Fernley, NV

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

2022 Population

59,435

US Senator

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jacky Rosen

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

43.2

0.917% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

10.4%

7.67% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$70,026

9.5% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Fernley, NV is home to a population of 59.4k people, from which 96% are citizens.

As of 2022, 6.99% of Fernley, NV residents were born outside of the country (4.16k people).

In 2022, there were 11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (42.8k people) in Fernley, NV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.91k White (Hispanic) and 3.73k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96%

2022 Citizenship

96.2%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 96% of Fernley, NV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Fernley, NV was 96.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fernley, NV compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fernley, NV

White (Non-Hispanic)
42.8k ± 253
White (Hispanic)
3.91k ± 684
Other (Hispanic)
3.73k ± 666

18.9%

Hispanic Population

11.2k people

18.9% of the people in Fernley, NV are hispanic (11.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fernley, NV as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Nevada.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
215,321 ± 11,001 people
Philippines
93,403 ± 7,392 people
Cuba
26,547 ± 3,983 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nevada was Mexico, the natal country of 215,321 Nevada residents, followed by Philippines with 93,403 and Cuba with 26,547.

Foreign-Born Population

6.99%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

4.16k people

6.59%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

3.83k people

As of 2022, 6.99% of Fernley, NV residents (4.16k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fernley, NV was 6.59%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fernley, NV compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,385 ± 287
Gulf War (2001-)
1,001 ± 287
Gulf War (1990s)
749 ± 194

Fernley, NV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.38 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fernley, NV.

Economy

The economy of Fernley, NV employs 26.2k people. In 2022, the largest industries in Fernley, NV were Manufacturing (4,012 people), Retail Trade (3,122 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,441 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($93,654), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($77,639), and Utilities ($71,141).

Employment

Occupations

26.2k

2022 Value

± 1,390

5.63%

1 Year growth

± 7.34%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Fernley, NV grew at a rate of 5.63%, from 24.8k employees to 26.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fernley, NV, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,066 people), Management Occupations (2,440 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,312 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fernley, NV.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Nevada.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nevada (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

26.2k

2022 Value

± 1,390

5.63%

1 Year growth

± 7.34%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Fernley, NV grew at a rate of 5.63%, from 24.8k employees to 26.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fernley, NV, are Manufacturing (4,012 people), Retail Trade (3,122 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,441 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fernley, NV, though some of these residents may live in Fernley, NV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,485

Median earning men ± $2,846

$35,817

Median earning women ± $1,987

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($92,620), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($77,535), and Public Administration ($71,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($85,170), Public Administration ($55,445), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,532).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Nevada.

Y-Axis

5.19%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.53M people employed in Nevada. This represents a 5.19% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 21.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Nevada.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

66
Construction
56
Other Services (except Public Administration)
53
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$118k
Manufacturing
$55.2k
Construction
$50.8k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fernley, NV was $314,200 in 2022, which is 0.944 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $264,100 to $314,200, a 19% increase. The homeownership rate in Fernley, NV is 76.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fernley, NV have an average commute time of 29.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fernley, NV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$314,200

Median Property Value 2022

±$10,162

$17,790

Median Property Taxes

±$1,024

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fernley, NV the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fernley, NV compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

76.4%

Homeownership

2022

71.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 76.4% of the housing units in Fernley, NV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fernley, NV compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$70,026

Median Household Income

± $3,491

23.3k

Number of Households

± 1,205

In 2022, the median household income of the 23.3k households in Fernley, NV grew to $70,026 from the previous year's value of $63,952.

The following chart displays the households in Fernley, NV distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fernley, NV is from Nevada.

0.451

2024 Wage GINI in Nevada

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Nevada

In 2024, the income inequality in Nevada was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0693% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nevada was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nevada in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Nevada across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (77.9%)
Carpooled (11.7%)
Worked At Home (7.07%)

In 2022, 77.9% of workers in Fernley, NV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.7%) and those who worked at home (7.07%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fernley, NV have a longer commute time (29.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.63% of the workforce in Fernley, NV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fernley, NV compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fernley, NV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fernley, NV have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fernley, NV (6.11k out of 59.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fernley, NV is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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