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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

Reno Metro

Reno, NV · 3 counties · 549,831 residents · 8,583 sq mi
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Reno is a metro area of 549,831 people. 172,445 more people live here than in 2000. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $346,647. 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $67,221, close to the national figure.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $66,278
Mid-age
median age 39.0
US median: 38.8
Average education
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 59%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
549,831
+46%since 2000
from 377,386 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
64 / sq mi
+46%since 2000
from 44 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
39.0
+9%since 2000
from 35.9 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
8,583 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
249K334K420K506K592K19902000201020202024Reno
2024563K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.4%(29,830)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.9%(32,374)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.2%(34,093)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.4%(35,323)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247%(38,735)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.9%(76,286)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4412.2%(67,183)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5411.8%(64,696)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6413.3%(73,159)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 7411.2%(61,520)
US avg: 10%
75 to 845.1%(28,234)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.5%(8,398)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$67,221
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $45,344 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$36,862
+55%since 2000
from $23,747 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
44.8%
+10.6 ptssince 2009
from 34.2% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
10.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 10.0% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11.7%
US avg: 11.1%
Retail trade8.8%
US avg: 10%
Wholesale trade7.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.4%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical5.6%
US avg: 4.7%
Other services5.4%
US avg: 6.6%
Transportation & warehousing3.3%
US avg: 2.5%
Public administration3.2%
US avg: 4.7%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.7%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.8%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.5%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$346,647
+59%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $145,078 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,137
+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $666 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
59.9%
−1.1 ptssince 2000
from 61.0% in 2000
40.1% rent
Persons per household
2.47 people
−6%since 2009
from 2.63 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic60.7%(333,550)
Black2.2%(12,039)
Hispanic / Latino24.2%(132,883)
Asian5.3%(29,054)
Other5.6%(30,682)
Segregation Score
32
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
Mexican18.3%(95,982)
Central American2.4%(12,296)
Salvadoran1.1%(5,709)
Guatemalan0.9%(4,453)
Puerto Rican0.6%(3,007)
Spaniard0.5%(2,729)
South American0.5%(2,484)
Cuban0.4%(1,965)
Colombian0.2%(875)
Nicaraguan0.1%(726)
Peruvian0.1%(586)
Honduran0.1%(566)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Costa Rican0.1%(519)
Chilean0.1%(277)
Uruguayan0.1%(260)
Panamanian0%(235)
Dominican0%(202)
Argentine0%(162)
Venezuelan0%(146)
Bolivian0%(71)
Asian origin
Filipino2.2%(11,692)
Asian Indian0.8%(4,037)
Chinese0.6%(3,330)
Vietnamese0.3%(1,792)
Japanese0.3%(1,460)
Korean0.3%(1,432)
Thai0.1%(575)
Bangladeshi0.1%(266)
Taiwanese0.1%(263)
Pakistani0%(195)
Laotian0%(110)
Nepalese0%(105)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Cambodian0%(79)
Hmong0%(77)
Burmese0%(49)
Mongolian0%(40)
Okinawan0%(13)
Bhutanese0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.5%(2,568)
Samoan0.3%(1,389)
Tongan0.2%(974)
Chamorro0.1%(640)
Fijian0%(78)
Ancestry
German13.5%(70,531)
Irish10.8%(56,382)
English10.5%(55,139)
Italian6.5%(33,907)
American3.9%(20,179)
French2.7%(13,887)
Scottish2.1%(11,022)
Norwegian2%(10,703)
Polish1.8%(9,256)
Swedish1.7%(8,715)
Dutch1.3%(7,071)
Portuguese1.1%(5,804)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish1%(5,231)
Danish1%(5,101)
British0.7%(3,890)
Welsh0.7%(3,786)
Russian0.7%(3,461)
French Canadian0.5%(2,674)
Czech0.4%(2,093)
Swiss0.4%(2,009)
Hungarian0.4%(1,994)
Greek0.4%(1,966)
Canadian0.3%(1,706)
Austrian0.3%(1,409)
Finnish0.3%(1,335)
Ukrainian0.2%(1,292)
Romanian0.2%(1,080)
Lithuanian0.2%(856)
Iranian0.2%(830)
Croatian0.2%(812)
Armenian0.1%(741)
West Indian0.1%(712)
Lebanese0.1%(622)
Slovak0.1%(474)
Ethiopian0.1%(432)
Nigerian0.1%(397)
Serbian0.1%(377)
Belgian0.1%(356)
Jamaican0.1%(286)
Australian0.1%(248)
Somali0%(203)
Egyptian0%(176)
Brazilian0%(159)
Haitian0%(155)
Arab0%(124)
Syrian0%(121)
Bulgarian0%(119)
Latvian0%(117)
Slovene0%(109)
Moroccan0%(91)
Turkish0%(88)
Kenyan0%(77)
Ghanaian0%(62)
Iraqi0%(54)
Guyanese0%(15)
Israeli0%(12)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
29.8%
+7.2 ptssince 2000
from 22.5% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
88.7%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 83.7% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
11.2%
+3.8 ptssince 2000
from 7.4% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.0 min
+81%since 2000
from 12.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
75.8%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 77.4% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
6.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.4% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.5%
−4.7 ptssince 2011
from 10.2% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
65.3%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 67.8% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.7%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
34.5%
+4.2 ptssince 2009
from 30.3% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Female
49.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Foreign born
13.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 14.0% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
9.7%
−11.3 ptssince 2013
from 21.0% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
94.4%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
82.7%
US average: 86.2%
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

Uninsured
9.7%
−11.3 ptssince 2013
from 21.0% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
57.9%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
12.4%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
18.6%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
15.5%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
3.7%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
69.1%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
32.9%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.3%(7,049)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)19.6%(7,549)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era38.7%(14,915)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War6.9%(2,670)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II2.1%(813)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 38,558 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 549,831 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Reno, NV?

The typical household in Reno, NV earns about $67,221 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 $346,647, and the typical rent is about $1,137 a month.

How educated are people in Reno, NV?

About 29.8% 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 10.8% 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 272,637 residents, a change of about 98 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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