Sandy Valley vs Searchlight

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

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

Sandy Valley has the higher population (1,752 vs 329 in Searchlight). Sandy Valley has the higher median home value ($218,500 vs $128,200 in Searchlight). Since 2019, Searchlight's population has grown faster (+3.5% vs +1.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Sandy Valley	Searchlight
Population	1,752	329
Median age	57.2 yrs	68.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,556	—
Median home value	$218,500	$128,200
Median gross rent	—	$475
Housing units	1,062	421
Homeownership rate	83.7%	68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.1%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	13.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sandy Valley	Searchlight
Population	1,727 → 1,752 (+1.4%)	318 → 329 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$60,028 → $54,556 (-9.1%)	$30,750 → $31,250 (+1.6%)
Median home value	$157,400 → $218,500 (+38.8%)	$97,200 → $128,200 (+31.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$381 → $475 (+24.7%)

Sandy Valley

Population

1,7271,752

Median household income

$60,028$54,556

Median home value

$157,400$218,500

Searchlight

Population

318329

Median household income

$30,750$31,250

Median home value

$97,200$128,200

Median gross rent

$381$475

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sandy Valley	Searchlight
Under 5	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.9%	1.2%
18 to 24	8.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	3.6%	5.2%
35 to 44	10.7%	4.3%
45 to 54	11.4%	10.3%
55 to 64	26.2%	24.9%
65 to 74	25.7%	20.7%
75 and over	4.3%	33.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sandy Valley	Searchlight
White (non-Hispanic)	84.8%	83.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sandy Valley	Searchlight
No high school diploma	5.2%	11.1%
High school graduate	30.5%	51.1%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sandy Valley	Searchlight
Drove alone	67.5%	81.2%
Carpooled	17.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	18.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	0.0%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sandy Valley	Searchlight
1-unit, detached	40.9%	26.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	59.1%	67.0%

Poverty & households

	Sandy Valley	Searchlight
Poverty rate	5.4%	28.9%
Average household size	2.09	1.42
Mean commute (minutes)	37	—
Median year structure built	1991	1986