Smith Valley vs Yerington

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

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

Yerington has the higher population (3,139 vs 1,618 in Smith Valley). Smith Valley has the higher median household income ($48,194 vs $44,974 in Yerington). Smith Valley has the higher median home value ($691,900 vs $254,600 in Yerington).

Population, income & housing

	Smith Valley	Yerington
Population	1,618	3,139
Median age	65.1 yrs	55.4 yrs
Median household income	$48,194	$44,974
Median home value	$691,900	$254,600
Median gross rent	—	$748
Housing units	953	1,547
Homeownership rate	83.9%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.0%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Smith Valley	Yerington
Population	1,627 → 1,618 (-0.6%)	3,137 → 3,139 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$80,833 → $48,194 (-40.4%)	$31,795 → $44,974 (+41.4%)
Median home value	$344,100 → $691,900 (+101.1%)	$122,800 → $254,600 (+107.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$652 → $748 (+14.7%)

Smith Valley

Population

1,6271,618

Median household income

$80,833$48,194

Median home value

$344,100$691,900

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)

	Smith Valley	Yerington
Under 5	3.9%	2.0%
5 to 17	3.9%	14.3%
18 to 24	0.8%	9.0%
25 to 34	9.3%	5.0%
35 to 44	7.7%	7.2%
45 to 54	5.2%	10.8%
55 to 64	18.9%	13.5%
65 to 74	35.3%	24.8%
75 and over	15.0%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Smith Valley	Yerington
White (non-Hispanic)	74.5%	73.1%
Black or African American	3.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	4.1%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.7%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	20.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Smith Valley	Yerington
No high school diploma	1.8%	11.7%
High school graduate	19.4%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	33.3%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Smith Valley	Yerington
Drove alone	62.0%	71.7%
Carpooled	9.5%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	9.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.6%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Smith Valley	Yerington
1-unit, detached	91.2%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	11.1%

Poverty & households

	Smith Valley	Yerington
Poverty rate	11.2%	20.8%
Average household size	1.87	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	34	27
Median year structure built	2003	1975