Washoe County vs. Lyon County

	Washoe County (NV)	Lyon County (NV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	465,735	55,808
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10.5%	7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	421,425	51,980
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	421,407	51,980
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.6%	21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.4%	21.2%
Female persons, percent	49.6%	48.9%
White alone, percent	84.8%	89.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.7%	1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.2%	3.3%
Asian alone, percent	5.8%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.7%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	3.8%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	24.8%	17.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	62.6%	74.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	32,528	6,320
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	14.0%	6.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	201,081	23,702
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	58.0%	70.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$299,400	$183,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,589	$1,228
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$459	$352
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,000	$976
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	28.5%	8.1%
Building permits, 2018	4,437	331
Households, 2014-2018	177,632	20,528
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.50	2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	81.1%	85.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	23.4%	12.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.7%	89.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.4%	82.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.3%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	30.5%	14.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.6%	13.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.4%	13.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.0%	56.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.9%	51.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,860,761	31,233
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,427,397	729,936
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,401,901	206,384
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,167,020	465,510
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,345	$9,069
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.6	28.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$61,155	$55,493
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,546	$26,855
Persons in poverty, percent	10.4%	10.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	12,614	814
Total employment, 2017	195,306	10,494
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,904,389	393,854
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.6%	2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	32,853	2,763
All firms, 2012	37,029	2,844
Men-owned firms, 2012	18,503	1,417
Women-owned firms, 2012	12,047	1,041
Minority-owned firms, 2012	5,881	317
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	28,801	2,357
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,272	269
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	29,568	2,346
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.0%	1.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.2%	7.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.1%	29.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	66.9	26.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	6,302.37	2,001.19

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Washoe county (NV) and Lyon county (NV) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.