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Washoe County
Washoe County, Nevada
At a Glance
Population 486,492 County Seat Washoe County Courthouse State FIPS 32 County FIPS 031 Num Towns 17 Census-Designated Places 15 Total Town Population 445,263 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 486,674 Median Age 38.6 Veterans 30,622 Housing Units 208,480 Uninsured 8,354 Net Migration (recent) 1,268 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 13,985 Total Employees 208,442 Avg Annual Pay $69,452 Median Household Income $81,531 Poverty Rate 10.9% Unemployment Rate 5.0% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $118,662 Federal Spending FY2024 $4,626,268,478 Federal Spending Per Capita $9,509
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $460,000 Median Rent $1,401 FMR Studio $1,181 FMR 1BR $1,370 FMR 2BR $1,722 FMR 3BR $2,384 FMR 4BR $2,788
Health & Safety
Hospitals 136 EMS Stations 49 Fire Stations 49 Police Stations 48 Adult Smoking 15.7% Adult Obesity 28.2% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 46.7 Air Quality Good Days 188
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 15 Electric Customers 1311755 Towns with Broadband Data 17 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 17
Community
Churches 307 Libraries 24 Historic Places (NRHP) 82 Homeless Population 1,760 Schools 328 SNAP Stores 364 Bank Branches 82
Agriculture
Total Farms 246 Land in Farms (acres) 51,520 Avg Farm Size (acres) 209.4 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date FM PEAVINE FIRE 2025-08-02 FM MARIE FIRE 2025-06-10 FM CALLAHAN FIRE 2024-11-11 FM DAVIS FIRE 2024-09-07 FM GOLD RANCH FIRE 2024-08-12 FM SULLIVAN FIRE 2024-06-12 FM TRAIL FIRE 2024-06-11 FM JOY LAKE FIRE 2022-08-14 FM PINEHAVEN FIRE 2020-11-17 FM LOYALTON FIRE 2020-08-15
Detailed Topics
Communities in Washoe County
Reno — pop 264,165Sparks — pop 108,445Sun Valley — pop 21,178Spanish Springs — pop 17,314Cold Springs — pop 10,153Incline Village — pop 9,462Lemmon Valley — pop 4,987Washoe Valley — pop 3,074Golden Valley — pop 1,580Verdi — pop 1,396Mogul — pop 1,258Wadsworth — pop 991Nixon — pop 464Crystal Bay — pop 337Sutcliffe — pop 282Gerlach — pop 130Empire — pop 47
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
