COMPARING TWO PLACES
Nevada vs Kentucky
PLACE A
Nevada
VS
PLACE B
Kentucky
Nevada is 30% smaller than Kentucky. Nevada earns more, with a median household income $14,534 higher. Nevada has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 4%).
NEVADAKENTUCKYDIFFERENCE
Total population3,184,6124,534,824−30% vs Kentucky
Population density29115−86
Population growth15.0%3.8%+11.1 pts
Median age39.139.1Even
Male50.4%49.5%+0.8 pts
Female49.6%50.5%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born19.1%4.7%+14.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.8%81.5%−36.8 pts
Black9.0%7.6%+1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino29.6%5.0%+24.6 pts
Asian8.8%1.6%+7.2 pts
Other7.9%4.3%+3.6 pts
Median household income$78,260$63,726+$14,534
Per capita income$41,354$35,821+$5,533
Poverty rate12.4%16.1%−3.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4670.477Even
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%27.6%+0.3 pts
Graduate degree9.8%11.3%−1.6 pts
Unemployment rate7.0%4.9%+2.1 pts
Labor force participation63.2%59.7%+3.5 pts
Median home value$435,400$205,600+$229,800
Median gross rent$1,597$967+$630
Owner-occupied60.0%68.3%−8.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%10.3%−1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households52.8%40.4%+12.3 pts
Average commute24.824.0+0.8
Worked from home11.9%10.2%+1.7 pts
Public transit to work2.2%0.6%+1.6 pts
Uninsured11.4%6.0%+5.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024