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Weather
71.6°F
Clear
Today: Areas Of Smoke, high 93°F
Air Quality (PM2.5, Reno-Sparks)
54
ModerateNearest reporting area, 2.9 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.
Active Weather Alerts
3
Heat Advisory (statewide feed)
- Heat Advisory — Howard; Hempstead; Nevada; Columbia; Union
- Heat Advisory — Sevier; Howard; Little River; Hempstead; Nevada; Miller; Lafayette; Columbia; Union; Caddo; Bossier; Webster; Claiborne; Lincoln; Union; De Soto; Red River; Bienville; Jackson; Ouachita; Sabine; Natchitoches; Winn; Grant; Caldwell; La Salle; McCurtain; Red River; Bowie; Franklin; Titus; Camp; Morris; Cass; Wood; Upshur; Marion; Smith; Gregg; Harrison; Cherokee; Rusk; Panola; Nacogdoches; Shelby; Angelina; San Augustine; Sabine
- Heat Advisory — Sevier; Howard; Little River; Hempstead; Nevada; Miller; Lafayette; Columbia; Union; Caddo; Bossier; Webster; Claiborne; Lincoln; Union; De Soto; Red River; Bienville; Jackson; Ouachita; Sabine; Natchitoches; Winn; Grant; Caldwell; La Salle; McCurtain; Red River; Bowie; Franklin; Titus; Camp; Morris; Cass; Wood; Upshur; Marion; Smith; Gregg; Harrison; Cherokee; Rusk; Panola; Nacogdoches; Shelby; Angelina; San Augustine; Sabine
Population & People
Population
110,024
Median age
37.2
Median household income
$89,056
Poverty rate
8.5%
Unemployment rate
5.2%
Bachelor's degree+
27.6%
Avg. commute
21 min
Hispanic or Latino
32.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Housing & Rent
Median home value
$483,800
Median gross rent
$1,716/mo
Homeownership rate
59.84%
HUD FMR — 2 bedroom
$1,870
HUD Fair Market Rent (Storey County, 13 mi from Sparks), 2026. Efficiency $1289, 1BR $1489, 2BR $1870, 3BR $2539, 4BR $2949. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.
Energy
Nevada commercial electricity
9.36¢/kWh
Nevada industrial electricity
8.08¢/kWh
Nevada residential electricity
13.15¢/kWh
Economy
Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
281453.8
Source: FRED, Nevada-specific series.