)
+ 45 more ancestry groups with data
Portuguese1.3%(5,984)
Danish1%(4,855)
Russian1%(4,572)
Welsh0.9%(4,208)
French Canadian0.5%(2,460)
Swiss0.5%(2,406)
British0.5%(2,373)
Greek0.5%(2,233)
Canadian0.4%(2,017)
Hungarian0.4%(1,908)
Czech0.4%(1,789)
Austrian0.4%(1,728)
Arab0.3%(1,517)
Finnish0.3%(1,300)
Ukrainian0.2%(955)
Lebanese0.2%(896)
Croatian0.2%(767)
Lithuanian0.2%(737)
West Indian0.1%(691)
Serbian0.2%(658)
Armenian0.1%(590)
Slovak0.1%(577)
Brazilian0.1%(484)
Jamaican0.1%(484)
Iranian0.1%(469)
Romanian0.1%(437)
Turkish0.1%(434)
Australian0.1%(351)
Belgian0.1%(339)
Nigerian0.1%(232)
Syrian0%(223)
Latvian0%(208)
Slovene0%(130)
Moroccan0%(78)
Ethiopian0%(66)
Iraqi0%(63)
Jordanian0%(45)
Israeli0%(40)
Kenyan0%(33)
Somali0%(26)
Bulgarian0%(21)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
25.1%
+2.6 ptssince 2000
from 22.5% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
86.4%
+2.6 ptssince 2000
from 83.7% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
9.0%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 7.4% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.5 min
+69%since 2000
from 12.7 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
77.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 77.4% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
10.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
2.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
4.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
2.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.7%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
6.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.4% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
11.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
31.0%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 30.3% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Female
49.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Foreign born
14.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 14.0% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
12.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married37.3%(88,791)
Married47.8%(113,659)
Widowed2.6%(6,086)
Divorced12.4%(29,452)
Women 15+
Never married29.4%(67,504)
Married48.5%(111,520)
Widowed7.5%(17,350)
Divorced14.6%(33,604)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
9.8%
−11.1 ptssince 2013
from 21.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
57.0%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 57.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 12.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 18.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 15.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 3.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
68.2%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 69.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
33.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 32.9% 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)22.3%(7,964)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.1%(7,553)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.2%(12,944)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(1,368)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(329)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 35,713 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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In this metro

Largest cities

RenoCENTRAL283,621Sparks111,902Fernley26,214Sun Valley22,228Spanish Springs17,980Dayton15,781Cold Springs11,321Incline9,272Silver Springs5,060Lemmon Valley4,412Washoe Valley3,315Yerington3,227Stagecoach1,892Smith Valley1,807Golden Valley1,139Mogul1,050Verdi1,012Wadsworth705Virginia City644Nixon305Sutcliffe282Crystal Bay131Silver City118Gerlach58Empire0
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3 component counties

Washoe CountyCENTRAL509,386Lyon County65,088Storey County4,260
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Reno, NV?

Reno, NV has about 477,397 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Reno, NV?

The typical household in Reno, NV earns about $54,921 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Reno, NV expensive?

In Reno, NV, the median home is worth about $283,172, and the typical rent is about $912 a month.

How educated are people in Reno, NV?

About 25.1% of adults age 25 and over in Reno, NV hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Reno, NV?

About 12.6% of people in Reno, NV live below the federal poverty line.

Has Reno, NV grown since 1990?

Yes, Reno, NV has grown since 1990. The population has added about 200,203 residents, a change of about 72 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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