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Lyon County, NV


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Fernley, NV
Designated Market Area: Reno, NV-CA
USDA County Type (2025): Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2024 population: 63,718   ( 4,483 from 2020)
Land area: 2003.1 square miles
Population density: 31.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:44,591 69.98% 1.2%
Black:8061.26% 26.7%
Indian:1,2531.97% 2.6%
Asian:1,4262.24% 37.9%
2+ races:2,1093.31% 15.4%
Hispanic:13,53321.24% 30.2%
Total non-White:19,12730.02% 26.0%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,603 11.0
Deaths:3,44914.6
Net Migration: 5,27022.2
Net Immigration: 980.4
Change in White population:536 0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:3,947 6.7




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
59,235
44,05574.37%
6361.07%
1,2862.17%
1,0341.75%
1,8273.08%
10,39717.55%
15,18025.63%

2010
51,980
40,63478.17%
3630.70%
1,0612.04%
8251.59%
1,3442.59%
7,67414.76%
11,34621.83%

2000
34,501
28,79183.45%
2020.59%
7272.11%
2400.70%
7142.07%
3,78410.97%
5,71016.55%

1990
20,001
17,76088.80%
700.35%
5722.86%
1300.65%
n/a
1,4697.34%
2,24111.20%

1980
13,594
12,21089.82%
240.18%
4793.52%
1721.27%
n/a
6845.03%
1,38410.18%

1970
8,221
7,29588.74%
60.07%
4835.88%
20.02%
n/a
4205.11%
926 11.26%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
5,424 10.4
5,29510.2
5,66810.9
-293-0.6
3,421 6.6
3,834 7.4
2000's
NumberRate
5,336 15.5
3,84511.1
16,27947.2
4721.4
11,843 34.3
5,636 16.3
1990's
NumberRate
3,414 17.1
2,51012.5
11,19055.9
5812.9
11,031 55.2
3,469 17.3
1980's
NumberRate
2,678 19.7
1,586 11.7
5,391 39.7
n/a
5,550 40.8
857 6.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
4,574 55.6
n/a
4,915 59.8
458 5.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Lyon County, NV
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
43.2
12,447 10.1%
110,506 89.9%
12,604 10.3%
23,290
2.54
15,503 66.6%
11,730 75.7%
1,164 7.5%
7,787 33.4%

2010
NumberPercent
40.9
12,928 24.9%
39,052 75.1%
8,215 15.8%
19,808
2.61
14,137 71.4%
10,963 77.5%
1,111 7.9%
5,671 28.6%

2000
NumberPercent
38.3
9,310 27.0%
25,191 73.0%
4,748 13.8%
13,023
2.61
9,550 73.3%
7,710 80.7%
640 6.7%
3,473 26.7%

1990
NumberPercent
36.4
5,406 27.0%
14,595 73.0%
2,993 15.0%
7,685
2.58
5,665 73.7%
4,792 84.6%
298 5.3%
2,020 26.3%

1980
NumberPercent
32.8
3,945 29.0%
9,649 71.0%
1,535 11.3%
5,040
2.69
3,912 77.6%
3,506 89.6%
160 4.1%
1,128 22.4%

2022 Housing Data for Lyon County, NV

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units24,582 
Median Value$314,200 
Occupied23,29094.7%
Vacant1,2925.3%
Owned17,79076.4%
Rented5,50023.6%
Median Rent$1,196 
Single-Family Units18,27774.4%
    Detached17,93773.0%
    Attached3401.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units8143.3%
Mobile Homes4,63018.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lyon County, NV

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,2835.5%
$10,000 to $14,9997793.3%
$15,000 to $19,9995942.6%
$20,000 to $24,9996172.6%
$25,000 to $29,9999063.9%
$30,000 to $34,9998793.8%
$35,000 to $39,9997103.0%
$40,000 to $44,9999304.0%
$45,000 to $49,9991,1555.0%
$50,000 to $59,9991,8788.1%
$60,000 to $74,9992,54410.9%
$75,000 to $99,9993,35414.4%
$100,000 to $124,9992,85912.3%
$125,000 to $149,9991,9678.4%
$150,000 to $199,9991,6717.2%
$200,000 or more1,1645.0%
Median Household Income70,026 
Per Capita Income36,330 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state97 
Compared to U.S.93 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,4286.1%
Public Assistance6702.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,84312.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed18,94066.4%
Unemployed1,4315.0%
In Armed Forces1730.6%
Total Labor Force20,54472.0%
Not in Labor Force8,00028.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 33.0%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector11,3847,91759.0%
Non-Profit36750941.9%
Self-Employed1,07478357.8%
Local Government7341,28936.3%
State Government97471457.7%
Federal Government21525845.5%
Total Private + Self12,4588,70058.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,2902,77045.3%
Total14,74811,47056.3%
Pct. Govt.16.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts3,43613.1%
Sales and Office Occupations5,37820.5%
Professional, Technical3,64513.9%
Service Occupations5,13219.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1090.4%
All others8,63632.9%
White Collar 47.5%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing4,01215.3%
Retail trade3,12211.9%
Health care and social assistance2,4419.3%
Construction2,0327.7%
Accommodation and food services1,7966.8%
Public administration1,6896.4%
Transportation and warehousing1,6036.1%
Educational services1,5616.0%
Professional, scientific, technical1,4105.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,2694.8%
Other services1,1024.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.9493.6%
Wholesale trade9313.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing5612.1%
Finance and insurance5552.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction5182.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2861.1%
Information2751.0%
Utilities1150.4%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lyon County, NV

