Nellis AFB vs Sandy Valley

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

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

Nellis AFB has the higher population (4,755 vs 1,752 in Sandy Valley). Nellis AFB has the higher median household income ($67,036 vs $54,556 in Sandy Valley). Since 2019, Nellis AFB's population has grown faster (+35.8% vs +1.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Nellis AFB	Sandy Valley
Population	4,755	1,752
Median age	21.4 yrs	57.2 yrs
Median household income	$67,036	$54,556
Median home value	—	$218,500
Median gross rent	$1,896	—
Housing units	1,194	1,062
Homeownership rate	2.2%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	27.1%
Unemployment rate	24.8%	13.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nellis AFB	Sandy Valley
Population	3,501 → 4,755 (+35.8%)	1,727 → 1,752 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$54,257 → $67,036 (+23.6%)	$60,028 → $54,556 (-9.1%)
Median home value	$89,500 → $98,200 (+9.7%)	$157,400 → $218,500 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,558 → $1,896 (+21.7%)	—

Nellis AFB

Population

3,5014,755

Median household income

$54,257$67,036

Median home value

$89,500$98,200

Median gross rent

$1,558$1,896

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)

	Nellis AFB	Sandy Valley
Under 5	15.3%	1.5%
5 to 17	29.6%	7.9%
18 to 24	15.0%	8.6%
25 to 34	28.6%	3.6%
35 to 44	9.9%	10.7%
45 to 54	0.5%	11.4%
55 to 64	0.3%	26.2%
65 to 74	0.8%	25.7%
75 and over	0.0%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nellis AFB	Sandy Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	57.8%	84.8%
Black or African American	9.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	24.6%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nellis AFB	Sandy Valley
No high school diploma	2.1%	5.2%
High school graduate	20.2%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	56.2%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nellis AFB	Sandy Valley
Drove alone	80.4%	67.5%
Carpooled	11.1%	17.5%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	12.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nellis AFB	Sandy Valley
1-unit, detached	26.0%	40.9%
1-unit, attached	62.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	59.1%

Poverty & households

	Nellis AFB	Sandy Valley
Poverty rate	5.8%	5.4%
Average household size	3.84	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	20	37
Median year structure built	2003	1991