Washoe County

Washoe County has 497,200 residents across 24 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $88,096, 13% above the Nevada figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $539,900, and 34% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

497,200residentsACS 2020–2024

$88,096median household incomeNevada: $78K

$539,900median home valueowner-occupied homes

91%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Washoe County in NevadaZIP codes in Washoe County highlighted; the rest of Nevada in grey

Map of Nevada with Washoe County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 24 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
89402	118	$-666667K	$2.00M	90%	79%	100%	–
89412	137	$-666667K	$-666667K	50%	22%	100%	2 min
89424	370	$73K	$66K	76%	12%	78%	25 min
89431	39,833	$67K	$365K	46%	15%	87%	25 min
89433	23,016	$76K	$349K	73%	11%	86%	29 min
89436	49,544	$114K	$589K	75%	37%	98%	28 min
89439	2,532	$101K	$763K	78%	40%	83%	23 min
89441	14,460	$132K	$643K	93%	29%	95%	36 min
89442	808	$64K	$104K	68%	11%	78%	24 min
89451	9,285	$167K	$1.46M	71%	66%	97%	18 min
89501	3,507	$34K	$414K	22%	41%	80%	27 min
89502	46,691	$65K	$413K	36%	20%	86%	20 min
89503	30,249	$67K	$467K	46%	34%	90%	22 min
89506	47,046	$86K	$411K	71%	22%	88%	27 min
89508	14,858	$97K	$453K	94%	22%	95%	35 min
89509	35,632	$86K	$704K	56%	52%	90%	20 min
89510	1,457	$100K	$602K	96%	38%	87%	50 min
89511	30,956	$124K	$917K	69%	52%	95%	22 min
89512	28,030	$48K	$383K	29%	22%	80%	22 min
89519	9,110	$155K	$933K	76%	59%	97%	21 min
89521	41,859	$127K	$668K	69%	51%	97%	22 min
89523	37,130	$99K	$607K	61%	45%	95%	24 min
89557	546	$-666667K	$-666667K	0%	78%	24%	18 min
89704	4,846	$118K	$680K	94%	28%	97%	28 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

497,200 residents in 199,296 households, next to the Nevada figure.

21%

under 18

24%

aged 18–34

18%

aged 65 and over

29%

of households are people living alone

44%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

218,165 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $539,900 (±$6,616).

60%

of households own their home

59%

of homes are detached single-family houses

24%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,608

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later4%

2010–201912%

2000–200920%

1990–199916%

1980–198914%

1970–197918%

1960–19698%

1950–19595%

1940–19492%

1939 or earlier2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,556.

$88,096

median household income

10.7%

of people live below the poverty line

5.1%

unemployment rate

34%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

24 min

average commute to work

10%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

81%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

13%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

91%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Washoe County, Nevada, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.