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican9,05715.24%
Puerto Rican2280.38%
Cuban2860.48%
Dominican480.08%
Total Central American8291.39%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan2800.47%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan1460.25%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran3770.63%
Other Central American260.04%
Total South American1090.18%
Argentinean300.05%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian290.05%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian500.08%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic6591.11%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino2980.50%
Chinese2840.48%
Japanese1210.20%
Korean910.15%
Vietnamese190.03%
Indian130.02%
Indonesian110.02%
Thai10.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English48,65086.4%
Spanish6,31711.2%
Other Indo-European3120.6%
German, other Germanic2540.5%
Tagalog1300.2%
Chinese1280.2%
Other1180.2%
Other Asian1110.2%
Arabic1000.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German8,38414.1%
Irish6,69911.3%
English6,62311.1%
Italian3,2425.5%
European2,7624.6%
American2,5354.3%
Norwegian1,4252.4%
French1,3302.2%
Scottish1,0031.7%
Scotch-Irish8871.5%
Dutch8801.5%
Danish8451.4%
Swedish6971.2%
Polish6961.2%
Russian5801.0%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen57,04796.0%
Not a citizen2,3884.0%
Native55,28093.0%
Foreign-born4,1557.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lyon County, NV

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,873 4.4%3,566 8.3%13,740 31.9%16,938 39.3%4,970 11.5%1,967 4.6%
  Average years of education: 12.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,873 4.4%
9-12 Years 3,566 8.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 13,740 31.9%
Some College 16,938 39.3%
Bach. Degree 4,970 11.5%
Grad Degree 1,967 4.6%
Average years of education: 12.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Lyon County, NV

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 9,309 8,749 560 6.0% 4.7%
1991 9,683 8,970 713 7.4% 5.9%
1992 10,055 9,074 981 9.8% 6.8%
1993 10,555 9,481 1,074 10.2% 6.9%
1994 10,921 9,861 1,060 9.7% 6.2%
1995 11,576 10,615 961 8.3% 5.6%
1996 11,934 10,973 961 8.1% 5.1%
1997 12,549 11,644 905 7.2% 4.4%
1998 13,123 12,168 955 7.3% 4.2%
1999 14,261 13,217 1,044 7.3% 4.0%
2000 18,035 17,067 968 5.4% 4.1%
2001 19,228 18,128 1,100 5.7% 5.2%
2002 19,951 18,794 1,157 5.8% 5.7%
2003 20,006 18,870 1,136 5.7% 5.3%
2004 19,413 18,335 1,078 5.6% 4.4%
2005 20,435 19,273 1,162 5.7% 4.1%
2006 21,336 20,068 1,268 5.9% 4.0%
2007 22,518 21,047 1,471 6.5% 4.6%
2008 22,800 20,517 2,283 10.0% 6.9%
2009 23,245 19,531 3,714 16.0% 11.7%
2010 22,954 18,858 4,096 17.8% 13.8%
2011 22,753 18,857 3,896 17.1% 13.3%
2012 22,423 18,995 3,428 15.3% 11.6%
2013 22,209 19,274 2,935 13.2% 10.0%
2014 22,258 19,879 2,379 10.7% 8.2%
2015 21,287 19,251 2,036 9.6% 6.8%
2016 21,106 19,500 1,606 7.6% 5.8%
2017 21,612 20,311 1,301 6.0% 5.0%
2018 22,360 21,178 1,182 5.3% 4.4%
2019 23,519 22,393 1,126 4.8% 3.9%
2020 23,045 21,077 1,968 8.5% 12.8%
2021 23,278 22,122 1,156 5.0% 6.9%
2022 23,476 22,330 1,146 4.9% 5.4%
2023 23,627 22,259 1,368 5.8% 5.1%
2024 29,880 28,265 1,615 5.4% 5.6%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com