Washoe County, NV

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2023 Population

491,770

1.05% 1-year growth

US Senator

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jacky Rosen

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

38.9

0.777% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

10.7%

1.79% 1-year decrease

2023 Employed Population

249,262

0.431% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Washoe County, 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.

92.6% of the residents in Washoe County, NV are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Washoe County, NV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Washoe County, NV was 2 cars per household.

Washoe County, NV borders Lassen County, CA, Modoc County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Churchill County, NV, Humboldt County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Pershing County, NV, Storey County, NV, Carson City, NV, Harney County, OR, and Lake County, OR.

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United States Nevada Reno, NV

Population & Diversity

Washoe County, NV is home to a population of 492k people, from which 92.6% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Washoe County, NV residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Washoe County, NV than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.6%

2023 Citizenship

92.5%

2022 Citizenship

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
10,668 ± 731
Gulf War (2001-)
6,882 ± 785
Gulf War (1990s)
3,946 ± 447

Washoe County, NV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.55 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Washoe County, NV employs 249k people. The largest industries in Washoe County, NV are , and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($101,456), Utilities ($91,116), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($85,139).

Employment

Occupations

249k

2023 Value

± 4,065

0.431%

1 Year growth

± 2.3%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Washoe County, NV, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (28,513 people), Management Occupations (27,316 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (23,662 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Washoe County, 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

249k

2023 Value

± 4,065

0.431%

1 Year growth

± 2.3%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Washoe County, NV, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Washoe County, NV, though some of these residents may live in Washoe County, NV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

1,393
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
740
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
738
Health Care and Social Assistance

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$1.88M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$1.38M
Construction
$1.32M
Manufacturing

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Washoe County, NV went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.3%), followed by Other (1.48%).

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

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (50.8%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.3%)
Republican Party
Other (1.48%)
Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Washoe County, NV went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.3%), followed by Other (1.48%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Washoe County, NV 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

The median tuition cost in N/A for a public four year colleges is $5,498 for in-state students and $17,513 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 31,950 students enrolled in Washoe County, NV, 44.7% men and 55.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% 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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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

People in Washoe County, NV have an average commute time of 22.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Washoe County, NV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Washoe County, NV is N/A. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Washoe County, NV was Census Tract 33.08 with a value of $218,972, followed by Census Tract 11.03 and Census Tract 33.07, with respective values of $203,750 and $191,786.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 33.08
Census Tract 11.03
Census Tract 33.07

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Washoe County, NV was Census Tract 33.08 with a value of $218,972, followed by Census Tract 11.03 and Census Tract 33.07, with respective values of $203,750 and $191,786.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Washoe County, 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.

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Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Washoe County, 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 Washoe County, NV is from Washoe County, NV.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Washoe County, NV across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (69.6%)
Carpooled (12.4%)
Worked At Home (11.2%)

In 2023, 69.6% of workers in Washoe County, NV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.4%) and those who worked at home (11.2%).

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

22.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Washoe County, NV have a shorter commute time (22.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Washoe County, NV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Washoe County, NV (51.8k out of 485k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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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.

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

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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

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