Moving to Reno, Nevada

About Reno, Nevada
Reno

Reno ( REE-noh) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada–California border, about 22 miles (35 km) north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". It is the county seat and most populous city of Washoe County sitting in the High Eastern Sierra foothills, in the Truckee River valley, on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada. The Reno metro area (along with the neighboring city Sparks) occupies a valley colloquially known as the Truckee Meadows, it is the 81st most populous city in the United States, the 3rd most populous city in Nevada, and the most populous in Nevada outside the Las Vegas Valley.

The city is named after Civil War Union Major General Jesse L. Reno, who was killed in action during the American Civil War at the Battle of South Mountain, on Fox's Gap.

Reno is part of the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area, the second-most populous metropolitan area in Nevada after the Las Vegas Valley. Known as Greater Reno, it includes Washoe, Storey, Lyon Counties, the independent city and state capital, Carson City, as well as parts of Placer and Nevada Counties in California. The city proper had a population of 264,165 at the 2020 census, making it the third-largest city in Nevada, behind Las Vegas and Henderson.

For much of the twentieth century Reno saw a significant number of migrants seeking to take advantage of Nevada's relatively lax divorce laws and the city gained a national reputation as a divorce mill. Today Reno is a tourist destination known for its casino gambling and proximity to Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Gender
Gender Reno Nevada Country
Female 49.6% 49.8% 50.8%
Male 50.4% 50.2% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Reno Nevada Country
Less than $10,000 4.9% 5.9% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3.9% 3.5% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 9.4% 8.5% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 8.7% 9.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 13.7% 13.3% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 18.1% 18.5% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 12.5% 13.7% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 16% 15.4% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 6.7% 6.2% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 6.1% 5.9% 8.3%
Education


Education Reno Nevada Country
< 9th Grade 4% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 6% 8% 7.0%
High School or GED 23% 28% 27.0%
Other College 24% 25% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 22% 17% 20.0%
Master's Degree 9% 6% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 2% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Reno Nevada Country
White 60.3% 48.2% 60.1%
African American 3% 9% 12.2%
American Indian 0.9% 0.9% 0.6%
Asian 6.9% 8.1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.8% 0.6% 0.2%
Other 0.3% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.9% 3.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 24% 28.9% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity