Population

283,621

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$548,300

Owner-occupied units

Reno, NV

Nevada · 39.549° N, 119.850° W · 109 sq mi

Reno is a city in Nevada, with a population of 283,621 and about 2,595 residents per square mile. The median household earns $80,760 a year, and the median home is worth $548,300.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

109 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,595

People per square mile

Rank by population

#78

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#83

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$80,760

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,556

Per month

Homeownership

49.8%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

20.3 min

One way

People

Median age

37.1

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

36.8%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

15.8%

Households

114,322

2.33 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 20.1^%

Arts, food & hospitality 14.6^%

Professional & business services 13.6^%

Retail trade 11.2^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Nevada

Name

Miriam Adelson & family

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$28.6B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Las Vegas

Source of wealth

Casinos

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Nevada · private sector

Employer

MGM Resorts International

Sector

Hospitality

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Nevada

Company

MGM Resorts International

Revenue

$17.2B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Las Vegas

Ticker

MGM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Nevada

State bird

Mountain Bluebird

State flower

Sagebrush

State capital

Carson City

Nickname

The Silver State

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