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Population (year 2000): 8,543
Males: 4,286 (50.2%), Females: 4,257 (49.8%)
Lyon County
Zip code:
89408
Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $44,695 (year 2000)
Median house value: $123,200 (year 2000)
Races in Fernley:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.1%)
- Hispanic (8.9%)
- Other race (3.6%)
- Two or more races (3.4%)
- American Indian (3.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (20.6%), Irish (16.3%),
English (15.5%), United States (8.9%), French (7.4%), Italian
(6.1%).
Elevation: 4153 feet
Land area: 35.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fernley
- High school or higher: 83.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fernley CDP
- Never married: 16.5%
- Now married: 60.4%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 5.1%
- Divorced: 15.3%
3.6% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.7%
Europe, 0.6% Asia).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fernley:
- TAHOE PACIFIC HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; SPARKS, NV)
- CHURCHILL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 38 miles;
FALLON, NV)
- DINI TOWNSEND HOSPITAL NNMH (about 38 miles; SPARKS,
NV)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fernley:
- RENO/TAHOE INTERNATIONAL (about 39 miles; RENO, NV;
ID: RNO)
- LAKE TAHOE (about 73 miles; SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA;
ID: TVL)
- MAMMOTH YOSEMITE (about 139 miles; MAMMOTH LAKES,
CA; ID: MMH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fernley:
- TIGER FLD (about 4 miles; FERNLEY, NV; ID: N58)
- SILVER SPRINGS (about 14 miles; SILVER SPRINGS, NV;
ID: B08)
- DAYTON VALLEY AIRPARK (about 35 miles; DAYTON/CARSON
CITY, NV; ID: A34)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fernley:
- TRUCKEE MEADOWS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles;
RENO, NV; Full-time enrollment: 4,615)
- WESTERN NEVADA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
Carson City, NV; FT enrollment: 2,167)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-RENO (about 70 miles; RENO, NV;
FT enrollment: 10,375)
- SIERRA COLLEGE (about 151 miles; ROCKLIN, CA; FT
enrollment: 9,313)
- AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE (about 161 miles; SACRAMENTO,
CA; FT enrollment: 13,984)
- YUBA COLLEGE (about 164 miles; MARYSVILLE, CA; FT
enrollment: 5,593)
- BUTTE COLLEGE (about 165 miles; Oroville, CA; FT
enrollment: 7,061)
Public high school in Fernley:
- FERNLEY HS (Students: 654; Location: 1300 HWY
95A; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Fernley:
- FERNLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 82;
Location: PO BOX 2410; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fernley:
- FERNLEY INTERMED SCH (Students: 623;
Location: 320 HARDIE LANE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- COTTONWOOD ELEM (Students: 599; Location: 925
FARM DISTRICT ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- FERNLEY ELEM (Students: 584; Location: 450
HARDIE DRIVE; Grades: PK - 05)
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