COMPARING TWO PLACES
Nevada vs Kansas
PLACE A
Nevada
VS
PLACE B
Kansas
Nevada is 8% larger than Kansas. Nevada earns more, with a median household income $3,985 higher. Nevada has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 3%).
NEVADAKANSASDIFFERENCE
Total population3,184,6122,947,197+8% vs Kansas
Population density2936−7
Population growth15.0%3.0%+12.0 pts
Median age39.137.4+1.7
Male50.4%50.2%+0.2 pts
Female49.6%49.8%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born19.1%7.4%+11.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.8%72.7%−27.9 pts
Black9.0%5.2%+3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino29.6%13.6%+16.1 pts
Asian8.8%2.9%+5.9 pts
Other7.9%5.7%+2.2 pts
Median household income$78,260$74,275+$3,985
Per capita income$41,354$40,978+$376
Poverty rate12.4%11.3%+1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4670.457+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%35.6%−7.7 pts
Graduate degree9.8%13.4%−3.7 pts
Unemployment rate7.0%3.9%+3.1 pts
Labor force participation63.2%66.1%−3.0 pts
Median home value$435,400$217,200+$218,200
Median gross rent$1,597$1,060+$537
Owner-occupied60.0%67.2%−7.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%9.2%+0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households52.8%40.4%+12.4 pts
Average commute24.819.7+5.1
Worked from home11.9%11.8%+0.1 pts
Public transit to work2.2%0.4%+1.9 pts
Uninsured11.4%8.8%+2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024