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, and a median home value of $623,900.

Data updated 2026-09-07
15K
Population (place)
Bottom 29%
By size
$127,658
Median income (place)
$623,900
Median home (place)
2.9%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Spanish Springs

Spanish Springs posts a median household income higher than 86% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 14%
by median income, US cities

Composite score · Spanish Springs, NV

66/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024

Comparative score against cities tracked on Areazine on Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published. 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.

Poverty rate A+
2.9%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Household income A-
$127,658

Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Bachelor's+ share D
30.1%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Violent crime F
399 /100k

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.

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

Spanish Springs $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

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

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 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.

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.

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.

Remote work covers 10.3% of Spanish Springs workers, under the midpoint for 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.

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

At 45.8 years, Spanish Springs'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 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.

20132024
Population
497K+17%
Median Income
$88,096+66%
Median Home Value
$539,900+166%
Poverty Rate
10.7%-29%
Unemployment
5.1%-54%

Economics

Economics indicators for Spanish Springs, NV
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,963/mo
Poverty Rate
2.9% -77% vs avg
Unemployment 2.8%
Bachelor's Degree+ 30.1%
Work From Home 10.3%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 80.9%
African American 0.2%
Asian 1%
Two or More Ethnicities 4.4%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
35.8%
High Blood Pressure
30.6%
Obesity
27.5%
Binge Drinking
18.9%
Physical Inactivity
18.1%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.5%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.3%
Current Smoking
11.5%
Current Asthma
10.6%
Diabetes
9.3%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 69.4%
Annual Checkup 76.8%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
7.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.9%
Stroke
3.1%

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.

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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

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Spanish Springs, NV? ▼
Spanish Springs, NV has a population of 15,064 people, located in Washoe County, Nevada.
What is the median household income in Spanish Springs? ▼
The median household income in Spanish Springs, NV is $127,658 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 2.9%.
What is the median home value in Spanish Springs? ▼
The median home value in Spanish Springs, NV is $623,900. Median rent is $1,963/month.
What are the top health concerns in Spanish Springs? ▼
The top health indicators in Spanish Springs include Short Sleep Duration (35.8%), High Blood Pressure (30.6%), Obesity (27.5%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Spanish Springs? ▼
The median age in Spanish Springs, NV is 45.8 years. 30.1% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 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).

Highlands Ranch, CO 2.9% Lakeville, MN 2.9% McLean, VA 2.9% Park Ridge, IL 2.9%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NV ($127,658 here).

Apollo Beach, FL $127,617 Pinole, CA $127,717 Norco, CA $127,566 El Cerrito, CA $127,876

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.

Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

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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
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Spanish Springs against Nevada peers on any ranking lens. Explore Nevada

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 (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.