Virginia City, Nevada
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Males: 1,639 | (51.6%) |
Females: 1,536 | (48.4%) |
Median resident age: | 43.2 years |
Nevada median age: | 35.0 years |
Zip code: 89511
Virginia City: | $87,671 |
NV: | $72,333 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $45,052 (it was $23,765 in 2000)
Virginia City CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $409,979 (it was $144,900 in 2000)
Virginia City: | $409,979 |
NV: | $434,700 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Virginia City, NV
- 2,27790.5%White alone
- 1224.8%Hispanic
- 542.1%Two or more races
- 411.6%American Indian alone
- 120.5%Asian alone
- 50.2%Black alone
- 40.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 20.08%Other race alone
Races in Virginia City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Nevada and other state lists, there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Virginia City, Nevada as of June 17, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Virginia City is 1,588 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is much lower than the state average.
Virginia City, NV City Guides:
Current Local Time: PST time zone
Elevation: 6220 feet
Land area: 129.7 square miles.
Population density: 24 people per square mile (very low).
Virginia City CCD: | 0.6% ($898) |
Nevada: | 0.9% ($1,187) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Carson City, NV (13.5 miles , pop. 52,457).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Sacramento, CA (112.9 miles , pop. 407,018).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (368.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 39.32 N, Longitude: 119.62 W
Area code: 775
Virginia City tourist attractions:
- Comstock Lode - Virginia City, Nevada - Historic Site of Silver and Gold Rush
- Virginia & Truckee Railroad
- Silver Terrace Cemetery
- St. Mary's in the Mountains Catholic Church
- The Castle
- The Way It Was Museum
- C Street - Virginia City, Nevada - Where the Old West and Gold Mining in the Comstock Lode Come to Life
Here: | 4.1% |
Nevada: | 5.0% |
- Construction (11.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.5%)
- Educational services (7.8%)
- Public administration (7.5%)
- Health care (5.2%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (5.0%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (4.5%)
- Construction (16.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (11.1%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (5.7%)
- Public administration (5.1%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (4.5%)
- Other transportation, support activities, couriers (4.0%)
- Educational services (3.8%)
- Educational services (12.1%)
- Public administration (10.1%)
- Health care (8.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.7%)
- Food & beverage stores (7.4%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (7.1%)
- Construction (6.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.1%)
- Cashiers (4.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.0%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (2.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (8.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.0%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.3%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (3.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Cashiers (6.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4.8%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.4%)
Average climate in Virginia City, Nevada
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 90.8. This is worse than average.
City: | 90.8 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2022 was 0.307. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 8.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.307 |
U.S.: | 0.251 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 11.8. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 12.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 11.8 |
U.S.: | 5.1 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.446. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 16.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.446 |
U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 32.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 32.6 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 22.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 22.2 |
U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.59. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 7.59 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Earthquake activity:
Virginia City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Nevada state average. It is 6979% greater than the overall U.S. average.Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Storey County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 4, Mudslides: 2, Snows: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Fire: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Virginia City:
- SAINT MARY'S HOME CARE SERVICES (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; RENO, NV)
- HOSPICE OF NORTHERN NEVADA (Hospital, about 10 miles away; RENO, NV)
- SOUTH MEADOWS DIALYSIS (DVA) (Dialysis Facility, about 11 miles away; RENO, NV)
- RENOWN SOUTH MEADOWS MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 11 miles away; RENO, NV)
- TAHOE PACIFIC HOSPITAL- MEADOWS (Hospital, about 11 miles away; RENO, NV)
- SKILLED NUR CTR AT WASHOE VILL (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; RENO, NV)
- LIFE CARE CENTER OF RENO (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; RENO, NV)
Amtrak stations near Virginia City:
- 14 miles: CARSON CITY (507 N. CARSON ST.) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.
- 17 miles: SPARKS (1100 NUGGET AVE.) . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
- 18 miles: RENO (135 E. COMMERCIAL ROW) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Virginia City:
- Western Nevada College (about 14 miles; Carson City, NV; Full-time enrollment: 2,338)
- University of Nevada-Reno (about 20 miles; Reno, NV; FT enrollment: 15,092)
- Truckee Meadows Community College (about 20 miles; Reno, NV; FT enrollment: 6,919)
- Folsom Lake College (about 94 miles; Folsom, CA; FT enrollment: 5,308)
- Sierra College (about 94 miles; Rocklin, CA; FT enrollment: 11,488)
- Yuba College (about 104 miles; Marysville, CA; FT enrollment: 4,737)
- American River College (about 105 miles; Sacramento, CA; FT enrollment: 20,452)
Public high school in Virginia City:
- VIRGINIA CITY HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 95 S. R STREET, Grades: 9-12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Virginia City:
- HUGH GALLAGHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 191 S. D STREET, Grades: PK-5)
- VIRGINIA CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Location: 127 S. D STREET, Grades: 6-8)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Virginia City: Virginia City Highway Maintenance Station (A), Storey County Fire Department Station 1 Virginia City (B), Mackay Museum (C), Old Virginia and Truckee Depot (D), Piper Opera House (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Fireman Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Divide Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Marshall Mint (Museums; 98 North Centre).
Hotels: Sugar Loaf Mountain Motel (434 South Centre), Comstock Lodge (875 South Centre).
