Places/NV/Washoe County, NV
County profile

Washoe County, NV

United States · GDP 2024
#134 of 3,127 US counties by GDP66th-percentile growthmore diversified than 97% of counties
EA Place Score
methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$43.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
209,307
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
14,199
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$65.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
509,386
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$88.1k±$1.6k
Bachelor's degree+
34.2%±0.7%
Poverty rate
10.7%±0.6%
Business applications
8,544 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,500
29.7/10k pop
Industry mix · employment
Food & accommodation23%
Health care21%
Retail trade20%
Construction14%
Manufacturing12%
Wholesale trade11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 20202025
509,386
residents · 2025 · +4.4% since 2020
Income per capita $86.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 20212025
Domestic migration+11,563
International migration+9,645
Natural change+757

GDP trend

20192024 · nominal
$29.5B
2019
$30.1B
2020
$34.3B
2021
$38.2B
2022
$41.3B
2023
$43.7B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$539.9k±$6.6k
Median gross rent
$1.6k/mo±$25/mo
Vacancy rate
8.6%±0.5%
Affordability
8.2× wages
Residential permits
$633.2M
2,531 units · 5.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
96.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.9k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 99Winter weather 99Wildfire 99
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 20162025
677
2016
741
2017
821
2018
867
2019
895
2020
1050
2021
1217
2022
1214
2023
1271
2024
1302
2025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 20212025
-52% since 2021
5,312
2021
5,792
2022
4,259
2023
4,085
2024
2,531
2025

Transport access

BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
108.3 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
11.9 km
UP
Nearest port
279.5 km
CITY OF SACRAMENTO, L STREET LANDING
Nearest commercial airport
129.0 km
RENO/TAHOE INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 20192023
$65.9k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
The read

What is the GDP of Washoe?

Washoe's economy produced $43.7B in 2024, growing 5.8% year over yearfaster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.

GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.