North Valleys, Nevada
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| Males: 20,928 |  (51.7%) |
| Females: 19,539 |  (48.3%) |
| Median resident age: |  33.6 years |
| Nevada median age: |  35.0 years |
Zip code: 89506
| North Valleys: | $62,239 |
| NV: | $52,431 |
Estimated per capita income in 2015: $24,656 (it was $19,867 in 2000)
North Valleys CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $225,851 (it was $125,800 in 2000)
| North Valleys: | $225,851 |
| NV: | $221,400 |
Mean prices in 2015: All housing units: $331,803; Detached houses: $362,062; Townhouses or other attached units: $229,257; In 2-unit structures: $224,999; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $203,353; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $224,216; Mobile homes: $112,251; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $1,684
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Races in North Valleys, NV (2000)
- 27,07479.6%White alone
- 4,00011.8%Hispanic
- 8742.6%Two or more races
- 7252.1%Asian alone
- 6652.0%Black alone
- 5251.5%American Indian alone
- 960.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 430.1%Other race alone
Races in North Valleys detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: PST time zone
Land area: 261.0 square miles.
Population density: 155 people per square mile (very low).
For population 25 years and over in North Valleys:
- High school or higher: 86.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in North Valleys CCD:
- Never married: 23.0%
- Now married: 59.3%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 3.7%
- Divorced: 14.0%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| North Valleys CCD: | 0.9% ($1,151) |
| Nevada: | 0.9% ($1,187) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reno, NV 
(10.2 miles , pop. 180,480).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Sacramento, CA (115.3 miles , pop. 407,018).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (395.0 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities: Lemmon Valley-Golden Valley, NV (1.5 miles ),
Lemmon Valley, NV (1.7 miles ),
Golden Valley, NV (2.1 miles ),
Cold Springs, NV (2.3 miles ),
Sun Valley, NV (2.7 miles ),
Spanish Springs, NV (3.1 miles ),
Reno, NV (3.2 miles ),
Sparks, NV (3.3 miles ).
Latitude: 39.67 N, Longitude: 119.87 W
| Here: | 5.9% |
| Nevada: | 6.6% |
Unemployment by year (%)
- Construction (13%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Educational services (3%)
- Health care (15%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Cashiers (4%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
Average climate in North Valleys, Nevada
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
North Valleys-area historical earthquake activity is near Nevada state average. It is 723% greater than the overall U.S. average.Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Washoe County (25) is a lot greater than the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 18, Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Snows: 2, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near North Valleys:
- ROSEWOOD REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; RENO, NV)
- HCA PINEPROOK HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 10 miles away; SPARKS, NV)
- LIBERTY DIALYSIS - NORTHWEST RENO (Dialysis Facility, about 10 miles away; RENO, NV)
- SAINT MARY'S REGION MED CTR SNF (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; RENO, NV)
- CARLIN HOME (Hospital, about 10 miles away; RENO, NV)
- SAINT MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 10 miles away; RENO, NV)
- SPARKS DIALYSIS (DVA) (Dialysis Facility, about 11 miles away; SPARKS, NV)
Amtrak stations near North Valleys:
- 11 miles: RENO (135 E. COMMERCIAL ROW) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 12 miles: SPARKS (1100 NUGGET AVE.) . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to North Valleys:
- Truckee Meadows Community College (about 8 miles; Reno, NV; Full-time enrollment: 6,919)
- University of Nevada-Reno (about 9 miles; Reno, NV; FT enrollment: 15,092)
- Western Nevada College (about 34 miles; Carson City, NV; FT enrollment: 2,338)
- Sierra College (about 95 miles; Rocklin, CA; FT enrollment: 11,488)
- Butte College (about 95 miles; Oroville, CA; FT enrollment: 8,649)
- Yuba College (about 97 miles; Marysville, CA; FT enrollment: 4,737)
- Folsom Lake College (about 97 miles; Folsom, CA; FT enrollment: 5,308)
Notable locations in North Valleys: Anderson (A), Ransome (B), Dickinson Ranch (C), Lemmon Valley Ranch (D), BLM Fire Guard Station (E), Ferretto Ranch (F), Trail Ranch (G), Sierra Sage Golf Course (H), Lemmon Valley Speedway (I), Panther (J), Antelope Run (K), Anderson Ranch (L), Regional Emergency Operations Center (M), Reno Police Dispatch (N), Reno Fire Department Station 10 (O), Reno Fire Department Station 9 (P), Red Rock Volunteer Fire Department Station 240 (Q), Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department Station 221 (R), Lemmon Valley Volunteer Fire Department Station 223 (S), Sierra Fire Protection District Cold Springs Volunteer Fire Department (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: North Hill Shopping Center (1), Lemmon Valley Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Swan Lake (A), Silver Lake (B), Dry Lake (C), Upper Peavine Creek Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Jones Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in North Valleys include: Cold Spring Park (1), Silver Knolls Park (2), Mayors Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 218. This is significantly worse than average.