Birthplace of: Harold A. Henry - Newspaper publisher, Carrie Clark Ward - Actor, Curry Lynch - College basketball player (Nevada Wolf Pack), Hobart Cavanaugh - Actor.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Virginia City and their reported violations in the past:
STOREY COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (Address: STOREY COUNTY WATER DISTRICT , Population served: 1,420, Surface water):Past health violations:IONE WATER SYSTEM (Address: IONE WATER SYSTEM , Population served: 25, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2010 and JUN-2010, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-21-2010), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-21-2010), St Public Notif received (AUG-09-2010), St Compliance achieved (SEP-27-2010)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between OCT-2013 and DEC-2013, Contaminant: Chlorine
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2009 and SEP-2009, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-15-2010), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-15-2010), St Compliance achieved (AUG-09-2010), St Public Notif received (AUG-09-2010)
- 3 minor monitoring violations
- 5 regular monitoring violations
Past health violations:Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JAN-06-2010 to JAN-06-2010)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One minor monitoring violation
- 3 regular monitoring violations
This place: | 2.3 people |
Nevada: | 2.6 people |
This place: | 67.1% |
Whole state: | 65.3% |
This place: | 6.0% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
This place: | 6.6% |
Whole state: | 10.5% |
This place: | 4.4% |
Whole state: | 4.9% |
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups) in 2000
Banks with branches in Virginia City (2011 data):
- Bank of America, National Association: Virginia City Branch at 300 Union Street, branch established on 1982/08/20. Info updated 2009/11/18: Bank assets: $1,451,969.3 mil, Deposits: $1,077,176.8 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5782 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
For population 15 years and over in Virginia City:
- Never married: 18.9%
- Now married: 59.2%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 6.2%
- Divorced: 15.7%
For population 25 years and over in Virginia City:
- High school or higher: 88.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.5 minutes
Here: | 9.0 |
Nevada average: | 11.9 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Virginia City, NV (based on Storey County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 327 | 1 |
Mainline Protestant | 66 | 2 |
Evangelical Protestant | 29 | 1 |
None | 3,588 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 2.39 / 10,000 pop. |
Nevada: | 2.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Storey County: | 14.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Nevada: | 6.14 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.9% |
Nevada: | 8.2% |
This county: | 27.8% |
State: | 24.5% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Virginia City:
- KKOH (780 AM; 50 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KBZZ (1270 AM; 13 kW; SPARKS, NV; Owner: AMERICOM LAS VEGAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KQLO (1590 AM; 5 kW; SUN VALLEY, NV; Owner: THOMAS AQUINAS SCHOOL)
- KPTL (1300 AM; 5 kW; CARSON CITY, NV; Owner: CASINO RADIO, LLC)
- KIHM (920 AM; 5 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: IHR EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING)
- KPTT (630 AM; 5 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: LOTUS RADIO CORP.)
- KCBC (770 AM; 50 kW; RIVERBANK, CA; Owner: KIERTRON, INC.)
- KHTK (1140 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KXTO (1550 AM; 2 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: FIRST BROADCASTING OF NEVADA, INC.)
- KFIA (710 AM; 25 kW; CARMICHAEL, CA; Owner: VISTA BROADCASTING INC.)
- KTHO (590 AM; 2 kW; SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA; Owner: PARADISE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KPLY (1230 AM; 1 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: AMERICOM LAS VEGAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KXEQ (1340 AM; 1 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: AZTECA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Virginia City:
- KBUL-FM (98.1 FM; CARSON CITY, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KNEV (95.5 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KUNR (88.7 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO)
- KNIS (91.3 FM; CARSON CITY, NV; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC)
- K273AF (102.5 FM; CARSON CITY, NV; Owner: EDDIE FLOYD)
- KSSJ (94.7 FM; FAIR OAKS, CA; Owner: ENTERCOM SACRAMENTO LICENSE, LLC)
- KWNZ (97.3 FM; CARSON CITY, NV; Owner: AMERICOM LAS VEGAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- K286AG (105.1 FM; CARSON CITY, NV; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- K206BI (89.1 FM; CARSON CITY, NV; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KSRN (107.7 FM; KINGS BEACH, CA; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- KTHX-FM (100.1 FM; DAYTON, NV; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- KRNO (106.9 FM; INCLINE VILLAGE, NV; Owner: AMERICOM LAS VEGAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KODS (103.7 FM; CARNELIAN BAY, CA; Owner: AMERICOM, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KLCA (96.5 FM; TAHOE CITY, CA; Owner: AMERICOM LAS VEGAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KDOT (104.5 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: LOTUS RADIO CORP.)
- KOZZ-FM (105.7 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: LOTUS RADIO CORP.)
- KKTO (90.5 FM; TAHOE CITY, CA; Owner: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KRZQ-FM (100.9 FM; SPARKS, NV; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- KHXR (94.5 FM; SUN VALLEY, NV; Owner: LOTUS RADIO CORP.)
- KRNG-FM1 (101.3 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: SIERRA NV CHRISTIAN MUSIC ASSN INC)
TV broadcast stations around Virginia City:
- KNCV-LP (Channel 48; CARSON CITY, ETC., NV; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- K39FF (Channel 39; RENO, NV; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K17CA (Channel 17; CARSON CITY, NV; Owner: KTVU PARTNERSHIP)
- K19CU (Channel 19; CARSON CITY, NV; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KTVN (Channel 2; RENO, NV; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
- K57CV (Channel 57; CARSON CITY, NV; Owner: BROADCAST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION)
- KNVV-LP (Channel 41; RENO, NV; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KREN-TV (Channel 27; RENO, NV; Owner: RENO LICENSE, LLC)
Virginia City fatal accident list:
Jun 14, 2001 08:45 AM, A Street, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Virginia City, NV
- 40457.1%Outside Fires
- 20028.2%Structure Fires
- 7610.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 284.0%Other
- 61.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 17.3%Wood
- 11.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.1%Electricity
- 2.3%Utility gas
- 1.8%Other fuel
- 1.1%Solar energy
- 54.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 33.0%Electricity
- 5.7%Wood
- 3.4%Utility gas
- 3.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Virginia City 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.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
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