Washoe County, Nevada (NV)

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% of renters here:	41%
State:	39%

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Races in Washoe County, Nevada:

Median resident age:	35.6 years
Nevada median age:	35.0 years

Males: 172,080	(50.7%)
Females: 167,406	(49.3%)

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Washoe County:	2.5 people
Nevada:	2.6 people

This county:	$54,343
Nevada:	$55,062

This county:	$756
State:	$842

Washoe County:	$344,800
Nevada:	$311,300

Detached houses: $455,381

Here:	$455,381
State:	$404,728

Townhouses or other attached units: $265,034

Here:	$265,034
State:	$248,062

In 2-unit structures: $146,933

Here:	$146,933
State:	$318,856

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $183,049

Here:	$183,049
State:	$203,876

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $249,461

Here:	$249,461
State:	$233,945

Mobile homes: $59,909

Here:	$59,909
State:	$60,412

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $33,968

Here:	$33,968
State:	$37,074

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 14
• Assaults: 188
• Burglaries: 488
• Thefts: 744
• Auto thefts: 250

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 11
• Assaults: 148
• Burglaries: 463
• Thefts: 776
• Auto thefts: 189

Health of residents in Washoe County based on 2048 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is about average.
81.8% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
41.4% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is more than average.
50.8% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
67.5% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
71.6% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 189 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 150 pounds. This is about average.
38.7% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is about average.

Washoe County:	10.0%
Nevada:	10.7%

Area name: Reno-Sparks, NV MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Washoe County is $712 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $880 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1279 a month.

Cities in this county include: Reno, Sparks, Sun Valley, Spanish Springs, Cold Springs, Smith Valley, Wadsworth, Nixon, Sutcliffe, High Desert.

2005 air pollution in Washoe County:

Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.069 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 49 µg/m³. Significanly above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 142 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 9.0 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 41 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Churchill County , Humboldt County , Lyon County , Harney County, Oregon , Pershing County , Storey County , Lassen County, California , Lake County, Oregon , Modoc County, California , Nevada County, California , Placer County, California , Sierra County, California , Carson City .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Washoe County: Sparks Sewage Disposal Plant (A), Button Brush Windmill (B), Granite Creek Ranch (C), C and M Ranch (D), CAA Station (E), Smoke Creek Station (F), Smoke Creek Ranch (G), Calcutta Ranch (H), Slide Mountain Ski Area (I), Grass Valley Ranch (J), Sky Tavern Ski Area (K), Callahan Ranch (L), Calvada Station (M), Grassy Ranch (N), Camp Fire Girls Camp (O), Morris Ranch (P), Monte Cristo Ranch (Q), Airway Beacon 212 (R), Sherman Place (S), East Lakes Interagency Fire Center (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Whispering Pines Cemetery (1), Franktown Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: New Year Lake (A), Lower Price Lake (B), Willow Lake (C), Boulder Lake (D), Swan Lake (E), Fortynine Lake (F), Fatty Martin Lake (G), Ginny Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Paiute Creek (A), Wall Creek (B), McClellans Creek (C), Wall Canyon Creek (D), Badger Creek (E), Wagon Tire Creek (F), Bald Mountain Creek (G), Barker Creek (H), Mountain View Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Washoe County include: Audrey Harris Park (1), Sheldon National Antelope Refuge (2), Bellvue Day Use Area (3), Davis Creek County Park (4), Silver Knolls Park (5), Ophir Mill Historical Marker (6), Scripps State Wildlife Management Area (7), Geiger Lookout Wayside Park (8), Whittell Forest and Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: South Beach (A), Enchanted Beach (B), Wizards Beach (C), Fox Beach (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Dewey Post Office (A), Heinz Post Office (B), Poeville Post Office (C), Hausen Post Office (D), Deep Hole Post Office (E), Clarks Post Office (F), Steamboat Branch Post Office (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	11.2%
Nevada:	11.0%

Current college students: 22,839
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 47,993 (38% naturalized citizens)

Washoe County:	14.1%
Whole state:	15.8%

Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 76,503
• One, attached: 7,824
• Two: 3,651
• 3 or 4: 8,407
• 5 to 9: 10,883
• 10 to 19: 6,719
• 20 or more: 17,075
• Mobile homes: 12,386
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 460

Housing units in Washoe County with a mortgage: 49,955 (6,893 second mortgage, 6,155 home equity loan, 233 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,983

