Fernley vs Yerington

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

Fernley and Yerington 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 3,139 in Yerington). Fernley has the higher median household income ($87,991 vs $44,974 in Yerington). Fernley has the higher median home value ($352,600 vs $254,600 in Yerington).

Population, income & housing

	Fernley	Yerington
Population	23,631	3,139
Median age	35.8 yrs	55.4 yrs
Median household income	$87,991	$44,974
Median home value	$352,600	$254,600
Median gross rent	$1,463	$748
Housing units	8,871	1,547
Homeownership rate	71.2%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fernley	Yerington
Population	20,068 → 23,631 (+17.8%)	3,137 → 3,139 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$62,929 → $87,991 (+39.8%)	$31,795 → $44,974 (+41.4%)
Median home value	$221,200 → $352,600 (+59.4%)	$122,800 → $254,600 (+107.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,147 → $1,463 (+27.6%)	$652 → $748 (+14.7%)

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

Yerington

Population

3,1373,139

Median household income

$31,795$44,974

Median home value

$122,800$254,600

Median gross rent

$652$748

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fernley	Yerington
Under 5	6.2%	2.0%
5 to 17	18.8%	14.3%
18 to 24	8.0%	9.0%
25 to 34	15.8%	5.0%
35 to 44	15.7%	7.2%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.8%
55 to 64	9.8%	13.5%
65 to 74	8.7%	24.8%
75 and over	5.4%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fernley	Yerington
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	73.1%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	4.1%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	19.1%	20.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fernley	Yerington
No high school diploma	9.3%	11.7%
High school graduate	36.3%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fernley	Yerington
Drove alone	77.0%	71.7%
Carpooled	13.0%	11.8%
Public transit	2.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	9.5%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	7.1%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fernley	Yerington
1-unit, detached	76.4%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	5.5%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	11.1%

Poverty & households

	Fernley	Yerington
Poverty rate	11.3%	20.8%
Average household size	2.76	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	2001	1975