Gerlach, Nevada

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Population in 2010: 206.
Males: 111  (53.9%)
Females: 95  (46.1%)
Median resident age:

49.0 years
Nevada median age:

41.7 years

Zip codes: 89412.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $80,125
Gerlach:

$80,125
NV:

$72,333

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $45,168

Gerlach CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $530,400
Gerlach:

$530,400
NV:

$434,700

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $613,067; detached houses: $676,960; townhouses or other attached units: $384,722; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $610,331; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $303,040; mobile homes: $180,941; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $38,281
March 2022 cost of living index in Gerlach: 89.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 0.0%

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Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 3951 feet

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sparks, NV (78.5 miles , pop. 66,346).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Sacramento, CA (183.6 miles , pop. 407,018).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (457.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Gerlach-Empire, NV (1.5 miles ),
High Desert, NV (4.8 miles ),
Sutcliffe, NV (7.1 miles ),
Herlong, CA (7.4 miles ),
Patton Village, CA (7.4 miles ),
Pyramid Lake, NV (7.4 miles ),
Lovelock, NV (7.5 miles ),
Nixon, NV (7.5 miles )

Latitude: 40.65 N, Longitude: 119.35 W

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.9%
Nevada:

5.0%

Earthquake activity:

Gerlach-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Nevada state average. It is 4920% greater than the overall U.S. average.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Washoe County (28) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 18, Floods: 6, Storms: 4, Mudslides: 2, Snows: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Airports located in Gerlach:

See details about airports located in Gerlach, NV

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gerlach:

  • Truckee Meadows Community College (about 79 miles; Reno, NV; Full-time enrollment: 6,919)
  • University of Nevada-Reno (about 81 miles; Reno, NV; FT enrollment: 15,092)
  • Western Nevada College (about 104 miles; Carson City, NV; FT enrollment: 2,338)
  • Butte College (about 140 miles; Oroville, CA; FT enrollment: 8,649)
  • California State University-Chico (about 147 miles; Chico, CA; FT enrollment: 14,838)
  • Shasta College (about 156 miles; Redding, CA; FT enrollment: 5,645)
  • Yuba College (about 157 miles; Marysville, CA; FT enrollment: 4,737)

Public high school in Gerlach:

  • GERLACH K-12 (Location: 555 EAST SUNSET BOULEVARD, Grades: PK-12)
See full list of schools located in Gerlach

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Notable location: Gerlach Volunteer Fire Department / Gerlach Ambulance Service (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Washoe County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Gerlach and their reported violations in the past:

EMPIRE WATER COMPANY (Address: EMPIRE WATER COMPANY , Population served: 350, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2009 and DEC-2011, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-26-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-26-2012), St Compliance achieved (DEC-13-2013)
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2009 and DEC-2011, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-26-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-26-2012), St Compliance achieved (DEC-13-2013)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 10 regular monitoring violations
GERLACH GID (Address: GERLACH GID , Population served: 180, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2007, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-20-2007), St Public Notif requested (SEP-20-2007), St Boil Water Order (SEP-20-2007)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between OCT-2010 and DEC-2010, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-03-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-03-2011), St Compliance achieved (OCT-26-2011)
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (2 times from APR-19-2007 to APR-19-2007), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from APR-19-2007 to APR-19-2007), St Compliance achieved (SEP-16-2008)
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (2 times from APR-19-2007 to APR-19-2007), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from APR-19-2007 to APR-19-2007), St Compliance achieved (SEP-16-2008)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 23 regular monitoring violations
BLACK ROCK STATION (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
Average household size:
This place:

2.0 people
Nevada:

2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

50.0%
Whole state:

65.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

5.9%
Whole state:

8.7%


No gay or lesbian households reported

For population 15 years and over in Gerlach:

  • Never married: 0.0%
  • Now married: 100.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 0.0%

For population 25 years and over in Gerlach:

  • High school or higher: 100.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Educational Attainment in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

0.0
Nevada average:

12.5

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Gerlach, NV (based on Washoe County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic60,50913
Evangelical Protestant32,557109
Other21,72857
Mainline Protestant8,19428
Black Protestant1,0284
Orthodox4903
None296,901-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 56
Washoe County:

1.38 / 10,000 pop.
Nevada:

1.50 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 5
Here:

0.12 / 10,000 pop.
Nevada:

0.10 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 40
This county:

0.99 / 10,000 pop.
Nevada:

1.00 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 109
Washoe County:

2.69 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.56 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 283
Here:

6.99 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.14 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

6.5%
Nevada:

8.2%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

21.2%
State:

24.5%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Washoe County:

14.3%
Nevada:

13.2%

6.72% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($145,713 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.72%
Nevada average:

6.67%

0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($163 average AGI)
Washoe County:

0.01%
Nevada average:

0.05%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Clark County, NV  0.43% ($57,501 average AGI)
from Lyon County, NV  0.28% ($54,642)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.27% ($161,844)


6.06% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($85,171 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.06%
Nevada average:

5.77%

0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($110 average AGI)
Washoe County:

0.01%
Nevada average:

0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Clark County, NV  0.45% ($139,375 average AGI)
to Lyon County, NV  0.43% ($58,132)
to Carson City, NV  0.28% ($-285,879)

Strongest AM radio stations in Gerlach:

  • KKOH (780 AM; 50 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBZZ (1270 AM; 13 kW; SPARKS, NV; Owner: AMERICOM LAS VEGAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCFJ (570 AM; 5 kW; ALTURAS, CA; Owner: EDI MEDIA, INC.)
  • KCBC (770 AM; 50 kW; RIVERBANK, CA; Owner: KIERTRON, INC.)
  • KHTK (1140 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KFIA (710 AM; 25 kW; CARMICHAEL, CA; Owner: VISTA BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KPTT (630 AM; 5 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: LOTUS RADIO CORP.)
  • KFBK (1530 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KCBS (740 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KSTE (650 AM; 25 kW; RANCHO CORDOVA, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gerlach:

  • KNHK (92.9 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KRNG (101.3 FM; FALLON, NV; Owner: SIERRA NV CHRISTIAN MUSIC ASSOC, INC)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 1Number of bridges
  • 7ft / 1.9mTotal length
  • 40Total average daily traffic
  • 99Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:

2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Gerlach)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers in Gerlach, NV)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

27 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers:

8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

29 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Gerlach)

FAA Registered Aircraft:

1
  • Aircraft: RYAN NAVION (Category: Land, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 126 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES (205 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 4214K, N4214K, N-4214K, Serial Number: NAV-4-1214, Year manufactured: 1948, Certificate Issue Date: 06/29/1983
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Michael L Christopher, Po Box 197, Gerlach, NV 89412, Other Owners: Geraldean M Christopher

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Gerlach, NV
  • 100.0%Electricity


Gerlach compared to Nevada state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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