Winnemucca is a somewhat small city located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 8,388 people and three associated neighborhoods, Winnemucca is the 18th largest community in Nevada.
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Even though Winnemucca is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
In terms of college education, Winnemucca is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.67% of adults in Winnemucca have a college degree.
The per capita income in Winnemucca in 2022 was $41,467, which is upper middle income relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $165,868 for a family of four. However, Winnemucca contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Winnemucca is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Winnemucca home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winnemucca residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Winnemucca also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.06% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Winnemucca include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Winnemucca is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.