Reno, NV (Nevada) Houses and Residents

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Reno Apartments for Rent

Total population: 217,016 (Urban population: 216,676, Rural population: 340 (all nonfarm))

Reno, Nevada Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 79,592 (74,023 occupied: 35,282 owner occupied, 38,741 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	52%
State:	39%

Housing density: 1152 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $364,289.

Median contract rent in 2007: $717 (lower quartile is $584, upper quartile is $965)

Housing units in Reno with a mortgage: 22,464 (2,974 second mortgage, 2,593 home equity loan, 99 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,266

Reno,NV index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $337,200 (it was $147,900 in 2000)

Reno:	$337,200
Nevada:	$311,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $232,500 - $453,300

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $418,986
Here: $418,986
State: $404,728

Townhouses or other attached units: $260,009
Here: $260,009
State: $248,062

In 2-unit structures: $146,933
Here: $146,933
State: $318,856

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $174,095
Here: $174,095
State: $203,876

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $186,704
Here: $186,704
State: $233,945

Mobile homes: $41,949
Here: $41,949
State: $60,412

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $31,129
Here: $31,129
State: $37,074

Median year house/condo built: 1983

Median year apartment built: 1978

Household type by relationship

Households: 176,141

In family households: 134,089 (30,951 male householders, 11,057 female householders)
30,760 spouses, 45,804 children (42,197 natural, 1,008 adopted, 2,599 stepchildren), 2,532 grandchildren, 2,575 brothers or sisters, 1,472 parents, 3,314 other relatives, 5,624 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 42,052 (16,977 male householders (12,067 living alone)), 14,874 female householders (11,922 living alone)), 10,201 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4,517 (1,635 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 17,717 2-persons, 9,691 3-persons, 7,763 4-persons, 3,844 5-persons, 1,756 6-persons, 1,237 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 23,989 1-person, 6,318 2-persons, 1,121 3-persons, 323 4-persons, 66 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

25,837 married couples with children.
11,330 single-parent households (3,133 men, 8,197 women).

76.4% of residents of Reno speak English at home.
15.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
4.3% 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 (65% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 31,185 (17.3%)
(34.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.4
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Reno, Nevada:
	1 room: 171 2 rooms: 1,034 3 rooms: 2,280 4 rooms: 3,405 5 rooms: 7,287 6 rooms: 8,418 7 rooms: 5,953 8 rooms: 3,712 9 or more rooms: 3,022

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Reno, Nevada:
	1 room: 5,215 2 rooms: 6,171 3 rooms: 8,690 4 rooms: 9,714 5 rooms: 5,229 6 rooms: 2,239 7 rooms: 951 8 rooms: 268 9 or more rooms: 264

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 3,809
1995 to 1998: 8,514
1990 to 1994: 7,564
1980 to 1989: 14,627
1970 to 1979: 18,178
1960 to 1969: 11,788
1950 to 1959: 7,426
1940 to 1949: 3,994
1939 or earlier: 3,692

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Reno:
	no bedroom: 473 1 bedroom: 2,034 2 bedrooms: 7,380 3 bedrooms: 16,498 4 bedrooms: 7,379 5 or more bedrooms: 1,518

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Reno:
	no bedroom: 6,066 1 bedroom: 13,339 2 bedrooms: 14,017 3 bedrooms: 4,232 4 bedrooms: 870 5 or more bedrooms: 217

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Reno in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,181 1 vehicle: 11,096 2 vehicles: 15,255 3 vehicles: 5,827 4 vehicles: 1,435 5 or more vehicles: 488

Cars and other vehicles available in Reno in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 7,909 1 vehicle: 18,658 2 vehicles: 9,693 3 vehicles: 1,868 4 vehicles: 385 5 or more vehicles: 228

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Reno, NV:

Less than $10,000: 396
$10,000 to $14,999: 198
$15,000 to $19,999: 198
$20,000 to $24,999: 230
$25,000 to $29,999: 270
$30,000 to $34,999: 253
$35,000 to $39,999: 162
$40,000 to $49,999: 264
$50,000 to $59,999: 201
$60,000 to $69,999: 225
$70,000 to $79,999: 194
$80,000 to $89,999: 187
$90,000 to $99,999: 254
$100,000 to $124,999: 791
$125,000 to $149,999: 895
$150,000 to $174,999: 801
$175,000 to $199,999: 1190
$200,000 to $249,999: 3603
$250,000 to $299,999: 4937
$300,000 to $399,999: 11950
$400,000 to $499,999: 5551
$500,000 to $749,999: 5526
$750,000 to $999,999: 1501
$1,000,000 or more: 1277

Reno rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Reno:

Less than $100: 469 people
$100 to $149: 406
$150 to $199: 525
$200 to $249: 453
$250 to $299: 392
$300 to $349: 526
$350 to $399: 759
$400 to $449: 1,354
$450 to $499: 2,135
$500 to $549: 2,233
$550 to $599: 3,009
$600 to $649: 3,493
$650 to $699: 3,691
$700 to $749: 3,687
$750 to $799: 3,645
$800 to $899: 5,071
$900 to $999: 2,870
$1,000 to $1,249: 4,005
$1,250 to $1,499: 1,519
$1,500 to $1,999: 790
$2,000 or more: 459
No cash rent: 894

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 8,223 1990 to 1994: 6,592 1985 to 1989: 5,509 1980 to 1984: 3,724 1975 to 1979: 2,490 1970 to 1974: 1,107 1970 to 1974: 883 1965 to 1969: 2,657

