People QuickFacts Fernley Nevada Population, 2011 estimate 19,327 2,720,028 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 19,368 2,700,552 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 -0.2% 0.7% Population, 2010 19,368 2,700,551 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 8.0% 6.9% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 27.7% 24.6% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 11.8% 12.0% Female persons, percent, 2010 49.7% 49.5%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 84.5% 66.2% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.0% 8.1% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.8% 1.2% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.0% 7.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.4% 0.6% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 4.6% 4.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 14.4% 26.5% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 77.6% 54.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 78.1% 78.2% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 6.4% 19.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 12.2% 28.5% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 88.4% 84.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 15.9% 22.2% Veterans, 2007-2011 2,391 230,942 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 26.1 23.6  Housing units, 2010 7,975 1,173,814 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 57.9% 59.1% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 12.8% 29.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $182,200 $225,400 Households, 2007-2011 6,593 986,741 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.86 2.67 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $22,851 $27,625 Median household income, 2007-2011 $52,572 $55,553 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 8.4% 12.9%     Business QuickFacts Fernley Nevada Total number of firms, 2007 1,299 221,260 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.9% 3.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 7.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.3% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 8.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 39.3% 28.6%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 249,778 15,735,787 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 80,444 19,255,893 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 155,120 37,433,983 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $12,381 $14,579 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 16,046 28,815,533     Geography QuickFacts Fernley Nevada Land area in square miles, 2010 122.12 109,781.18 Persons per square mile, 2010 158.6 24.6 FIPS Code 24900 32 Counties Lyon County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts