Lyon County vs Washoe County

A side-by-side comparison of Lyon County and Washoe County: population, income, housing, and more.

Lyon County and Washoe County are counties in Nevada. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Washoe County has the higher population (491,770 vs 60,630 in Lyon County). Washoe County has the higher median household income ($85,600 vs $73,460 in Lyon County). Washoe County has the higher median home value ($496,600 vs $342,600 in Lyon County).

Population, income & housing

	Lyon County	Washoe County
Population	60,630	491,770
Median age	42.9 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,460	$85,600
Median home value	$342,600	$496,600
Median gross rent	$1,259	$1,507
Housing units	24,998	213,392
Homeownership rate	76.6%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyon County	Washoe County
Population	54,380 → 60,630 (+11.5%)	456,936 → 491,770 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$56,875 → $73,460 (+29.2%)	$64,791 → $85,600 (+32.1%)
Median home value	$214,900 → $342,600 (+59.4%)	$334,100 → $496,600 (+48.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,033 → $1,259 (+21.9%)	$1,074 → $1,507 (+40.3%)

Lyon County

Population

54,38060,630

Median household income

$56,875$73,460

Median home value

$214,900$342,600

Median gross rent

$1,033$1,259

Washoe County

Population

456,936491,770

Median household income

$64,791$85,600

Median home value

$334,100$496,600

Median gross rent

$1,074$1,507

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyon County	Washoe County
Under 5	5.2%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.6%	15.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	8.8%
25 to 34	12.6%	15.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.9%
55 to 64	14.3%	12.9%
65 to 74	14.0%	10.8%
75 and over	7.7%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyon County	Washoe County
White (non-Hispanic)	71.7%	59.7%
Black or African American	1.0%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.9%
Asian	1.4%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.6%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.2%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	18.7%	25.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyon County	Washoe County
No high school diploma	12.3%	11.3%
High school graduate	32.2%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyon County	Washoe County
Drove alone	75.8%	69.6%
Carpooled	13.1%	12.4%
Public transit	1.1%	1.9%
Walked	1.4%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.4%
Worked from home	7.4%	11.2%
Other means	0.9%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyon County	Washoe County
1-unit, detached	72.6%	58.7%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	13.4%
20 or more units	0.6%	10.3%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Lyon County	Washoe County
Poverty rate	11.0%	10.7%
Average household size	2.58	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	1996	1990