Nevada City is a city of 3,172 people in California. At a median age of 52.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $677,400. 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock. 78% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,792, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 52.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
49% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 68%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Nevada City
What changed most since 1990
Median age38.1 → 52.8(+14.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share94.2% → 89.8%(−4.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$349,690 → $677,400(+94%)US over the same years: +67%
Nevada City's population equals 3.1% of Nevada County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.9% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 4.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.7%(29)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era62.6%(109)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 174 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Nevada City, decade by decade
Nevada City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,983
$60,148
$349,690
32.6%
13.8
2000
3,001
$66,795
$403,497
35.7%
19.8
2010
3,068
$85,116
$714,538
35.8%
29.0
2020
3,152
$61,842
$531,115
35.2%
40.9
2024
3,172
$75,792
$677,400
49.5%
23.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
