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Reno, Sparks Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Reno, Sparks Area is $28,699, which is higher than the state average of $26,515 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Reno, Sparks Area median household income is $53,047. On average Reno, Sparks Area residents spend 20.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #121

Reno, Sparks Area	28,699 USD
Nevada	26,515 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Reno, Sparks Area	29,453 USD
Nevada	30,415 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Reno, Sparks Area	32,866 USD
Nevada	33,521 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Reno, Sparks Area	25,624 USD
Nevada	26,640 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #162

Reno, Sparks Area	53,047 USD
Nevada	52,205 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Reno, Sparks Area	72,187 USD
Nevada	69,351 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Reno, Sparks Area		-4.55%
Nevada		17.10%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Reno, Sparks Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Nevada and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Reno, Sparks Area		Nevada		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.76%	$22,352, see rank	16.38%	$20,748	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.80%	$17,587, see rank	27.65%	$17,565	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.68%	$3,643, see rank	3.13%	$3,677	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.58%	$29,524, see rank	17.86%	$26,569	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Reno, Sparks Area	65,426 USD
Nevada	61,081 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Reno, Sparks Area	85,222 USD
Nevada	78,301 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Reno, Sparks Area	Nevada	U.S.
White	$54,695, see rank	$54,736	$56,900
Black	$28,729, see rank	$37,269	$35,600
Hispanic	$39,577, see rank	$43,255	$42,396
Asian	$54,928, see rank	$60,168	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$42,656, see rank	$42,555	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$27,250, see rank	$45,921	$53,370
One Race, Other	$39,565, see rank	$42,351	$40,300
Two or More Races	$44,610, see rank	$50,799	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Reno, Sparks Area	Nevada	U.S.
less than 25	$28,843, see rank	$31,410	$25,788
25 to 44	$55,000, see rank	$54,451	$58,398
45 to 64	$62,418, see rank	$60,175	$65,027
65 or over	$41,302, see rank	$41,382	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Reno, Sparks Area	Nevada	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	346,245, see rank	2,175,721	248,775,628
Male¹	173,133, 50.00%, see rank	50.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	123,106, 71.10%, see rank	70.09%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	459, 0.27%, see rank	0.74%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	122,647, 70.84%, see rank	69.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	108,738, 88.66%, see rank	87.53%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	13,909, 11.34%, see rank	12.47%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	50,027, 28.90%, see rank	29.91%	30.72%
Female¹	173,112, 50.00%, see rank	49.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	105,696, 61.06%, see rank	60.03%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	93, 0.05%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	105,603, 61.00%, see rank	59.93%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	95,227, 90.17%, see rank	88.96%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	10,376, 9.83%, see rank	11.04%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	67,416, 38.94%, see rank	39.97%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Reno, Sparks Area	Nevada	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	200,883, 100%	1,225,882	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	156,681, 78.00%, see rank	78.04%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	21,667, 10.79%, see rank	10.94%	9.59%
Public Transportation	4,223, 2.10%, see rank	3.59%	5.06%
Walked	5,169, 2.57%, see rank	2.07%	2.78%
Other Means	4,644, 2.31%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	8,499, 4.23%, see rank	3.26%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Reno, Sparks Area	20.9 minutes
Nevada	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Reno, Sparks Area	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	203,965	1,240,614	143,435,233
Male¹	108,738, 53.31%, see rank	53.39%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	33,413, 30.73%, see rank	25.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	21,537, 19.81%, see rank	26.56%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	21,346, 19.63%, see rank	18.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	169, 0.16%, see rank	0.38%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9,077, 8.35%, see rank	9.32%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	17,444, 16.04%, see rank	14.47%	17.94%
Female¹	95,227, 46.69%, see rank	46.61%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	34,263, 35.98%, see rank	30.93%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	22,464, 23.59%, see rank	29.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	32,496, 34.12%, see rank	34.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	46, 0.05%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	287, 0.30%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,377, 5.65%, see rank	4.36%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Reno, Sparks Area	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	203,965, 100%	1,240,614	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,197, 1.08%, see rank	1.72%	1.96%
Construction	13,255, 6.50%, see rank	6.07%	6.17%
Manufacturing	14,283, 7.00%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	6,775, 3.32%, see rank	2.12%	2.75%
Retail Trade	24,144, 11.84%, see rank	11.83%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	11,016, 5.40%, see rank	4.99%	4.93%
Information	3,640, 1.78%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	12,151, 5.96%, see rank	5.70%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	22,684, 11.12%, see rank	10.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	39,635, 19.43%, see rank	15.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	33,552, 16.45%, see rank	25.97%	9.49%
Public Administration	10,548, 5.17%, see rank	4.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	10,085, 4.94%, see rank	4.68%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Reno, Sparks Area	%	Nevada	U.S.
Population in Poverty	66,924	15.64%, see rank	15.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	10,804	10.50%, see rank	11.53%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.