| City: | 218 |
| U.S.: | 75 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2013 was 0.339. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.339 |
| U.S.: | 0.293 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 16.0. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 10.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 16.0 |
| U.S.: | 6.4 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 0.535. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 10.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.535 |
| U.S.: | 1.912 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 31.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 31.5 |
| U.S.: | 32.0 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 39.3. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 2.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 39.3 |
| U.S.: | 20.0 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 11.3. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 10.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 11.3 |
| U.S.: | 9.4 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in North Valleys, NV
Average household size:
Percentage of family households:
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009: | This place: | 2.9 people |
| Nevada: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 72.8% |
| Whole state: | 65.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 10.1% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This place: | 7.4% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This place: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 4.9% |
People in group quarters in North Valleys in 2010:
- 1,090 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 55 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 25 people in group homes intended for adults
- 2 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in North Valleys in 2000:
- 764 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 538 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 14 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 7 people in other group homes
- 6 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 4 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.8 |
| Nevada average: | 11.9 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for North Valleys CCD (based on Washoe County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 60,509 | 13 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 32,557 | 109 |
| Other | 21,728 | 57 |
| Mainline Protestant | 8,194 | 28 |
| Black Protestant | 1,028 | 4 |
| Orthodox | 490 | 3 |
| None | 296,901 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 56
| Washoe County: | 1.38 / 10,000 pop. |
| Nevada: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 5
| This county: | 0.12 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 40
| Washoe County: | 0.99 / 10,000 pop. |
| Nevada: | 1.00 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 109
| Washoe County: | 2.69 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 283
| Here: | 6.99 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 6.5% |
| Nevada: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Washoe County: | 21.2% |
| Nevada: | 24.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 14.3% |
| State: | 13.2% |
5.58% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($54,585 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.58% |
| Nevada average: | 5.67% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($863 average AGI)
Washoe County: 0.05% Nevada average: 0.10%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Clark County, NV | 0.38% ($39,399 average AGI) |
| from Lyon County, NV | 0.37% ($34,699) |
| from Carson City, NV | 0.24% ($37,918) |
5.60% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($42,763 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.60% |
| Nevada average: | 5.77% |
0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($699 average AGI)
Washoe County: 0.07% Nevada average: 0.09%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Clark County, NV | 0.39% ($41,019 average AGI) |
| to Lyon County, NV | 0.25% ($35,094) |
| to Carson City, NV | 0.19% ($35,575) |
Strongest AM radio stations in North Valleys:
- KKOH (780 AM; 50 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KPTT (630 AM; 5 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: LOTUS RADIO CORP.)
- KBZZ (1270 AM; 13 kW; SPARKS, NV; Owner: AMERICOM LAS VEGAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KXTO (1550 AM; 3 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: FIRST BROADCASTING OF NEVADA, INC.)
- KIHM (920 AM; 5 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: IHR EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING)
- KHIT (1450 AM; 1 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: LOTUS RADIO CORP.)
