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Nevada State Demographics Data

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  • Table 1. Nevada Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Nevada Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Nevada Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Nevada Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Nevada Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Nevada Crime, Housing, Building Permits
  • Table 7. Nevada Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Nevada Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 109,826
    Population Year 2001 (July 1) > Number 2,106,074
    Population Year 2001 (July 1) > Rank 35
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 1,998,257
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 35
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 18.20
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 1,201,675
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 39
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 800,508
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 107,817
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 796,582
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 401,167
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 5.40%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 66.30%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 50.10%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 393,970
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 19.70%


    TABLE 2. Nevada Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, Year 2000 (April 1) 1,998,257
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 145,817
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 7.30%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 365,982
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 18.30%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 179,708
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 9.00%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 628,572
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 31.50%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 459,249
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 23.00%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 131,775
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 6.60%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 70,165
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 3.50%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 16,989
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 0.90%
    Population by age, Year 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 35.00
    Population by sex, Year 2000 (April 1) > Males 1,018,051
    Population by sex, Year 2000 (April 1) > Females 980,206
    Population by sex, Year 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 103.90
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 1,501,886
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 75.20%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 135,477
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 6.80%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 26,420
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 1.30%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 90,266
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 4.50%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 8,426
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent 0.40%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 159,354
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 8.00%
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 76,428
    Population by race, Year 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 3.80%


    TABLE 3. Nevada Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 33,675
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 22,173
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 751,165
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 466,297
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 61.10%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 1,964,582
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.62
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 186,745
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 24.90%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 264,800
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 35.30%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 159,831
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 21.30%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 498,333
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 238,846
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 47.90%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 373,201
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 166,072
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 44.50%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 83,482
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 50,675
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 60.70%
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 2000 252,832
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 158,897
    Households, Year 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 59.10%


    TABLE 4. Nevada Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 1,675,581
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 26,911
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 16.10
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 13,380
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 8.00
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 175
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 6.50
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 66
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 4,237
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 228,631
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 199,819


    TABLE 5. Nevada Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 311,236
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 250,910
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 190,335
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 789,638
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 622,010
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 78.80%
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 120,640
    Educational attainment, Year 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 15.30%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 39,280
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 31,011
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 26.70%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 186,345
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 66,685
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 74,006
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 10.70%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 15.40%


    TABLE 6. Nevada Crime, Housing, Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 84,185
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 10,311
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 73,874
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 67,611
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 1,809,000
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 4,654
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 1,111,753
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 6,081
    Housing, Year 2000 > Total units 827,457
    Housing, Year 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 59.50%
    Housing, Year 2000 > Occupied units > Number 751,165
    Housing, Year 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 457,247
    Housing, Year 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 60.90
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > Number 32,285
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 25,723
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 79.70%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 6,268
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 19.40%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, Year 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 3,312,244


    TABLE 7. Nevada Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 50,918,533
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 25,193,918
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 102.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income 1,743,772
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita > Amount (dollars) 29,200
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita > Percent of national average 107.30%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 5,279,799
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 37,227,001
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 6,791,664
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent 18%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 1,735,424
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 4.70%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 30,373,891
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by-selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent 81.60%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 3,493,926
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 9.40%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 3,154,736
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 8.50%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 14,287,344
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 38.40%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 5,447,021
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 14.60%
    Manufacturing earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 1,735,424
    Manufacturing earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 1,592,163
    Manufacturing earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 1,489,979



     









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