Age
The median age of Washoe County is 39.9 years. As seen in Figure 2, Washoe County has a somewhat older population than the surrounding state of Nevada and the U. S. overall. About one in five individuals( 19.0 %) is aged 65 or above, which is higher than both the statewide and nationwide populations. The Appendix provides a more detailed breakdown of the Washoe County population by age group.
FIGURE 2: POPULATION BY AGE: COUNTY, STATE, AND NATION
100 %
80 %
60 % |
61.1 % |
61.0 % |
61.5 % |
40 % |
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20 % |
19.9 % |
21.0 % |
22.5 % |
19.0 % |
18.1 % |
16.0 % |
0 % 0-17 18-64 65 +
Washoe County Nevada U. S.
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