Washoe County, Nevada

17 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 491,770
Median household income: $85,600
Median home value: $496,600

Home to 491,770 residents, Washoe County is one of Nevada's counties. 17 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $85,600 is above the Nevada median ($75,561).

From 2019 to 2023, Washoe County's population grew 7.6% from 456,936 to 491,770, while its median household income rose 32.1% from $64,791 to $85,600.

Owners occupy 59.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 491,770
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $85,600
Median home value: $496,600
Median gross rent: $1,507
Housing units: 213,392
Homeownership rate: 59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	456,936	$64,791	$334,100	$1,074
2020	464,182	$68,272	$360,500	$1,150
2021	479,758	$74,292	$388,600	$1,251
2022	486,674	$81,531	$460,000	$1,401
2023	491,770	$85,600	$496,600	$1,507

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	26,640	5.4%
5 to 17	76,600	15.6%
18 to 24	43,304	8.8%
25 to 34	73,599	15.0%
35 to 44	64,490	13.1%
45 to 54	58,496	11.9%
55 to 64	63,560	12.9%
65 to 74	53,168	10.8%
75 and over	31,913	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	293,720	59.7%
Black or African American	11,285	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4,280	0.9%
Asian	26,603	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3,163	0.6%
Some other race	2,409	0.5%
Two or more races	24,242	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	126,068	25.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate23.5%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree13.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39,049	11.3%
High school graduate	81,028	23.5%
Some college or associate's	110,593	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	69,410	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	45,146	13.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone69.6%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit1.9%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	170,871	69.6%
Carpooled	30,434	12.4%
Public transit	4,604	1.9%
Walked	5,664	2.3%
Bicycle	1,001	0.4%
Worked from home	27,445	11.2%
Other means	5,509	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	60,379	27.7%
15 to 29 min	99,130	45.5%
30 to 44 min	37,521	17.2%
45 to 59 min	11,437	5.2%
60+ min	9,616	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 10.7% (51,773 of 484,535)

	Count	Share
Family households	121,285	62.0%
Nonfamily households	74,440	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	195,725	91.7%
Vacant	17,667	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	116,406	59.5%
Renter-occupied	79,319	40.5%

1-unit, detached58.7%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units13.4%

20 or more units10.3%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	125,318	58.7%
1-unit, attached	9,668	4.5%
2 to 4 units	15,686	7.4%
5 to 19 units	28,574	13.4%
20 or more units	22,004	10.3%
Mobile home & other	12,142	5.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 32031
State: Nevada
Land area: 6,316 sq mi
Water area: 225 sq mi
Center point: 40.7313, -119.6633