Yerington’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Yerington is worth considering.
One of the benefits of Yerington is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.18 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Yerington is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Yerington with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.65% of adults in Yerington have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Yerington in 2022 was $29,476, which is lower middle income relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,904 for a family of four. However, Yerington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Yerington is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Yerington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Yerington residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Yerington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.48% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Yerington include German, Irish, Italian, Russian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Yerington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
