Golden Valley vs Washoe Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Golden Valley and Washoe Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Washoe Valley has the higher population (3,404 vs 1,184 in Golden Valley). Washoe Valley has the higher median household income ($111,371 vs $102,757 in Golden Valley). Washoe Valley has the higher median home value ($566,600 vs $514,700 in Golden Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Golden Valley	Washoe Valley
Population	1,184	3,404
Median age	63.5 yrs	59.2 yrs
Median household income	$102,757	$111,371
Median home value	$514,700	$566,600
Housing units	586	1,422
Homeownership rate	98.7%	95.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden Valley	Washoe Valley
Population	1,295 → 1,184 (-8.6%)	2,670 → 3,404 (+27.5%)
Median household income	$85,272 → $102,757 (+20.5%)	$72,946 → $111,371 (+52.7%)
Median home value	$347,200 → $514,700 (+48.2%)	$327,600 → $566,600 (+73.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,045 → $1,147 (+9.8%)

Golden Valley

Population

1,2951,184

Median household income

$85,272$102,757

Median home value

$347,200$514,700

Washoe Valley

Population

2,6703,404

Median household income

$72,946$111,371

Median home value

$327,600$566,600

Median gross rent

$1,045$1,147

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden Valley	Washoe Valley
Under 5	6.5%	1.9%
5 to 17	3.8%	7.4%
18 to 24	5.3%	1.8%
25 to 34	4.1%	11.1%
35 to 44	11.5%	11.3%
45 to 54	5.0%	8.9%
55 to 64	22.9%	22.4%
65 to 74	27.4%	20.4%
75 and over	13.6%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden Valley	Washoe Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	76.2%	86.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	10.8%
Hispanic or Latino	18.2%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden Valley	Washoe Valley
No high school diploma	10.3%	11.2%
High school graduate	16.8%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	51.2%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden Valley	Washoe Valley
Drove alone	88.3%	80.5%
Carpooled	5.1%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	10.3%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden Valley	Washoe Valley
1-unit, detached	88.6%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	13.2%

Poverty & households

	Golden Valley	Washoe Valley
Poverty rate	9.4%	3.6%
Average household size	2.58	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1984	1979