COMPARING TWO PLACES
North Carolina vs Nevada
PLACE A
North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Nevada
North Carolina is 237% larger than Nevada. Nevada earns more, with a median household income $5,872 higher. Nevada has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 9%).
NORTH CAROLINANEVADADIFFERENCE
Total population10,730,4043,184,612+237% vs Nevada
Population density22129+192
Population growth9.5%15.0%−5.5 pts
Median age39.139.1Even
Male48.9%50.4%−1.5 pts
Female51.1%49.6%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born9.1%19.1%−10.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.0%44.8%+15.2 pts
Black20.0%9.0%+11.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.3%29.6%−18.3 pts
Asian3.3%8.8%−5.5 pts
Other5.4%7.9%−2.5 pts
Median household income$72,388$78,260−$5,872
Per capita income$41,385$41,354+$31
Poverty rate13.0%12.4%+0.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.467+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.7%27.9%+7.8 pts
Graduate degree13.5%9.8%+3.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%7.0%−2.3 pts
Labor force participation62.8%63.2%−0.4 pts
Median home value$288,900$435,400−$146,500
Median gross rent$1,228$1,597−$369
Owner-occupied66.6%60.0%+6.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%9.3%+3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households44.7%52.8%−8.1 pts
Average commute25.124.8+0.3
Worked from home16.3%11.9%+4.4 pts
Public transit to work0.7%2.2%−1.6 pts
Uninsured9.9%11.4%−1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024