Storey County, NV

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2022 Population

4,095

1.19% 1-year growth

US Senator

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jacky Rosen

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

55.7

3.34% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

9.09%

24.5% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$86,932

30.3% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$297,800

13.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Storey County, NV had a population of 4.1k people with a median age of 55.7 and a median household income of $86,932. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Storey County, NV grew from 4,047 to 4,095, a 1.19% increase and its median household income grew from $66,713 to $86,932, a 30.3% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Storey County, NV are White (Non-Hispanic) (82.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (8.45%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.86%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.98%), and White (Hispanic) (1.12%).

None of the households in Storey County, 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.

97.8% of the residents in Storey County, NV are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Storey County, NV was $297,800, and the homeownership rate was 97%.

Most people in Storey County, NV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Storey County, NV was 2 cars per household.

Storey County, NV borders Lyon County, NV, Washoe County, NV, and Carson City, NV.

United States Nevada Reno, NV

Population & Diversity

Storey County, NV is home to a population of 4.1k people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 4.79% of Storey County, NV residents were born outside of the country (196 people).

In 2022, there were 9.79 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.39k people) in Storey County, NV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 346 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 158 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.8%

2022 Citizenship

97.9%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 97.8% of Storey County, NV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Storey County, NV was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Storey County, NV compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Storey County, NV

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.39k ± 270
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
346 ± 167
Two+ (Hispanic)
158 ± 131

5.42%

Hispanic Population

222 people

5.42% of the people in Storey County, NV are hispanic (222 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Storey County, NV as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

4.79%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

196 people

5.14%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

208 people

As of 2022, 4.79% of Storey County, NV residents (196 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Storey County, NV was 5.14%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Storey County, NV compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
184 ± 94
Gulf War (2001-)
93 ± 72
Gulf War (1990s)
88 ± 53

Storey County, NV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.98 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Storey County, NV employs 1.34k people. The largest industries in Storey County, NV are Manufacturing (172 people), Construction (127 people), and Retail Trade (124 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($101,719), Transportation & Warehousing ($101,094), and Public Administration ($100,469).

Employment

Occupations

1.34k

2022 Value

± 259

−4.41%

1 Year decline

± 27.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Storey County, NV declined at a rate of −4.41%, from 1.41k employees to 1.34k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Storey County, NV, are Management Occupations (127 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (119 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (116 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Storey County, 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

1.34k

2022 Value

± 259

−4.41%

1 Year decline

± 27.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Storey County, NV declined at a rate of −4.41%, from 1.41k employees to 1.34k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Storey County, NV, are Manufacturing (172 people), Construction (127 people), and Retail Trade (124 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Storey County, NV, though some of these residents may live in Storey County, NV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,006

Median earning men ± $7,248

$45,288

Median earning women ± $11,395

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($128,359), Other Services Except Public Administration ($90,625), and Public Administration ($57,105).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,906), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($57,050), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($50,714).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

5.19%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.53M people employed in Nevada. This represents a 5.19% 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 21.2%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

32
Retail Trade
28
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and Accommodation & Food Services
17
Manufacturing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Storey County, NV went to Donald J. Trump with 66.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (31.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.19%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (66.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (31.4%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.19%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Storey County, NV for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Nevada

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Catherine Cortez Masto

Senator from Nevada

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Jacky 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

Completions

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

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Measure

In 2022, 1.34% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.43% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (710k), Some college (606k), and Bachelors Degree (392k).

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

The median property value in Storey County, NV was $297,800 in 2022, which is 1.06 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $261,900 to $297,800, a 13.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Storey County, NV is 97%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Storey County, NV have an average commute time of 32.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Storey County, NV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$297,800

Median Property Value 2022

±$41,603

$1,641

Median Property Taxes

±$291

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Storey County, NV the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Storey County, NV compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

97%

Homeownership

2022

71.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 97% of the housing units in Storey County, NV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 96.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Storey County, NV compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9702

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Storey County, NV colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$86,932

Median Household Income

± $20,850

1.69k

Number of Households

± 299

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.69k households in Storey County, NV grew to $86,932 from the previous year's value of $66,713.

The following chart displays the households in Storey County, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Storey County, NV is from Nevada.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Nevada

0.449

2021 Wage GINI in Nevada

In 2022, the income inequality in Nevada was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.556% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nevada was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nevada in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Nevada across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (72.5%)
Worked At Home (10.3%)
Carpooled (9.69%)

In 2022, 72.5% of workers in Storey County, NV drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.3%) and those who carpooled to work (9.69%).

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

32.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Storey County, NV have a longer commute time (32.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 4.12% of the workforce in Storey County, NV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.09% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Storey County, NV (371 out of 4.08k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Storey County, NV is White, followed by Two Or More and Asian.

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

93.1% of the population of Storey County, NV has health coverage, with 33.1% on employee plans, 12.6% on Medicaid, 31.3% on Medicare, 13.3% on non-group plans, and 2.76% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.8% under 18 years, 12.8% between 18 and 34 years, 29.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 37.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.87%

Uninsured

33.1%

Employer Coverage

12.6%

Medicaid

31.3%

Medicare

13.3%

Non-Group

2.76%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Storey County, NV declined by 12.2% from 7.82% to 6.87%.

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

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Storey County, NV.

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