Wadsworth vs Washoe Valley

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

Wadsworth 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 723 in Wadsworth). Washoe Valley has the higher median household income ($111,371 vs $73,182 in Wadsworth). Washoe Valley has the higher median home value ($566,600 vs $103,600 in Wadsworth).

Population, income & housing

	Wadsworth	Washoe Valley
Population	723	3,404
Median age	49.2 yrs	59.2 yrs
Median household income	$73,182	$111,371
Median home value	$103,600	$566,600
Median gross rent	$908	—
Housing units	318	1,422
Homeownership rate	60.0%	95.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Wadsworth	Washoe Valley
Population	792 → 723 (-8.7%)	2,670 → 3,404 (+27.5%)
Median household income	$44,167 → $73,182 (+65.7%)	$72,946 → $111,371 (+52.7%)
Median home value	$81,300 → $103,600 (+27.4%)	$327,600 → $566,600 (+73.0%)
Median gross rent	$594 → $908 (+52.9%)	$1,045 → $1,147 (+9.8%)

Wadsworth

Population

792723

Median household income

$44,167$73,182

Median home value

$81,300$103,600

Median gross rent

$594$908

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)

	Wadsworth	Washoe Valley
Under 5	5.1%	1.9%
5 to 17	13.6%	7.4%
18 to 24	10.1%	1.8%
25 to 34	9.3%	11.1%
35 to 44	8.9%	11.3%
45 to 54	11.8%	8.9%
55 to 64	24.5%	22.4%
65 to 74	7.9%	20.4%
75 and over	9.0%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Wadsworth	Washoe Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	31.5%	86.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	47.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4.7%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	10.8%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Wadsworth	Washoe Valley
No high school diploma	17.1%	11.2%
High school graduate	33.2%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Wadsworth	Washoe Valley
Drove alone	79.8%	80.5%
Carpooled	10.1%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	10.3%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Wadsworth	Washoe Valley
1-unit, detached	67.9%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.5%	13.2%

Poverty & households

	Wadsworth	Washoe Valley
Poverty rate	16.9%	3.6%
Average household size	2.54	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1980	1979