Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV

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2023 Population

136,023

1.79% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/ACatherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AJacky Rosen

Democratic Party

2023 Poverty Rate

7.7%

5.8% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$113,360

3.84% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

62,122

5.18% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV are White (Non-Hispanic) (69.1%), Other (Hispanic) (6.55%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (6.14%), Two+ (Hispanic) (5.62%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.01%).

None of the households in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.8% of the residents in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV are Carrington College-Reno (176 degrees awarded in 2023).

Most people in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV was 2 cars per household.

Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV borders Del Norte, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas & Siskiyou Counties PUMA, CA, Nevada & Sierra Counties PUMA, CA, Placer County (East/High Country Region)--Auburn & Colfax Cities PUMA, CA, Washoe County (North)--Sparks City PUMA, NV, Washoe County (South Central)--Reno City PUMA, NV, and Carson City, Lyon, Douglas & Storey Counties PUMA, NV.

United States California Nevada

Population & Diversity

Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV is home to a population of 136k people, from which 95.8% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 10.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (94k people) in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.91k Other (Hispanic) and 8.36k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

65,809

Women

48.6%

69,556

Men

51.4%

The resident population of United States in N/A was 135,365 inhabitants, with 51.4% men, and 48.6% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in the United States.

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Citizenship

95.8%

2023 Citizenship

95.8%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV

White (Non-Hispanic)
94k ± 2.74k
Other (Hispanic)
8.91k ± 1.61k
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
8.36k ± 1.39k

17%

Hispanic Population

23.2k people

17% of the people in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV are hispanic (23.2k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
4,404 ± 1,603 people
Philippines
1,334 ± 892 people
Canada
954 ± 756 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV was Mexico, the natal country of 4,404 Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV residents, followed by Philippines with 1,334 and Canada with 954.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
3,294 ± 486
Gulf War (2001-)
1,782 ± 312
Gulf War (1990s)
1,498 ± 296

Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.85 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV employs 62.1k people. The largest industries in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV are Construction (4,631 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,294 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,897 people), and the highest paying industries are Offices of other health practitioners ($330,600), Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($193,214), and Aircraft & parts manufacturing ($184,489).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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Women

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Men

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The workforce of Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV.

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Occupations

62.1k

2022 Value

5.18%

1 Year growth

± 5.18%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV, are Other managers (2,563 people), Customer service representatives (1,761 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (1,384 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nevada (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

62.1k

2022 Value

5.18%

1 Year growth

± 5.18%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV, are Construction (4,631 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,294 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,897 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV, though some of these residents may live in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Civics

Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen are the senators currently representing the state of Nevada. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nevada is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Nevada

N/ACatherine Cortez Masto

Senator from Nevada

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

N/AJacky Rosen

Senator from Nevada

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen are the senators currently representing Nevada.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Nevada over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Nevada

Nevada is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Nevada have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV are White (97 and 55.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (46 and 26.1%), Unknown (14 and 7.95%), and Asian (10 and 5.68%).

The largest universities in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV by number of degrees awarded are Carrington College-Reno (176 and NaNk%).

The most popular majors in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV are Registered Nursing (139 and NaNk%), Medical Assistant (31 and NaNk%), and Medical Insurance Specialist (6 and NaNk%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2018 in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV, the percentage of applicants admitted was 95.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 71.9%. The number of students enrolled in N/A was N/A (N/A% men and N/A% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Completions

Concentrations

Registered Nursing

Most Common

139 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV was Registered Nursing with 139 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Carrington College-Reno

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

176 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Carrington College-Reno with 176 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 30 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV, which is 0.205 times less than the 146 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 97 degrees mean that there were 2.11 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 46 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In false, 0% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (24.7k), Some college (24.5k), and High School or Equivalent (23k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV have an average commute time of 22.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$113,360

Median Household Income

± $4,030

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (69.3%)
Worked At Home (16.5%)
Carpooled (10.1%)

In 2023, 69.3% of workers in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.5%) and those who carpooled to work (10.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV have a shorter commute time (22.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.33% of the workforce in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV (10.4k out of 135k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.6% of the population of Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV has health coverage, with 53.4% on employee plans, 8.57% on Medicaid, 15.9% on Medicare, 13.7% on non-group plans, and 2.14% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.7% under 18 years, 16% between 18 and 34 years, 40.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.37%

Uninsured

53.4%

Employer Coverage

8.57%

Medicaid

15.9%

Medicare

13.7%

Non-Group

2.14%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Washoe County (South) PUMA, NV changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.