Demographics of Fernley city, Nevada

Fernley city, Nevada had 26,214 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,187 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fernley city, in four figures

26,214
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 24,225 ±30.; +13.8%
Change since July 2020: +3,187 people.; 36.4 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $89,517 ±$9,581
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Fernley city, Nevada's population grew 13.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fernley city, Nevada's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Fernley city, Nevada's population grew 13.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fernley city, Nevada's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	23,027	100.0	100.0
2021	23,574	102.4	100.2
2022	24,239	105.3	100.7
2023	24,771	107.6	101.6
2024	25,521	110.8	102.5
2025	26,214	113.8	103.1

Population of Fernley city, Nevada on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	23,027	—
2021	23,574	+547
2022	24,239	+665
2023	24,771	+532
2024	25,521	+750
2025	26,214	+693

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.4 ±1.2: for men 36.5 ±0.9 and for women 35.7 ±4.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fernley city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nevada	United States
Under 5	1,569 ±222	6.5% ±0.9	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,157 ±424	17.2% ±1.7	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,861 ±349	7.7% ±1.4	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,746 ±612	32.0% ±2.5	28.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,237 ±501	21.6% ±2.1	25.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,655 ±417	15.1% ±1.7	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $89,517 ±$9,581, and income per person $37,038 ±$2,143, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,260 ±$596 in Nevada and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Fernley city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nevada	United States
Under $25,000	935 ±237	10.6% ±2.7	13.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,000 ±224	11.4% ±2.5	17.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,009 ±349	22.9% ±3.8	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	999 ±243	11.4% ±2.7	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,282 ±395	26.0% ±4.4	18.2% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	825 ±199	9.4% ±2.2	9.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	739 ±172	8.4% ±1.9	10.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Fernley city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nevada	United States
All ages	3,089 ±752	12.8% ±3.1	12.4% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	950 ±297	16.9% ±5.0	16.3% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,491 ±349	11.1% ±2.5	11.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	648 ±199	12.8% ±3.7	11.2% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fernley city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fernley city	Nevada	United States
Housing units	9,141 ±367	1,326,471 ±610	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.1% ±1.5	90.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.9% ±1.7	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.0% ±3.2	60.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.0% ±4.3	40.0% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$366,700 ±$9,626	$435,400 ±$1,611	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,570 ±$124	$1,597 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2001 ±2	1996 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Fernley city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nevada	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,221 ±703	21.6% ±2.9	29.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,215 ±649	66.9% ±2.7	44.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	39 to 335	0.2% to 1.4%	9.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	479 ±143	2.0% ±0.6	8.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	105 to 353	0.4% to 1.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	4 to 100	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 250	0% to 1.0%	0.6% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,721 ±272	7.1% ±1.1	6.0% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Fernley city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nevada	United States
Born in the state	8,265 ±707	34.1% ±2.9	27.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,758 ±718	56.8% ±3.0	51.4% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	285 ±135	1.2% ±0.6	1.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,917 ±368	7.9% ±1.5	19.1% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,133 ±263	4.7% ±1.1	10.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	784 ±281	3.2% ±1.2	8.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Fernley city among the places of Nevada

14th of 33 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Nevada page.

Places of Nevada near Fernley city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Sparks city	110,024 ±84
Pahrump CDP	47,347 ±889
Whitney CDP	47,221 ±2,736
Winchester CDP	37,081 ±1,911
Summerlin South CDP	31,354 ±1,847
Fernley city	24,225 ±30
Sun Valley CDP	22,228 ±1,585
Mesquite city	22,059 ±36
Elko city	20,696 ±37
Spanish Springs CDP	17,980 ±1,194
Dayton CDP	15,781 ±960

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in Nevada by median household income
No. 5 Places in Nevada by poverty rate
No. 8 Places in Nevada by median rent
No. 10 Places in Nevada by homeownership rate
No. 12 Places in Nevada by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 15 Places in Nevada by foreign-born share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026