Douglas County, Nevada

21 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 49,624
Median household income: $88,018
Median home value: $587,400

Douglas County, Nevada counts 49,624 residents. 21 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $88,018 runs above the Nevada figure of $75,561.

Between 2019 and 2023, Douglas County's population grew 3.1% from 48,132 to 49,624, while its median household income rose 31.7% from $66,810 to $88,018.

The median gross rent is $1,545. 32.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 49,624
Median age: 54.2 yrs
Median household income: $88,018
Median home value: $587,400
Median gross rent: $1,545
Housing units: 24,599
Homeownership rate: 78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

48,13249,624

Median household income

$66,810$88,018

Median home value

$378,800$587,400

Median gross rent

$1,102$1,545

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	48,132	$66,810	$378,800	$1,102
2020	48,486	$71,415	$416,900	$1,169
2021	49,158	$75,688	$445,800	$1,246
2022	49,476	$84,262	$529,600	$1,360
2023	49,624	$88,018	$587,400	$1,545

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1711.9%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 349.0%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 7418.9%

75 and over12.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,732	3.5%
5 to 17	5,903	11.9%
18 to 24	2,746	5.5%
25 to 34	4,481	9.0%
35 to 44	5,066	10.2%
45 to 54	5,305	10.7%
55 to 64	8,727	17.6%
65 to 74	9,383	18.9%
75 and over	6,281	12.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	38,785	78.2%
Black or African American	35	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	546	1.1%
Asian	1,309	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	54	0.1%
Some other race	602	1.2%
Two or more races	1,964	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,329	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate24.2%

Some college or associate's37.5%

Bachelor's degree20.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,456	6.3%
High school graduate	9,487	24.2%
Some college or associate's	14,722	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	8,128	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4,450	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,840	74.5%
Carpooled	1,767	8.3%
Public transit	32	0.2%
Walked	331	1.6%
Bicycle	142	0.7%
Worked from home	2,506	11.8%
Other means	652	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,441	34.3%
15 to 29 min	5,405	28.8%
30 to 44 min	3,357	17.9%
45 to 59 min	2,069	11.0%
60+ min	1,492	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 8.3% (4,092 of 49,374)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,174	71.9%
Nonfamily households	5,922	28.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,096	85.8%
Vacant	3,503	14.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,532	78.4%
Renter-occupied	4,564	21.6%

1-unit, detached76.9%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other7.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,920	76.9%
1-unit, attached	972	4.0%
2 to 4 units	1,788	7.3%
5 to 19 units	735	3.0%
20 or more units	451	1.8%
Mobile home & other	1,733	7.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 32005
State: Nevada
Land area: 711 sq mi
Water area: 28 sq mi
Center point: 38.9051, -119.6090