Nevada / AIANNHCE 4515 / Federally-recognized area

Walker River

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99.8%25/3 availability

99.8%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

9Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Walker River within Nevada, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Walker River Reservation in Nevada is the primary broadband planning geography for this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 528 square miles of land plus roughly 3.0 square miles of water. FCC BDC records show 9 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 404 service locations, and current service levels of 99.8% at 25/3 Mbps, and 99.8% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

Tribal lands in Nevada are associated with Walker River, a federally recognized tribe. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.wrpt.org

The Walker River Tribe shall foster the ideal of community self-determination and self-sufficiency. The population is roughly 830 community members, most of which are citizens of the Walker River Paiute Tribe. The Walker River Paiute Tribe is a collection of resources, departments, and outstanding people. The mission of the Walker River Paiute Tribe is to maintain our Agai Dicutta heritage while carrying it into the future. The Agai Dicutta Numu, Walker River Paiute Tribe, still fosters the traditional teachings of the past for the future generations. Contemporarily, the Walker River Paiute Reservation encompasses three counties: Churchill, Mineral and Lyon county. The Tribe is dedicated and committed to advocating and protecting Tribal sovereignty. North of the contemporary towns Hawthorne, NV and south of Fallon, NV on a reservation comprised of approximately 325,000 square acres that encompass portions of Mineral, Lyon and Churchill counties.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	1,165	1,123	1,142	1,084	976	997
Households	389	386	362	365	341	362
Median age	29.8	31.2	32.2	31.3	31.5	31.2
Male / Female	50.3% / 49.7%	48.3% / 51.7%	47.6% / 52.4%	44.6% / 55.4%	39.1% / 60.9%	40.6% / 59.4%
Avg. household size	2.99	2.91	3.15	2.97	2.86	2.75
Pop. density (per sq mi)	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.0	1.9	1.9
HH density (per sq mi)	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$31,094	$24,231	$29,444	$34,196	$39,896	$49,167
Per capita income	$14,244	$15,038	$17,561	$19,213	$23,914	$30,281
Poverty rate	42.7%	38.5%	38.2%	35.5%	24.5%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	22.1%	22.6%	21.0%	15.3%	11.1%	11.3%
HS diploma or higher	55.2%	53.2%	52.7%	55.6%	58.2%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	12.0%	15.2%	12.8%	15.5%	16.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Queried by AIANNHCE code. Population and household density are calculated from Census population or households divided by land area in square miles.

Table 3. Download/Upload Speeds (Mbps)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q3	43.6 Mbps	0.8 Mbps
2019Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q1	9.7 Mbps	4.8 Mbps
2020Q2	12.0 Mbps	10.6 Mbps
2020Q3	9.4 Mbps	7.2 Mbps
2020Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q1	11.3 Mbps	4.7 Mbps
2021Q2	16.8 Mbps	5.4 Mbps
2021Q3	19.5 Mbps	3.8 Mbps
2021Q4	11.9 Mbps	3.5 Mbps
2022Q1	20.4 Mbps	14.0 Mbps
2022Q2	16.9 Mbps	4.4 Mbps
2022Q3	17.4 Mbps	16.9 Mbps
2022Q4	26.5 Mbps	23.6 Mbps
2023Q1	44.0 Mbps	20.9 Mbps
2023Q2	45.9 Mbps	34.8 Mbps
2023Q3	41.9 Mbps	42.1 Mbps
2023Q4	56.8 Mbps	48.3 Mbps
2024Q1	65.0 Mbps	28.7 Mbps
2024Q2	98.8 Mbps	35.3 Mbps
2024Q3	109.9 Mbps	25.9 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	89.3%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	8.4%	8.4%	0.0%
2022	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	94.5%	94.5%	0.0%
2024	99.8%	99.8%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	11.8%	40.6%
2018	19.5%	42.3%
2019	25.2%	42.1%
2020	31.9%	59.9%
2021	40.3%	62.9%
2022	40.3%	62.9%
2023	37.5%	83.3%
2024	44.2%	78.4%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	99.8%
100/20 Mbps	99.8%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	99.8%	92%
100/20 Mbps	99.8%	85%
Adoption	44.2%	78%

Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Ookla Open Data Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. National benchmarks are carried over from the report comparison section.

Figure 2. Speed Trends (2019–2024)

Figure 3. Availability (2015–2025)

Figure 4. Adoption (2017–2024)

Figure 5. Current Status (2024)

Figure 6. Comparison with National Averages

Figure 7. Fixed Coverage by Technology (25/3 Mbps)

Figure 8. Mobile Area Coverage

Notes: speed trends reflect quarterly mean throughput. Availability shows the share of population with access. Tooltips on the charts expose the underlying values for each series.

Table 8. Broadband Provider Summary

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	9
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	404

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
ATN International, Inc.	AT&T Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Verizon Communications Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc.	World Mobile Networks, LLC
Viasat, Inc.	—
Hot Spot Broadband, Inc.	—
Wi-Fiber, Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
World Mobile Networks, LLC	—

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology	25/3	100/20	250/25	1 Gbps
Any Technology	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Fiber	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	78.7%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	57.9%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	38.5%
Total area (sq mi)	1,301.91

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	0.2
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.2
Any Terrestrial	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	0.2
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	2.5	2.2	2.2	2.2	0.3
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	2.2	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.3
Any Terrestrial	2.5	2.2	2.2	2.2	0.3
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	2.2	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.3
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.3
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.3
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.3
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.3
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	0.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.3
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.3
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	0.3
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	99.0	99.0	99.0	91.3	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	1.5	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	1.5	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0

FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 filing vintage. Coverage values show the share of residential broadband serviceable locations by technology and speed tier across D22, J23, D23, J24, D24, and J25 filings.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 Filing (J25). Fixed coverage shows the share of residential broadband serviceable locations, and mobile coverage shows the share of tribal land area.