Nevada Census Data

Population: 2,565,382

Nevada
National

Gender

Nevada National
  • Male: 50.8%
  • Female: 49.2%
  • Male: 49.1%
  • Female: 50.9%

Race / Origin

Nevada National
  • White: 74.0%
  • Black of African American: 7.4%
  • American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.4%
  • Asian: 6.1%
  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.5%
  • Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 25.1%
  • Two or More Races: 3.0%
  • White: 75.1%
  • Black of African American: 12.3%
  • American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.9%
  • Asian: 3.6%
  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.1%
  • Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 12.5%
  • Two or More Races: 2.4%

Age

Nevada National
  • Median Age: 35.7
  • 18 years and over: 74.1%
  • 65 years and over: 11.1%
  • Median Age: 35.3
  • 18 years and over: 74.3%
  • 65 years and over: 12.4%

Language Spoken at Home (population 5 years and older)

Nevada National
  • English Only: 67.1%
  • Language other than English: 25.4%
  • Spanish: 18.2%
  • English Only: 82.1%
  • Language other than English: 17.9%
  • Spanish: 10.7%

Income

Nevada National
  • Median Household Income: $55,062
  • Per capita Income: $27,729
  • Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $42,787
  • Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $34,164
  • Families below poverty level: 7.5%
  • Individuals below poverty level: 10.7%
  • Median Household Income: $41,994
  • Per capita Income: $21,587
  • Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $37,057
  • Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $27,194
  • Families below poverty level: 9.2%
  • Individuals below poverty level: 12.4%

Marital Status (population 15 years and older)

Nevada National
  • Never Married: 25.7%
  • Now Married: 1.6%
  • Divorced: 10.0%
  • Never Married: 27.1%
  • Now Married: 54.4%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

Occupations (employed civilian population 16 years and older)

Nevada National
  • Management and Professional: 34.7%
  • Service: 33.0%
  • Sales and Office: 33.4%
  • Farming, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.3%
  • Construction, Extraction, etc.: 16.0%
  • Production, Transportation, etc.: 13.3%
  • Management and Professional: 33.6%
  • Service: 14.9%
  • Sales and Office: 26.7%
  • Famring, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.7%
  • Construction, Extraction, etc.: 9.4%
  • Production, Transportation, etc.: 14.6%

Class Of Workers

Nevada National
  • Private wage and salary: 108.9%
  • Government workers: 15.3%
  • Self-employed: 6.3%
  • Private wage and salary: 78.5%
  • Government workers: 14.6%
  • Self-employed: 6.6%

Source: 2007 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau

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