Spanish Springs vs Washoe Valley

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

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

Spanish Springs has the higher population (17,512 vs 3,404 in Washoe Valley). Spanish Springs has the higher median household income ($121,250 vs $111,371 in Washoe Valley). Spanish Springs has the higher median home value ($600,000 vs $566,600 in Washoe Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Spanish Springs	Washoe Valley
Population	17,512	3,404
Median age	46.0 yrs	59.2 yrs
Median household income	$121,250	$111,371
Median home value	$600,000	$566,600
Median gross rent	$1,905	—
Housing units	6,693	1,422
Homeownership rate	89.8%	95.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.0%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Spanish Springs	Washoe Valley
Population	15,938 → 17,512 (+9.9%)	2,670 → 3,404 (+27.5%)
Median household income	$96,797 → $121,250 (+25.3%)	$72,946 → $111,371 (+52.7%)
Median home value	$378,100 → $600,000 (+58.7%)	$327,600 → $566,600 (+73.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,710 → $1,905 (+11.4%)	$1,045 → $1,147 (+9.8%)

Spanish Springs

Population

15,93817,512

Median household income

$96,797$121,250

Median home value

$378,100$600,000

Median gross rent

$1,710$1,905

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)

	Spanish Springs	Washoe Valley
Under 5	5.2%	1.9%
5 to 17	16.5%	7.4%
18 to 24	5.3%	1.8%
25 to 34	8.7%	11.1%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	14.1%	8.9%
55 to 64	18.4%	22.4%
65 to 74	12.8%	20.4%
75 and over	6.3%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Spanish Springs	Washoe Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	78.4%	86.4%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	10.8%
Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Spanish Springs	Washoe Valley
No high school diploma	3.6%	11.2%
High school graduate	24.8%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Spanish Springs	Washoe Valley
Drove alone	79.4%	80.5%
Carpooled	7.8%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	10.3%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Spanish Springs	Washoe Valley
1-unit, detached	94.3%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	13.2%

Poverty & households

	Spanish Springs	Washoe Valley
Poverty rate	3.4%	3.6%
Average household size	2.69	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	2001	1979