| Metropolitan Area Residents |
| 1980: | 193,623 |
| 1990: | 254,667 |
| 2000: | 339,486 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 33.3% |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 132nd |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 119th |
| City Residents |
| 1980: | 100,756 |
| 1990: | 133,850 |
| 2000: | 180,480 |
| 2003 estimate: | 193,882 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 34.5% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 169th |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 132nd |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 130th (State rank: 3rd) |
| Density: | 2,611.4 people per square mile (2000) |
| Racial and ethnic characteristics | (2000) |
| White | 139,793 |
| Black or African American | 4,651 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2,271 |
| Asian | 9,555 |
| Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander | 1,004 |
| Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race) | 34,616 |
| Other | 16,712 |
| Percent of residents born in state: | 24.1% |
| Age characteristics | (2000) |
| Population under 5 years old | 12,626 |
| Population 5 to 9 years old | 11,976 |
| Population 10 to 14 years old | 10,937 |
| Population 15 to 19 years old | 12,102 |
| Population 20 to 24 years old | 15,434 |
| Population 25 to 34 years old | 28,638 |
| Population 35 to 44 years old | 28,164 |
| Population 45 to 54 years old | 24,591 |
| Population 55 to 59 years old | 8,628 |
| Population 60 to 64 years old | 6,781 |
| Population 65 to 74 years old | 10,962 |
| Population 75 to 84 years old | 7,382 |
| Population 85 years and over | 2,259 |
| Median age | 34.5 years |
| Births | (2003, Washoe County) |
| Total number | 5,398 |
| Deaths | (2003, Washoe County) |
| Total number | 2,953 (of which, 31 were infants under the age of 1 year) |
| Money income | (1999) |
| Per capita income | $22,520 (1999) |
| Median household income | $40,530 (1999) |
| Total households | 73,859 |
| Number of households with income of . . . | |
| less than $10,000 | 6,374 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 4,633 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 10,398 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 10,202 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 13,100 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 14,492 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 7,015 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 4,884 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 1,275 |
| $200,000 or more | 1,486 |
| Percent of families below poverty level: | 8.3% (48.1% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years) |
| 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: | 11,626 |
