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.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Fernley rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.86% of adults 25 and older in Fernley have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Fernley in 2022 was $36,125, 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 $144,500 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 Native American. Fernley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.94% 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.
