Storey County, Nevada

Storey County has a population of 4,140 and has grown 3.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $426,400, about 4.6 times the county's median household income of $93,409.

Home price
$426,400
Income
$93,409
Population
4,140
Unemployment
6.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$426,400county
Median gross rent$1,153county
Median year homes here were built1989county
Share of homes built before 198036.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile19.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented3.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,797(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,870county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,489county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,539county
Home insurance / yr$1,774(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.2(statewide)
Median household income$93,409county
Family health premium / yr$21,988(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$15,950(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.759(statewide)
Poverty rate7.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home17.5%county
Unemployment rate6.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed2.2%county
Share of workers employed by government11.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.1%county
Economic output per resident$668,900county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.34%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.24%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time38.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service11 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2377780county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station14 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.6%county
Traffic deaths72.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.6(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher31.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.6%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment392county
Students per full-time teacher15.1county
Free lunch eligible31.1%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution15 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians57(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year9.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.7%county
Frequent mental distress13.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population4,140county
Land area in square miles264county
People per square mile of land15.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-10county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age52.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1813.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over33.2%county
Share of households that are one person39.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.7%county
Second languages8.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls32.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents98county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents29county
Households that moved in196county
Households that moved away158county
Average income of arriving households$70,883county
Average income of departing households$65,329county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year11county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings34.3%(statewide)
Violent crime rate402(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature53°Fcounty
Annual precipitation14.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.18 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F19 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing106 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days144 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 22county
Average first fall frostOct 13county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$100county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.5¢county
Household electricity use687 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.79(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity12.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas21.8%county
Homes heated by propane43.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil5.0%county
Homes heated by wood9.9%county
Households with broadband94.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk9.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk14.7county
Landslide risk60.3county
Hail risk4.6county
Earthquake risk80.8county
Tornado risk2.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk6.4county
Winter weather risk36.5county
Strong wind risk3.5county
Wildfire risk96.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Storey County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Nevada figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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