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What is the homeownership rate in Nevada?

Data updated July 26, 2024
About 61.2% of households owned their home in 2023. That means about 3 in 5 households owned their home while the remainder rented.
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In 2023,

61.2%

of Nevada households owned their home
In 2023,

3 in 5

Nevada households owned their home
According to the Census Bureau, understanding homeownership rates can help determine if people’s needs are met by available housing and can inform policy and funding decisions. The Nevada homeownership rate in 2023 was 4.7 percentage points lower than the US homeownership rate overall.

Nevada's homeownership rate in 2023 was 4.7 percentage points lower than the US.

During the housing bubble of the mid-2000s, homeownership rates rose to a peak of 69% in 2004. When the housing bubble popped in 2007 and the Great Recession started, foreclosures increased and there was a shift from owning to renting: the homeownership rate declined through 2016, when it bottomed out at 63.4%. It then began to increase.

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Homeownership rates don’t just shift over time — they also vary across places for many reasons, including economic conditions and demographic characteristics.

Across metro areas, the average homeownership rate was 67.2% in 2022.

In 2022, the average homeownership rate across metro areas was 67.2%. The metro areas with the highest and lowest homeownership rates were The Villages, Florida, at 89% (highest) and Los Angeles at 47.9% (lowest). In Nevada, the rate was highest in Reno, NV, (60.6%) and lowest in Las Vegas, NV (57.8%).

Homeownership rate, Nevada metro areas (2022)

Homeownership rate, Nevada metro areas (2022)

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