Reno, NV Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.3%
Number of people working at home: 2,155 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 2512
5 to 9 minutes: 11013
10 to 14 minutes: 22338
15 to 19 minutes: 23640
20 to 24 minutes: 13295
25 to 29 minutes: 2789
30 to 34 minutes: 4785
35 to 39 minutes: 568
40 to 44 minutes: 750
45 to 59 minutes: 2089
60 to 89 minutes: 1799
90 or more minutes: 1118

Reno mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 64,546 (73%)
Carpooled: 12,729 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3,612 (4%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 25 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 7 (0%)
Ferryboat: 8 (0%)
Taxi: 218 (0%)
Motorcycle: 170 (0%)
Bicycle: 786 (1%)
Walked: 3,907 (4%)
Other means: 688 (1%)
Worked at home: 2,155 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 6374
$10,000 to $14,999: 4633
$15,000 to $19,999: 4821
$20,000 to $24,999: 5577
$25,000 to $29,999: 5255
$30,000 to $34,999: 4947
$35,000 to $39,999: 4778
$40,000 to $44,999: 4526
$45,000 to $49,999: 3796
$50,000 to $59,999: 6768
$60,000 to $74,999: 7724
$75,000 to $99,999: 7015
$100,000 to $124,999: 3317
$125,000 to $149,999: 1567
$150,000 to $199,999: 1275
$200,000 or more: 1486

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 51146

German: 19795

Irish: 14056

English: 13329

Italian: 9723

United States or American: 8167

Norwegian: 3390

French (except Basque): 3382

Scottish: 3084

Scotch-Irish: 2561

Swedish: 2427

Polish: 2105

Dutch: 1792

Danish: 1432

Portuguese: 1379

European: 1277

Russian: 1240

French Canadian: 1079

Basque: 990

Greek: 812

British: 757

Welsh: 734

Hungarian: 638

Swiss: 483

Canadian: 480

Subsaharan African:: 420

Scandinavian: 389

Finnish: 375

Austrian: 374

Yugoslavian: 358

Arab:: 342

Czech: 317

Northern European: 296

Iranian: 277

African: 259

Lithuanian: 232

Ukrainian: 203

Czechoslovakian: 197

Armenian: 182

Lebanese: 171

Croatian: 146

Slovak: 145

Icelander: 134

Australian: 123

Romanian: 118

Serbian: 103

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 92

Celtic: 75

Belgian: 73

Egyptian: 63

Brazilian: 60

Nigerian: 56

Bulgarian: 54

Slovene: 52

Jamaican: 47

Syrian: 40

South African: 39

Jordanian: 38

Turkish: 37

Slavic: 30

Macedonian: 28

Eastern European: 23

Estonian: 19

Kenyan: 18

Pennsylvania German: 17

Israeli: 17

Belizean: 17

Cape Verdean: 16

Arab/Arabic: 14

Acadian/Cajun: 13

Latvian: 13

Haitian: 12

Carpatho Rusyn: 12

Ethiopian: 11

Other Subsaharan African: 11

Ghanian: 10

New Zealander: 9

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 9

Albanian: 8

Other Arab: 8

Moroccan: 8

German Russian: 7

Dutch West Indian: 6

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 5

West Indian: 5

Luxemburger: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (48%)
Philippines (11%)
El Salvador (5%)
Guatemala (4%)
Canada (3%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)
Germany (2%)

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

This state: 43532
Northeast: 11005
Midwest: 19416
South: 12584
West: 60887

39% of Reno residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 16% lived in Nevada.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 992
Nursery to 4th grade: 429
5th and 6th grade: 1,692
7th and 8th grade: 1,232
9th grade: 1,198
10th grade: 1,166
11th grade: 1,561
12th grade, no diploma: 2,490
High school graduate (or equivalency): 13,669
Less than 1 year of college: 4,601
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 11,253
Associate degree: 3,644
Bachelor's degree: 10,153
Master's degree: 3,061
Professional school degree: 1,588
Doctorate degree: 917

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 864
Nursery to 4th grade: 336
5th and 6th grade: 1,302
7th and 8th grade: 1,220
9th grade: 1,068
10th grade: 1,309
11th grade: 1,393
12th grade, no diploma: 2,473
High school graduate (or equivalency): 14,167
Less than 1 year of college: 5,266
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,637
Associate degree: 4,172
Bachelor's degree: 9,370
Master's degree: 3,110
Professional school degree: 792
Doctorate degree: 362

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 10.1%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 9.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 7.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $49,651
Black householders: $36,129
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $48,751
Asian householders: $49,196
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $29,903
Some other race householders: $37,041
Two or more races householders: $65,693
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $44,016

Reno household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Reno household income for Black householders

Reno household income for Asian householders

Reno household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Reno household income for Some other race householders

Reno household income for Two or more races householders

Reno household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Reno marital status for males

Reno marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $370,486
Black or African American householders: $305,509
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $305,965
Asian householders: $360,227
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $277,466
Some other race householders: $286,585
Two or more races householders: $333,552
Hispanic or Latino householders: $300,949

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 34,798
One, attached: 5,132
Two: 2,407
3 or 4: 5,506
5 to 9: 8,038
10 to 19: 5,085
20 to 49: 4,488
50 or more: 9,451
Mobile homes: 4,426
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 261

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Reno:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (76%) Electricity (11%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (55%) Electricity (37%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 991

Here:	5.2%
Nevada:	4.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 679

Here:	7.3%
Nevada:	5.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 754

Here:	6.1%
Nevada:	11.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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