People Facts Reno Nevada
Population, 2003 estimate 193,882 2,241,154
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 7.2% 12.2%
Population, 2000 180,480 1,998,257
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 33.9% 66.3%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.0% 7.3%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 23.2% 25.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 11.4% 11.0%
Female persons, percent, 2000 48.9% 49.1%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 77.5% 75.2%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.6% 6.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.3% 1.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 5.3% 4.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.6% 0.4%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 9.3% 8.0%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.6% 3.8%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 19.2% 19.7%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 37.1% 37.4%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 17.3% 15.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 23.6% 23.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 82.4% 80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 25.0% 18.2%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 17.9 23.3
 
Housing units, 2000 79,453 827,457
Homeownership rate, 2000 47.5% 60.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $158,700 $142,000
 
Households, 2000 73,904 751,165
Persons per household, 2000 2.38 2.62
Median household income, 1999 $40,530 $44,581
Per capita money income, 1999 $22,520 $21,989
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 12.6% 10.5%
    Business Facts
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 3,043,441 12,806,893
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 2,865,817 18,220,790
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $17,802 $10,874
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,407,604 15,323,751
Total number of firms, 1997 16,338 129,757
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 9.3% 11.7%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 24.6% 25.7%
    Geography Facts Reno Nevada
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 69 109,826
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,611.4 18.2
FIPS Code 60600 32
Counties Washoe County