What percentage of people rent in Fernley, NV?

Name: Renters and owners in Fernley, NV, 2020–2024
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28.0% (±4.0 points) of the occupied homes in Fernley, NV are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,458 renting households against 6,331 that own their home.

In Fernley, the share of households that rent went from 32.1% in 2015–2019 to 28.0% in 2020–2024 (−4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.0% (±4.0 points)
Renting households: 2,458 (±392)
Median renter income: $61,627 (±$20,173)

Who rents and who owns in Fernley

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fernley	Lyon County	Nevada	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.0% (±4.0 points)	23.3% (±2.2 points)	40.0% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,458 (±392)	5,543 (±548)	481,396 (±4,263)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,331 (±393)	18,202 (±541)	721,197 (±4,966)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$61,627 (±$20,173)	$53,615 (±$6,321)	$55,456 (±$849)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$99,801 (±$5,672)	$90,029 (±$5,789)	$98,778 (±$905)	$100,009

In Fernley, the renter share is higher than in Lyon County (23.3%).

It is also lower than in Nevada (40.0%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Lyon County, Fernley ranks 2 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 36 of 67.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Fernley has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	32.1% (±4.2 points)	28.0% (±4.0 points)	−4.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,147 (±$61)	$1,570 (±$124)	+36.9%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$62,929 (±$6,208)	$89,517 (±$9,581)	+42.3%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Fernley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fernley
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fernley	—	28.0% (±4.0 points)	—
Silver Springs	13 mi	15.2% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Stagecoach	17 mi	18.2% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Fallon	23 mi	49.3% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Spanish Springs	26 mi	8.1% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Fallon Station	27 mi	100.0% (±14.7 points)	Higher
Dayton	28 mi	20.1% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Sparks	28 mi	40.2% (±1.8 points)	Higher
Sun Valley	31 mi	24.5% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Silver Springs, NV (15.2%), Spanish Springs, NV (8.1%), Dayton, NV (20.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fallon, NV (49.3%), Fallon Station, NV (100.0%), Sparks, NV (40.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Lyon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Yerington	28.1% (±10.5 points)
2	Fernley	28.0% (±4.0 points)
3	Dayton	20.1% (±4.9 points)
4	Stagecoach	18.2% (±10.4 points)
5	Smith Valley	15.4% (±10.8 points)
6	Silver Springs	15.2% (±6.7 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fernley

How many renters are there in Fernley?

Fernley has an estimated 2,458 (±392) renting households, 28.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fernley?

In Fernley, the share of households that rent went from 32.1% in 2015–2019 to 28.0% in 2020–2024 (−4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fernley?

A renting household in Fernley has 2.6 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fernley?

The median renting household in Fernley, NV has an income of $61,627 (±$20,173) a year, against $99,801 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Fernley city, Nevada (place:24900, in state:32).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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