Moapa Valley vs Sandy Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Moapa Valley and Sandy Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Moapa Valley and Sandy Valley are places in Nevada. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Moapa Valley has the higher population (6,699 vs 1,752 in Sandy Valley). Moapa Valley has the higher median household income ($83,571 vs $54,556 in Sandy Valley). Moapa Valley has the higher median home value ($360,600 vs $218,500 in Sandy Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Moapa Valley	Sandy Valley
Population	6,699	1,752
Median age	36.3 yrs	57.2 yrs
Median household income	$83,571	$54,556
Median home value	$360,600	$218,500
Median gross rent	$1,007	—
Housing units	2,577	1,062
Homeownership rate	78.1%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	27.1%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	13.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Moapa Valley	Sandy Valley
Population	7,213 → 6,699 (-7.1%)	1,727 → 1,752 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$66,806 → $83,571 (+25.1%)	$60,028 → $54,556 (-9.1%)
Median home value	$208,200 → $360,600 (+73.2%)	$157,400 → $218,500 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$876 → $1,007 (+15.0%)	—

Moapa Valley

Population

7,2136,699

Median household income

$66,806$83,571

Median home value

$208,200$360,600

Median gross rent

$876$1,007

Sandy Valley

Population

1,7271,752

Median household income

$60,028$54,556

Median home value

$157,400$218,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Moapa Valley	Sandy Valley
Under 5	6.4%	1.5%
5 to 17	25.9%	7.9%
18 to 24	3.3%	8.6%
25 to 34	12.6%	3.6%
35 to 44	14.2%	10.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.4%
55 to 64	9.5%	26.2%
65 to 74	10.5%	25.7%
75 and over	5.9%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Moapa Valley	Sandy Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	84.8%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	13.5%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Moapa Valley	Sandy Valley
No high school diploma	6.1%	5.2%
High school graduate	35.6%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	40.8%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Moapa Valley	Sandy Valley
Drove alone	83.6%	67.5%
Carpooled	7.5%	17.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	12.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Moapa Valley	Sandy Valley
1-unit, detached	69.7%	40.9%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.9%	59.1%

Poverty & households

	Moapa Valley	Sandy Valley
Poverty rate	7.0%	5.4%
Average household size	2.97	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	36	37
Median year structure built	1990	1991