Nevada County is a county of 102,481 people in California. At a median age of 50.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That puts it in the top 2% of US counties for household income. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $621,800. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. 6% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $89,882, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Nevada County
What changed most since 1990
Median age39.4 → 50.1(+10.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)16.4%(1,128)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.5%(1,060)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.7%(2,790)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.2%(426)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(92)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6,858 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 County, decade by decade
Nevada County 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
78,510
$77,282
$370,571
22.1%
15.4
2000
92,033
$83,548
$363,056
26.1%
22.6
2010
98,764
$82,173
$638,869
31.9%
30.3
2020
102,241
$82,822
$540,691
37.6%
41.5
2024
102,481
$89,882
$621,800
41.5%
41.6
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.
