City safety & data profile

Gardnerville RanchosNV

Gardnerville Ranchos, NV is a 11K-resident city in Douglas County with a median household income of $87,785.

Douglas County, Nevada. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Gardnerville Ranchos, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Gardnerville Ranchos has a population larger than 9% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $486,000.

Data updated 2026-08-21

11K
Population (place)
Bottom 10%
By size
$87,785
Median income (place)
$486,000
Median home (place)
9.5%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Gardnerville Ranchos

Gardnerville Ranchos posts a median household income higher than 58% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 42%
by median income, US cities

Where Gardnerville Ranchos income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$87,785 Top 42% higher than 58% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Gardnerville Ranchos $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in NV

Population among 22 NV places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Las Vegas is the largest NV city on this list; Spanish Springs leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in NV

Median household income among the same 22-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Spanish Springs posts the highest place-level median income in NV; Las Vegas is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Gardnerville Ranchos, NV beyond the headline numbers

Gardnerville Ranchos sits inside Douglas County, Nevada, at roughly 38.89°N, -119.74°W. Population 11,312, $87,785 median household income. Median home value $486,000, median rent $1,533. Poverty rate 9.5%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

At 9.5%, poverty in Gardnerville Ranchos, NV runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

The median home in Gardnerville Ranchos costs around 5.5 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

Remote work covers 9% of Gardnerville Ranchos workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 7.9% in Gardnerville Ranchos, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Gardnerville Ranchos workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 46.3 years, Gardnerville Ranchos's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Gardnerville Ranchos from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
11,312
Gardnerville Ranchos · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$87,785
Near average
Median Home Value (place)
$486,000
+18% vs avg
Median Age (place)
46.3
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Douglas County): Gardnerville Ranchos's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
50K+6%
Median Income
$90,754+51%
Median Home Value
$615,400+127%
Poverty Rate
9%-12%
Unemployment
3%-72%

Economics

Economics indicators for Gardnerville Ranchos, NV
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,533/mo
Poverty Rate
9.5% -23% vs avg
Unemployment 2.1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 23.5%
Work From Home 9%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 79.8%
Asian 0.9%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.2%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
36.5%
Short Sleep Duration
33.9%
Obesity
28.2%
Physical Inactivity
22.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.3%
Frequent Physical Distress
15.4%
Binge Drinking
14.6%
Current Smoking
14%
Diabetes
11.8%
Current Asthma
10.6%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 64.9%
Annual Checkup 76.3%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
9.8%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.9%
Stroke
4%

Alerts & News - Gardnerville Ranchos Area

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Gardnerville Ranchos right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Gardnerville Ranchos, NV? ▼
Gardnerville Ranchos, NV has a population of 11,312 people, located in Douglas County, Nevada.
What is the median household income in Gardnerville Ranchos? ▼
The median household income in Gardnerville Ranchos, NV is $87,785 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 9.5%.
What is the median home value in Gardnerville Ranchos? ▼
The median home value in Gardnerville Ranchos, NV is $486,000. Median rent is $1,533/month.
What are the top health concerns in Gardnerville Ranchos? ▼
The top health indicators in Gardnerville Ranchos include High Blood Pressure (36.5%), Short Sleep Duration (33.9%), Obesity (28.2%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Gardnerville Ranchos? ▼
The median age in Gardnerville Ranchos, NV is 46.3 years. 23.5% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

Gardnerville Ranchos, NV is located in Douglas County, Nevada. With a population of 11K and a $87,785 median household income, the community faces health challenges including high blood pressure and short sleep duration. Safety alerts for the Gardnerville Ranchos area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Gardnerville Ranchos, both outside Nevada so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NV (9.5% here).

Aurora, IL 9.5% Port Saint Lucie, FL 9.5% Orange, CA 9.5% Menifee, CA 9.5%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NV ($87,785 here).

Kihei, HI $87,772 Villa Rica, GA $87,803 Norridge, IL $87,807 Westfield, MA $87,753

Nearby Cities 8

South Lake Tahoe, CA 22K Carson City, NV 59K Truckee, CA 16K Reno, NV 264K Sparks, NV 96K Sun Valley, NV 19K Spanish Springs, NV 15K Fernley, NV 19K
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Using Gardnerville Ranchos's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Douglas County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.