Here:	80.7% with mortgage
State:	82.0% with mortgage

Washoe County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Nevada state average. It is 33.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/16/1973, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person

Washoe County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Nevada state average. It is 736% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/6/1954 at 11:13:18, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 UK, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 68.8 miles away from Washoe County center
On 8/24/1954 at 05:51:30, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 UK) earthquake occurred 79.3 miles away from the county center
On 9/12/1994 at 12:23:43, a magnitude 6.1 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.0 MD, Depth: 8.7 mi) earthquake occurred 58.5 miles away from the county center
On 8/1/1975 at 20:20:12, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.7 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 88.2 miles away from Washoe County center
On 12/28/1995 at 18:27:59, a magnitude 5.5 (4.6 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.0 ML, 5.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 65.2 miles away from the county center
On 10/30/1998 at 09:53:30, a magnitude 5.3 (4.7 MB, 5.3 ML, 4.8 MW, Depth: 6.4 mi) earthquake occurred 30.2 miles away from Washoe County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 127,276 (75%) Carpooled: 23,257 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 5,008 (3%) Streetcar or trolley car: 42 (0%) Subway or elevated: 7 (0%) Ferryboat: 8 (0%) Taxi: 329 (0%) Motorcycle: 317 (0%) Bicycle: 1,140 (1%) Walked: 5,352 (3%) Other means: 1,251 (1%) Worked at home: 4,935 (3%)

7.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,457 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.47%
Nevada average:	9.02%

0.16% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,296 average AGI)

Washoe County:	0.16%
Nevada average:	0.18%

1.65% relocated from other counties in Nevada ($9,267 average AGI)
5.66% relocated from other states ($42,895 average AGI)

Washoe County:	5.66%
Nevada average:	7.68%

from Clark County, NV	0.47% ($44,546 average AGI)
from Carson City, NV	0.31% ($42,938)
from Lyon County, NV	0.31% ($36,204)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.29% ($59,012)
from Sacramento County, CA	0.22% ($45,994)
from Douglas County, NV	0.20% ($55,986)
from Santa Clara County, CA	0.18% ($76,440)

6.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,445 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.75%
Nevada average:	6.56%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($467 average AGI)

Washoe County:	0.07%
Nevada average:	0.10%

1.86% relocated to other counties in Nevada ($12,899 average AGI)
4.83% relocated to other states ($34,079 average AGI)

Washoe County:	4.83%
Nevada average:	5.26%

to Lyon County, NV	0.57% ($45,862 average AGI)
to Clark County, NV	0.54% ($53,097)
to Carson City, NV	0.22% ($39,273)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.20% ($54,159)
to Sacramento County, CA	0.17% ($32,460)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.13% ($34,867)
to Churchill County, NV	0.12% ($41,304)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 45,151 (39,045 aged, 6,106 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 271,019 (64,409 male householders, 20,109 female householders)

  64,938 spouses, 93,275 children (84,791 natural, 2,294 adopted, 6,190 stepchildren), 4,928 grandchildren, 4,067 brothers or sisters, 2,914 parents, 6,630 other relatives, 9,749 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 63,048 (25,490 male householders (17,997 living alone)), 22,184 female householders (17,654 living alone)), 15,374 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 5,419 (2,238 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 34,686 2-persons, 19,510 3-persons, 16,700 4-persons, 7,979 5-persons, 3,307 6-persons, 2,336 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 35,651 1-person, 9,856 2-persons, 1,542 3-persons, 475 4-persons, 89 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

80.1% of residents of Washoe County speak English at home.
13.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,868,619,000 ($4908 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $179,020,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $812,390,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $288,238,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,937,000
Federal grants: $411,889,000
Federal procurement contracts: $142,090,000 ($76,409,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $209,075,000 ($25,358,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $9,276,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $330,520,000
Federal Government insurance: $507,446,000

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	71 per 1000 residents

Here:	38 per 1000 residents
State:	37 per 1000 residents

Here:	+25 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Here:	+74 per 1000 residents
State:	+112 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 92.62 millions of gallons per day (29% from ground, 71% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	5.8

Here:	3.6
State:	3.8

43% of Washoe County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 15% lived in Nevada.

Washoe County:	42.7%
State average:	39.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 90351
• Northeast: 20473
• Midwest: 36988
• South: 23296
• West: 117132

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $172,800

Here:	5.2%
Nevada:	4.8%

Here:	6.6%
Nevada:	5.4%

Here:	8.6%
Nevada:	11.7%

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