Fernley vs Silver Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Fernley and Silver Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Fernley and Silver Springs are places in Nevada. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fernley has the higher population (23,631 vs 5,523 in Silver Springs). Fernley has the higher median household income ($87,991 vs $53,105 in Silver Springs). Fernley has the higher median home value ($352,600 vs $238,100 in Silver Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Fernley	Silver Springs
Population	23,631	5,523
Median age	35.8 yrs	52.8 yrs
Median household income	$87,991	$53,105
Median home value	$352,600	$238,100
Median gross rent	$1,463	$1,291
Housing units	8,871	2,662
Homeownership rate	71.2%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fernley	Silver Springs
Population	20,068 → 23,631 (+17.8%)	5,073 → 5,523 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$62,929 → $87,991 (+39.8%)	$42,922 → $53,105 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$221,200 → $352,600 (+59.4%)	$141,800 → $238,100 (+67.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,147 → $1,463 (+27.6%)	$1,020 → $1,291 (+26.6%)

Fernley

Population

20,06823,631

Median household income

$62,929$87,991

Median home value

$221,200$352,600

Median gross rent

$1,147$1,463

Silver Springs

Population

5,0735,523

Median household income

$42,922$53,105

Median home value

$141,800$238,100

Median gross rent

$1,020$1,291

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fernley	Silver Springs
Under 5	6.2%	3.3%
5 to 17	18.8%	12.2%
18 to 24	8.0%	3.6%
25 to 34	15.8%	10.2%
35 to 44	15.7%	11.0%
45 to 54	11.6%	13.1%
55 to 64	9.8%	22.0%
65 to 74	8.7%	16.4%
75 and over	5.4%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fernley	Silver Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	83.1%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	2.9%
Asian	1.7%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	7.3%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	19.1%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fernley	Silver Springs
No high school diploma	9.3%	19.1%
High school graduate	36.3%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fernley	Silver Springs
Drove alone	77.0%	73.5%
Carpooled	13.0%	20.5%
Public transit	2.4%	0.4%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	4.6%
Other means	0.9%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fernley	Silver Springs
1-unit, detached	76.4%	40.4%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	0.5%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	58.2%

Poverty & households

	Fernley	Silver Springs
Poverty rate	11.3%	16.2%
Average household size	2.76	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	29	36
Median year structure built	2001	1993