Demographics of Reno city, Nevada

Reno city, Nevada had 283,621 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +18,620 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Reno city, in four figures

283,621
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 273,212 ±80.; +7.0%
Change since July 2020: +18,620 people.; 37.1 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $80,760 ±$2,418
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.

Reno city, Nevada's population grew 7.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Reno 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

Reno city, Nevada's population grew 7.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Reno 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	265,001	100.0	100.0
2021	270,124	101.9	100.2
2022	273,277	103.1	100.7
2023	275,768	104.1	101.6
2024	280,646	105.9	102.5
2025	283,621	107.0	103.1

Population of Reno city, Nevada on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	265,001	—
2021	270,124	+5,123
2022	273,277	+3,153
2023	275,768	+2,491
2024	280,646	+4,878
2025	283,621	+2,975

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.1 ±0.4: for men 36.7 ±0.6 and for women 37.5 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Reno city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nevada	United States
Under 5	14,284 ±758	5.2% ±0.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	40,051 ±1,564	14.7% ±0.6	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	27,088 ±1,137	9.9% ±0.4	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	84,296 ±1,747	30.9% ±0.6	28.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	61,566 ±1,633	22.5% ±0.6	25.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	45,927 ±1,398	16.8% ±0.5	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $80,760 ±$2,418, and income per person $47,051 ±$1,133, 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 Reno city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nevada	United States
Under $25,000	16,104 ±1,025	14.1% ±0.9	13.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	19,229 ±1,148	16.8% ±1.0	17.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	18,316 ±1,175	16.0% ±1.0	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	14,927 ±995	13.1% ±0.9	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	21,023 ±1,263	18.4% ±1.1	18.2% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	10,421 ±732	9.1% ±0.6	9.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	14,302 ±831	12.5% ±0.7	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 Reno city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nevada	United States
All ages	33,815 ±2,443	12.6% ±0.9	12.4% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	7,921 ±937	14.9% ±1.7	16.3% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	18,326 ±1,425	12.0% ±0.9	11.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	7,568 ±762	12.4% ±1.2	11.2% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Reno city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Reno city	Nevada	United States
Housing units	123,756 ±1,073	1,326,471 ±610	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.4% ±0.5	90.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.6% ±0.7	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	49.8% ±1.0	60.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	50.2% ±1.1	40.0% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$548,300 ±$9,516	$435,400 ±$1,611	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,556 ±$30	$1,597 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±1	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 Reno city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nevada	United States
Hispanic or Latino	70,362 ±2,129	25.8% ±0.8	29.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	154,694 ±2,304	56.6% ±0.8	44.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,218 ±824	3.0% ±0.3	9.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	18,732 ±978	6.9% ±0.4	8.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,424 ±245	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	1,738 ±385	0.6% ±0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,646 ±550	0.6% ±0.2	0.6% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	16,398 ±1,644	6.0% ±0.6	6.0% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

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 Reno city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nevada	United States
Born in the state	88,172 ±2,541	32.3% ±0.9	27.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	137,248 ±2,722	50.2% ±1.0	51.4% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4,494 ±511	1.6% ±0.2	1.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	43,298 ±1,780	15.8% ±0.7	19.1% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	19,927 ±1,295	7.3% ±0.5	10.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	23,371 ±1,459	8.6% ±0.5	8.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Reno city among the places of Nevada

4th 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 Reno city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Las Vegas city	660,400 ±126
Henderson city	332,141 ±66
North Las Vegas city	278,595 ±74
Reno city	273,212 ±80
Enterprise CDP	240,464 ±5,182
Spring Valley CDP	219,187 ±4,773
Sunrise Manor CDP	200,218 ±4,127
Paradise CDP	185,913 ±4,513
Sparks city	110,024 ±84

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Reno city, Nevada

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in Nevada by median home value
No. 6 Places in Nevada by per capita income
No. 6 Places in Nevada by poverty rate
No. 9 Places in Nevada by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 10 Places in Nevada by median household income
No. 11 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