City safety & data profile
Spanish SpringsNV
Spanish Springs, NV is a 15K-resident city in Washoe County with a median household income of $127,658.
Washoe County, Nevada. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Spanish Springs, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Spanish Springs has a population larger than 28% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $623,900, and 5 hospitals serving the surrounding area.
- 15K
- Population (place)
- Bottom 29%
- By size
- $127,658
- Median income (place)
- $623,900
- Median home (place)
- 2.9%
- Poverty rate (place)
The read on Spanish Springs
Spanish Springs posts a median household income higher than 86% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 5 hospitals serve the Spanish Springs area.
- Top 14%
- by median income, US cities
- 5
- hospitals in & near Spanish Springs
Composite score · Spanish Springs, NV
68/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024
A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.
Compare against every tracked city: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).
Where Spanish Springs income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$127,658 Top 14% higher than 86% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
Each bar is a $20,000-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
Population ranking: NV
Population among 22 NV places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.
- Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
641,903 residents
- Henderson
Henderson, NV
285,667 residents
- Reno
Reno, NV
264,165 residents
- North Las Vegas 234,807
North Las Vegas, NV
234,807 residents
- Paradise 223,167
Paradise, NV
223,167 residents
- Sunrise Manor 189,372
Sunrise Manor, NV
189,372 residents
- Spring Valley 178,395
Spring Valley, NV
178,395 residents
- Enterprise 108,481
Enterprise, NV
108,481 residents
- Sparks 96,094
Sparks, NV
96,094 residents
- Carson City 58,639
Carson City, NV
58,639 residents
What this shows By headcount, Las Vegas ranks #1 here -- income honors go to Spanish Springs.
Highest median incomes in NV
Median household income among the same 22-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.
- Spanish Springs
Spanish Springs, NV
$127,658 median
- Summerlin South
Summerlin South, NV
$117,035 median
- Spring Creek
Spring Creek, NV
$105,154 median
- Enterprise
Enterprise, NV
$98,462 median
- Henderson
Henderson, NV
$90,138 median
- Fernley
Fernley, NV
$89,517 median
- Sparks
Sparks, NV
$89,056 median
- Gardnerville Ranchos
Gardnerville Ranchos, NV
$87,785 median
- Reno
Reno, NV
$80,760 median
- North Las Vegas
North Las Vegas, NV
$79,542 median
What this shows Income honors go to Spanish Springs here -- by headcount, that title belongs to Las Vegas.
The quick read
Reading Spanish Springs, NV beyond the headline numbers
Spanish Springs sits inside Washoe County, Nevada, at roughly 39.65°N, -119.71°W. Population 15,064, $127,658 median household income. Median home value $623,900, median rent $1,963. Poverty rate 2.9%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
5 hospitals in/around Spanish Springs (nearest 8 mi away), 3.8/5 avg rating, 4 with an ER. Climate: 52.1°F annual average, 9.2" precipitation.
At 45.8 years, Spanish Springs's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.
Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 18.9% in Spanish Springs, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.
Hardship is low by national standards: 2.9% of Spanish Springs, NV residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.
Spanish Springs's labor market runs tight: 2.8% unemployment, in the lowest quarter of reporting cities.
$1,963/month is the median rent in Spanish Springs, NV, placing it in the priciest quarter of reporting cities; housing cost is doing real work against the household budget here.
A median home in Spanish Springs runs about 4.9 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.
Public transit carries 0% of Spanish Springs workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.
Remote work covers 10.3% of Spanish Springs workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.
30.1% of Spanish Springs adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the midpoint of reporting cities.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Spanish Springs 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.
10-Year Trends 2013–2024
County-level trend (Washoe County): Spanish Springs'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.
The Economic Picture
What stands out most about Spanish Springs's economic profile: poverty rate at 2.9%, 77% below the average across tracked places. Median household income runs 43% above average too, at $127,658.
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 2.9% -77% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 2.8% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 30.1% |
| Work From Home | 10.3% |
| Public Transit | 0% |
By the Numbers
Health at a Glance 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Nearest Hospitals 5 within 25 mi
CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.
Climate
NOAA 1991-2020 NormalsCost of Living
BEA 20241.0% above national average
Metro area: Reno, NV (MSA)
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.
NFIP Flood Claim History
FEMA NFIP, county-level146 flood insurance claims have been filed in Washoe County since 2016, with $3.2M paid out by the NFIP.
Tropical Storm Hilary alone generated 1 of those claims, the county's largest named flood event in this record.
Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.
What alerts and safety updates affect Spanish Springs?
No area-tagged alerts are on record for Spanish Springs right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.
City alert dispatch desk
Sheet NV-SPANISH-SPRINGS · Spanish Springs
Spanish Springs: no area-tagged alerts on record. State hubs carry the live CAP stream.
- FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
- LEAD-NONE Feed idle
- DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed
Counts reflect published articles tagged to Spanish Springs; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Nevada state hubs · Methodology
Related reading
Frequently Asked Questions 9
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Similar poverty or income, nationwide 8
Two ACS-derived peer sets for Spanish Springs, both outside Nevada so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.
Similar poverty rate
Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NV (2.9% here).
Similar median income
Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NV ($127,658 here).
Compare Spanish Springs with another city
Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.
Cities Close By 8
Using Spanish Springs's profile
Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.
- Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Spanish Springs area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
- A median income figure alone can mislead, cross-check it against the poverty rate for the fuller picture.
- Compare Spanish Springs against Nevada peers on any ranking lens. Explore Nevada
Place-level figures for population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) come from U.S. Census ACS; health data is CDC PLACES; hospital counts cover facilities in and around the city. Any county-level trend is labeled as such.
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 (Washoe 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 2026-09-16.