Reno, Nevada demographics

Reno, NV demographics: median age 37.1; 36.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Reno city, Nevada · Incorporated city · GEOID 3260600. The survey estimates a population of 273,212 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Reno is 37.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.4 years. There are 114,322 households (±1,156). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.1 ±0.4	39.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 273,212
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Under 18	54,335 ±1,738	19.9% ±0.6 pp	21.7%	22.0%
18–34	73,123 ±1,647	26.8% ±0.6 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	99,827 ±2,074	36.5% ±0.8 pp	38.9%	38.0%
65 and older	45,927 ±1,398	16.8% ±0.5 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 273,212
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Male	138,547 ±1,160	50.7% ±0.4 pp	50.4%	49.5%
Female	134,665 ±1,155	49.3% ±0.4 pp	49.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 273,212
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
White alone	165,055 ±2,705	60.4% ±1.0 pp	49.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	8,409 ±838	3.1% ±0.3 pp	9.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	3,018 ±606	1.1% ±0.2 pp	1.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	19,148 ±977	7.0% ±0.4 pp	9.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	1,763 ±388	0.6% ±0.1 pp	0.7%	0.2%
Some other race alone	30,352 ±2,686	11.1% ±1.0 pp	12.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	45,467 ±3,015	16.6% ±1.1 pp	17.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 273,212
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	202,850 ±2,155	74.2% ±0.8 pp	70.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	70,362 ±2,129	25.8% ±0.8 pp	29.6%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 114,322
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Married-couple family	43,470 ±1,327	38.0% ±1.1 pp	44.0%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	7,576 ±710	6.6% ±0.6 pp	6.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	12,142 ±848	10.6% ±0.7 pp	13.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	37,129 ±1,225	32.5% ±1.0 pp	28.0%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	14,005 ±896	12.3% ±0.8 pp	8.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 114,322
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Households with people under 18	29,924 ±887	26.2% ±0.7 pp	29.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	84,398 ±1,472	73.8% ±1.0 pp	70.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 114,322
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	37,129 ±1,225	32.5% ±1.0 pp	28.0%	28.7%
Two-person households	38,600 ±1,440	33.8% ±1.2 pp	33.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	17,153 ±1,114	15.0% ±1.0 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	13,153 ±807	11.5% ±0.7 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	5,301 ±536	4.6% ±0.5 pp	6.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,764 ±322	1.5% ±0.3 pp	2.6%	2.2%
Seven or more people	1,222 ±369	1.1% ±0.3 pp	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 273,212
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Native	229,914 ±1,787	84.2% ±0.7 pp	80.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	43,298 ±1,780	15.8% ±0.7 pp	19.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 258,928
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
English only	199,456 ±2,250	77.0% ±0.8 pp	70.5%	77.7%
Spanish	39,452 ±1,871	15.2% ±0.7 pp	19.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1,032 ±380	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	926 ±246	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	852 ±295	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	5,080 ±937	2.0% ±0.4 pp	1.3%	2.0%
Korean	392 ±179	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,943 ±442	0.8% ±0.2 pp	1.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	764 ±403 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	5,138 ±894	2.0% ±0.3 pp	3.0%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	2,356 ±502	0.9% ±0.2 pp	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	161 ±113 · low precision	0.1% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1,376 ±513	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.8%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 191,789
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	20,493 ±1,395	10.7% ±0.7 pp	12.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	44,006 ±1,757	22.9% ±0.9 pp	27.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	41,524 ±1,814	21.7% ±0.9 pp	23.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	15,258 ±1,024	8.0% ±0.5 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	42,780 ±1,619	22.3% ±0.8 pp	18.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	27,728 ±1,268	14.5% ±0.7 pp	9.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 270,380
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Same house	222,326 ±2,617	82.2% ±1.0 pp	85.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	30,373 ±2,100	11.2% ±0.8 pp	8.8%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	5,228 ±1,107	1.9% ±0.4 pp	0.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	10,989 ±1,221	4.1% ±0.5 pp	4.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,464 ±370	0.5% ±0.1 pp	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

10.6% of Reno residents (±0.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.4% in Nevada and 8.4% nationally. 89.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Reno	Nevada	U.S.	Compared with Nevada
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.6% ±0.7 pp	11.4%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.4% ±0.9 pp	92.0%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.1% ±0.4 pp	7.9%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Reno . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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