Fernley is a medium-sized city located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 24,744 people and six associated neighborhoods, Fernley is the eighth largest community in Nevada. Much of the housing stock in Fernley was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Fernley economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Fernley, where the median household income is $87,991.00.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Fernley has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Fernley a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

The citizens of Fernley are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.62% of adults in Fernley have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Fernley in 2022 was $37,170, which is middle income relative to Nevada, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,680 for a family of four. However, Fernley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fernley is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fernley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fernley residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Fernley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.12% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fernley include German, Irish, English, European, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Fernley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.