Sandy Valley, NV

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2022 Population

1,914

11.1% 1-year growth

US Senator

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jacky Rosen

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

57.4

2.05% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

7.42%

41.9% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$86,042

4.64% 1-year decline

2022 Median Property Value

$249,400

30.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Sandy Valley, NV had a population of 1.91k people with a median age of 57.4 and a median household income of $86,042. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Sandy Valley, NV grew from 1,723 to 1,914, a 11.1% increase and its median household income declined from $90,225 to $86,042, a −4.64% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sandy Valley, NV are White (Non-Hispanic) (78.2%), White (Hispanic) (10%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (4.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.46%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.4%).

None of the households in Sandy Valley, NV reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.8% of the residents in Sandy Valley, NV are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Sandy Valley, NV was $249,400, and the homeownership rate was 91.6%.

Most people in Sandy Valley, NV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Sandy Valley, NV was 5 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Sandy Valley, NV is home to a population of 1.91k people, from which 98.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 7.52% of Sandy Valley, NV residents were born outside of the country (144 people).

In 2022, there were 7.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.5k people) in Sandy Valley, NV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 192 White (Hispanic) and 90 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.8%

2022 Citizenship

97.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.8% of Sandy Valley, NV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Sandy Valley, NV was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sandy Valley, NV

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.5k ± 526
White (Hispanic)
192 ± 251
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
90 ± 131

12.2%

Hispanic Population

234 people

12.2% of the people in Sandy Valley, NV are hispanic (234 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Sandy Valley, NV as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

7.52%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

144 people

5.46%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

94 people

As of 2022, 7.52% of Sandy Valley, NV residents (144 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sandy Valley, NV was 5.46%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
83 ± 90
Vietnam
44 ± 67
Gulf War (2001-)
21 ± 38

Sandy Valley, NV has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.89 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Sandy Valley, NV employs 625 people. The largest industries in Sandy Valley, NV are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (82 people), Educational Services (72 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (72 people), and the highest paying industries are Other Services Except Public Administration ($93,043), Retail Trade ($78,490), and Total ($68,646).

Employment

Occupations

625

2022 Value

± 226

27.8%

1 Year growth

± 49%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Sandy Valley, NV grew at a rate of 27.8%, from 489 employees to 625 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sandy Valley, NV, are Management Occupations (124 people), Sales & Related Occupations (85 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (57 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sandy Valley, NV.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

625

2022 Value

± 226

27.8%

1 Year growth

± 49%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Sandy Valley, NV grew at a rate of 27.8%, from 489 employees to 625 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sandy Valley, NV, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (82 people), Educational Services (72 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (72 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sandy Valley, NV, though some of these residents may live in Sandy Valley, NV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$88,342

Median earning men ± $35,804

$18,750

Median earning women ± $47,123

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($93,043), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($46,875), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($34,286).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Retail Trade ($78,490) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($10,750).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Nevada went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (47.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.05%).

Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen are the senators currently representing the state of Nevada. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nevada is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Sandy Valley, NV. Showing the available data for Nevada.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (50.1%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (47.7%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.05%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Nevada went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (47.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.05%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Nevada for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Nevada

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Catherine Cortez Masto

Senator from Nevada

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Jacky Rosen

Senator from Nevada

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen are the senators currently representing Nevada.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Nevada over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Nevada

Nevada is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Nevada have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.34% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.43% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (710k), Some college (606k), and Bachelors Degree (392k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sandy Valley, NV was $249,400 in 2022, which is 0.885 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $190,500 to $249,400, a 30.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Sandy Valley, NV is 91.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Sandy Valley, NV have an average commute time of 34.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sandy Valley, NV is higher than the national average, with an average of 5 cars per household.

Property

$249,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$54,781

$807

Median Property Taxes

±$342

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 Sandy Valley, NV the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

91.6%

Homeownership

2022

66%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 91.6% of the housing units in Sandy Valley, NV were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 97.4%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Sandy Valley, NV colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$86,042

Median Household Income

± $71,272

881

Number of Households

± 348

In 2022, the median household income of the 881 households in Sandy Valley, NV declined from $86,042 from the previous year's value of $90,225.

The following chart displays the households in Sandy Valley, 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 Sandy Valley, NV is from Nevada.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Nevada

0.449

2021 Wage GINI in Nevada

In 2022, the income inequality in Nevada was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.556% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nevada was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 (72.4%)
Worked At Home (12.5%)
Carpooled (8.57%)

In 2022, 72.4% of workers in Sandy Valley, NV drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.5%) and those who carpooled to work (8.57%).

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

34.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sandy Valley, NV have a longer commute time (34.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.18% of the workforce in Sandy Valley, NV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

5 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sandy Valley, NV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sandy Valley, NV have 5 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.42% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sandy Valley, NV (142 out of 1.91k 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 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

88.8% of the population of Sandy Valley, NV has health coverage, with 32.1% on employee plans, 8.28% on Medicaid, 27.8% on Medicare, 16.8% on non-group plans, and 3.82% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Clark County, NV see 1763 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.17% increase from the previous year (1760 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1529 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 435 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,763 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Clark County, NV

Primary care physicians in Clark County, NV see an average of 1,763 patients per year. This represents a 0.17% increase from the previous year (1,760 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Clark County, NV in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 8.33% under 18 years, 12.3% between 18 and 34 years, 54.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 25% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.7% were men and 46.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.2%

Uninsured

32.1%

Employer Coverage

8.28%

Medicaid

27.8%

Medicare

16.8%

Non-Group

3.82%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sandy Valley, NV grew by 50.9% from 7.43% to 11.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sandy Valley, NV changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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