- KQLO (1590 AM; 5 kW; SUN VALLEY, NV; Owner: THOMAS AQUINAS SCHOOL)
- KBDB (1400 AM; 1 kW; SPARKS, NV; Owner: GEORGE S. FLINN, JR.)
- KXEQ (1340 AM; 1 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: AZTECA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KFIA (710 AM; 25 kW; CARMICHAEL, CA; Owner: VISTA BROADCASTING INC.)
- KPLY (1230 AM; 1 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: AMERICOM LAS VEGAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KHTK (1140 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KCBC (770 AM; 50 kW; RIVERBANK, CA; Owner: KIERTRON, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in North Valleys:
- K285EQ (104.9 FM; VERDI, NV; Owner: AMERICOM, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KHXR (94.5 FM; SUN VALLEY, NV; Owner: LOTUS RADIO CORP.)
- KSRN (107.7 FM; KINGS BEACH, CA; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- KNHK (92.9 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KLCA (96.5 FM; TAHOE CITY, CA; Owner: AMERICOM LAS VEGAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KRNO (106.9 FM; INCLINE VILLAGE, NV; Owner: AMERICOM LAS VEGAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KODS (103.7 FM; CARNELIAN BAY, CA; Owner: AMERICOM, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KDOT (104.5 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: LOTUS RADIO CORP.)
- KOZZ-FM (105.7 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: LOTUS RADIO CORP.)
- KKTO (90.5 FM; TAHOE CITY, CA; Owner: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KRNG-FM1 (101.3 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: SIERRA NV CHRISTIAN MUSIC ASSN INC)
- K211EB (90.1 FM; SPARKS, NV; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K254AK (98.7 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KRNV-FM (102.1 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KTHX-FM (100.1 FM; DAYTON, NV; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- KYWD (93.7 FM; SUN VALLEY, NV; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KBUL-FM (98.1 FM; CARSON CITY, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KNEV (95.5 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KUNR (88.7 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO)
- KNIS (91.3 FM; CARSON CITY, NV; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC)
TV broadcast stations around North Valleys:
- KRXI-TV (Channel 11; RENO, NV; Owner: KTVU PARTNERSHIP)
- KNPB (Channel 5; RENO, NV; Owner: CHANNEL 5 PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KRNV (Channel 4; RENO, NV; Owner: SIERRA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K52FF (Channel 52; RENO, NV; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LICENSE CORP.)
- KRRI-LP (Channel 25; RENO, NV; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KAME-TV (Channel 21; RENO, NV; Owner: BROADCAST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION)
- KUVR-CA (Channel 68; RENO, ETC., NV; Owner: RENO LICENSE, LLC)
- KELM-LP (Channel 43; RENO, NV; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K49CK (Channel 49; STEAD/LAWTON, NV; Owner: KOLO LICENSEE CORP.)
- K06GB (Channel 6; VERDI, NV; Owner: WASHOE COUNTY T.V. TAX DISTRICT)
- K10GP (Channel 10; VERDI, NV; Owner: WASHOE COUNTY T.V. TAX DISTRICT)
- K33ER (Channel 33; VERDI, NV; Owner: WASHOE COUNTY T.V. TAX DISTRICT)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (52%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (4%)
- Other fuel (1%)
North Valleys compared to Nevada state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
North Valleys on our top lists:
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Warehousing and storage (population 5,000+)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (population 5,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in job corps and vocational training facilities (population 1,000+)"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (population 5,000+)"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (population 5,000+)"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Arts, entertainment, and recreation (population 5,000+)"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores (population 5,000+)"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other protective service workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #75 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Vending machine operators (population 5,000+)"
- #76 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (population 5,000+)"
- #83 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #86 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (population 5,000+)"
- #87 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #89 on the list of "Top 100 highest located cities (pop. 50,000+)"
- #95 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #89 (89506) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most casinos in 2005"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
