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Fernley Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Fernley Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

24,261

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.9%
5 - 17:
18.5%
18 - 24:
7.0%
25 - 34:
17.3%
35 - 54:
25.7%
55 - 64:
10.7%
Over 65 Years:
14.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.6%
3.6%
89.7%
89.7%
14.9%
14.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Fernley
USA
$36,125
$36,125
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Fernley
USA
$84,025
$84,025
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

10.0%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Retail
Healthcare
Transportation
Accommodation
Construction
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Public Service
Wholesale
Arts
Education
Other
Administration
Finance
20.2%
20.2%
9.5%
9.5%
8.6%
8.6%
8.5%
8.5%
7.6%
7.6%
6.2%
6.2%
5.8%
5.8%
5.7%
5.7%
5.6%
5.6%
4.9%
4.9%
4.8%
4.8%
4.1%
4.1%
3.3%
3.3%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
70.5%
70.5%
17.9%
17.9%
6.8%
6.8%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
European
Italian
Norwegian
Danish
Scots-Irish
French
Scottish
Swedish
Polish
Portuguese
Dutch
Scandinavian
Welsh
Yugoslavian
Eastern European
French Canadian
Greek
13.2%
13.2%
11.0%
11.0%
9.6%
9.6%
6.7%
6.7%
3.6%
3.6%
2.7%
2.7%
2.0%
2.0%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Italian
German/Yiddish
Native American languages
French
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Greek
Korean
Other Indo-European
Armenian
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
87.3%
87.3%
10.5%
10.5%
7.6%
7.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Fernley Residents

5.4%

Zip Codes in Fernley, NV