Gardnerville, NV

Census Place

2024 Population

5,486

US Senator

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jacky Rosen

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

55.7

5.09% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

14.4%

17.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$62,267

8.27% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Gardnerville, NV is home to a population of 5.49k people, from which 96.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.93% of Gardnerville, NV residents were born outside of the country (545 people).

In 2024, there were 14.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.02k people) in Gardnerville, NV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 269 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 260 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.5%

2024 Citizenship

97%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.5% of Gardnerville, NV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gardnerville, NV was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gardnerville, NV

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.02k ± 555
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
269 ± 165
Other (Hispanic)
260 ± 215

14%

Hispanic Population

766 people

14% of the people in Gardnerville, NV are hispanic (766 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place 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

9.93%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

545 people

9.09%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

528 people

As of 2024, 9.93% of Gardnerville, NV residents (545 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Gardnerville, NV was 9.09%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
202 ± 140
Gulf War (1990s)
90 ± 74
Vietnam
53 ± 57

Gardnerville, NV has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.24 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Gardnerville, NV employs 2.22k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gardnerville, NV were Retail Trade (284 people), Educational Services (219 people), and Manufacturing (216 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($101,359), Public Administration ($100,598), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,543).

Employment

Occupations

2.22k

2024 Value

± 428

−10.8%

1 Year decline

± 30.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gardnerville, NV declined at a rate of −10.8%, from 2.48k employees to 2.22k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gardnerville, NV, are Management Occupations (297 people), Sales & Related Occupations (223 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (213 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gardnerville, 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

2.22k

2024 Value

± 428

−10.8%

1 Year decline

± 30.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gardnerville, NV declined at a rate of −10.8%, from 2.48k employees to 2.22k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gardnerville, NV, are Retail Trade (284 people), Educational Services (219 people), and Manufacturing (216 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gardnerville, NV, though some of these residents may live in Gardnerville, NV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,177

Median earning men ± $19,436

$26,071

Median earning women ± $5,751

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($101,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($99,150), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,777).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($102,337), Manufacturing ($38,338), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,579).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gardnerville, NV was $487,300 in 2024, which is 1.46 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $504,200 to $487,300, a 3.35% decrease. The homeownership rate in Gardnerville, NV is 51.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gardnerville, NV have an average commute time of 22.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gardnerville, NV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$487,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$97,842

$1,433

Median Property Taxes

±$317

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 Gardnerville, NV the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

51.5%

Homeownership

2024

74.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 51.5% of the housing units in Gardnerville, NV were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 55.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gardnerville, 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.

$62,267

Median Household Income

± $17,032

2.78k

Number of Households

± 478

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.78k households in Gardnerville, NV declined from $62,267 from the previous year's value of $67,878.

The following chart displays the households in Gardnerville, 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 Gardnerville, 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 2024

Drove Alone (76.6%)
Carpooled (8.1%)
Worked At Home (4.71%)

In 2024, 76.6% of workers in Gardnerville, NV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.1%) and those who worked at home (4.71%).

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

22.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gardnerville, NV have a shorter commute time (22.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.96% of the workforce in Gardnerville, NV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gardnerville, NV (783 out of 5.43k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gardnerville, NV is White, followed by Native American and Asian.

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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