Who is the Washoe County Assessor?

Chris S. Sarman (Republican) is the Assessor of Washoe County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Washoe County County Clerk?

Jan Galassini is the County Clerk of Washoe County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Washoe County County Recorder?

Kalie M. Work (Democratic) is the County Recorder of Washoe County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Washoe County County Treasurer?

Justin Taylor (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Washoe County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Washoe County District Attorney?

Christopher J. Hicks is the District Attorney of Washoe County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Washoe County Public Administrator?

Nicole Klitzke (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Washoe County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Washoe County Sheriff?

Darin Balaam is the Sheriff of Washoe County, Nevada.

Who are the Washoe County commissioners?

Alexis Hill (District 1); Michael Clark (District 2); Mariluz Garcia (District 3); Clara Andriola (District 4); Jeanne Herman (District 5).

Who is on the Washoe County School Board?

Christine Hull (School Board Trustee, District A); Colleen Westlake (School Board Trustee, District B); James Phoenix (School Board Trustee, District C); Beth Smith (School Board Trustee, District D); Alex Woodley (School Board Trustee, District E); Adam Mayberry (School Board Trustee, District F); Diane Nicolet (School Board Trustee, District G).

What is the population of Washoe County?

About 497,200 people, with a median age of 39; the median household income is $88,096 and 10.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Washoe County?

3.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 9,442 people unemployed in a labor force of 269,799, against 4.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Washoe County?

20 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 1 school district and 16 special district governments.

Washoe County, NV elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Washoe County: 19 seats on 9 elected bodies. 10 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Washoe County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Alexis Hill source
County Commissioner, District 2	Michael Clark source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Mariluz Garcia Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 4	Clara Andriola source
County Commissioner, District 5	Jeanne Herman source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Chris S. Sarman Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Clerk	Jan Galassini source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Recorder	Kalie M. Work Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Treasurer	Justin Taylor Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
District Attorney	Christopher J. Hicks source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Public Administrator	Nicole Klitzke Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Darin Balaam source

School Board

Washoe County School District Board of Trustees

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
School Board Trustee, District A	Christine Hull source
School Board Trustee, District B	Colleen Westlake source
School Board Trustee, District C	James Phoenix source
School Board Trustee, District D	Beth Smith source
School Board Trustee, District E	Alex Woodley source
School Board Trustee, District F	Adam Mayberry source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Trustee, District G	Diane Nicolet source

Official website

How many local governments Washoe County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 20 local governments in Washoe County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	2	0
School districts (school boards)	1	1
Special districts (elected boards)	16	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Washoe County

497,200people

39median ageU.S.: 38.9

$88,096 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

10.7%below the U.S.: 12.5%

34.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$539,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.1%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

14.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

9.9%U.S.: 8.4%

51.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

27.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 26.1% · White 58.5% · Black 2.3% · Asian 5.6% · Other or more than one race 7.5% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Washoe County

3.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.2%. Nevada: 4.5%.

9,442people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

260,357people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

269,799in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.5%	9,442	260,357	269,799
August 2026	3.4%	9,119	256,457	265,576
July 2026	3.9%	10,593	257,929	268,522
June 2026	4.0%	10,764	257,997	268,761
May 2026	4.1%	11,145	261,275	272,420
April 2026	3.9%	10,480	260,879	271,359
March 2026	4.2%	11,755	265,198	276,953
February 2026	4.5%	12,546	263,941	276,487
January 2026	4.6%	12,698	261,686	274,384
December 2025	4.0%	10,995	265,100	276,095
November 2025	4.1%	11,424	265,935	277,359
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.2%	11,619	262,006	273,625
August 2025	4.2%	11,175	256,143	267,318
July 2025	4.4%	11,831	257,630	269,461
June 2025	4.5%	12,045	258,305	270,350
May 2025	4.3%	11,487	258,450	269,937
April 2025	4.3%	11,498	258,515	270,013
March 2025	4.5%	12,013	257,532	269,545
February 2025	4.6%	12,462	257,306	269,768
January 2025	4.7%	12,621	253,706	266,327
December 2024	4.3%	11,625	255,685	267,310
November 2024	4.3%	11,554	255,584	267,138
October 2024	4.4%	11,858	255,994	267,852

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.3%	11,743	259,148	270,891
2024	4.6%	12,211	253,877	266,088
2023	4.4%	11,536	252,493	264,029
2022	4.0%	10,417	247,696	258,113
2021	4.2%	10,637	241,743	252,380
2020	8.3%	20,617	228,972	249,589
2019	3.5%	8,883	247,608	256,491
2018	3.6%	8,862	240,318	249,180
2017	4.2%	10,002	227,817	237,819
2016	5.1%	11,737	216,766	228,503

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Nevada's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.7% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Washoe County

449.3 per 100,0002025. Nevada: 379.2.

1,917.4 per 100,0002025. Nevada: 1,996.0.

23murders2025, 2,285 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	2,285	449.3	9,751	1,917.4
2024	2,311	454.2	10,483	2,060.4
2023	2,426	486.2	10,505	2,105.3
2022	2,454	490.8	10,220	2,043.9
2021	2,340	491.0	11,102	2,329.3
2020	2,243	468.0	9,614	2,005.8
2019	2,107	446.7	8,825	1,870.9
2018	2,312	497.2	9,130	1,963.2
2017	2,323	503.3	11,111	2,407.1
2016	2,276	501.8	11,083	2,443.6

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Reno Police Department	2025	1,568	6,608	286,060
Sparks Police Department	2025	405	2,525	112,191
Washoe County Sheriff's Office	2025	312	618	110,297

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Nevada · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.81 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 508,548 people.

923sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

452civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (3), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Washoe County Sheriff's Office	465	314	110,297
Reno Police Department	336	88	286,060
Sparks Police Department	122	50	112,191

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	923	1.81	452	3
2024	932	1.83	459	3
2023	943	1.89	445	3
2022	899	1.80	430	3
2020	860	1.79	466	3
2018	848	1.82	382	3
2017	842	1.82	389	3
2016	828	1.83	394	3

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Washoe County Assessor?: Chris S. Sarman (Republican) is the Assessor of Washoe County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Washoe County County Clerk?: Jan Galassini is the County Clerk of Washoe County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Washoe County County Recorder?: Kalie M. Work (Democratic) is the County Recorder of Washoe County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Washoe County County Treasurer?: Justin Taylor (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Washoe County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Washoe County District Attorney?: Christopher J. Hicks is the District Attorney of Washoe County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Washoe County Public Administrator?: Nicole Klitzke (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Washoe County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Washoe County Sheriff?: Darin Balaam is the Sheriff of Washoe County, Nevada.
Who are the Washoe County commissioners?: Alexis Hill (District 1); Michael Clark (District 2); Mariluz Garcia (District 3); Clara Andriola (District 4); Jeanne Herman (District 5).
Who is on the Washoe County School Board?: Christine Hull (School Board Trustee, District A); Colleen Westlake (School Board Trustee, District B); James Phoenix (School Board Trustee, District C); Beth Smith (School Board Trustee, District D); Alex Woodley (School Board Trustee, District E); Adam Mayberry (School Board Trustee, District F); Diane Nicolet (School Board Trustee, District G).
What is the population of Washoe County?: About 497,200 people, with a median age of 39; the median household income is $88,096 and 10.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Washoe County?: 3.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 9,442 people unemployed in a labor force of 269,799, against 4.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Washoe County?: 20 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 1 school district and 16 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Clark County Election Department's index of elected officials, each other county's own website and its school district's, and the Secretary of State's certified list of 2026 general-election candidates; officials appointed since a page was updated may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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