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STATE · ADMITTED 1864

Nevada

3,184,612 residents · 17 counties · 132 cities · 109,781 sq mi · 779 census tracts
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With 3,184,612 people, Nevada is a state. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 1,186,355 people. Few US states rank higher on income. Density works out to 29 people per square mile. About 28% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 60% of the housing stock.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
3,184,612
+59%since 2000
from 1,998,257 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
29 / sq mi
+25%since 2009
from 23 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.1
+12%since 2000
from 35.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
109,781 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.0M1.6M2.2M2.8M3.4M19902000201020202024Nevada
20243.2M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.5%(174,723)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.9%(188,336)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(205,554)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.1%(193,016)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.8%(186,031)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.4%(458,490)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.9%(441,086)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.6%(400,496)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.4%(396,094)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.3%(328,267)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.2%(164,792)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.5%(47,727)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$78,260
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $44,581 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$41,354
+88%since 2000
from $21,989 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
52.0%
+17.6 ptssince 2009
from 34.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.4%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 10.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.467
+7%since 2010
from 0.437 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance7.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services5.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade5.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration3.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.9%
US avg: 0.4%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$435,400
+80%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $132,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,597
+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $699 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
60.0%
−0.9 ptssince 2000
from 60.9% in 2000
40.0% rent
Vacancy rate
9.3%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 13.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.62 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.66 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
24.7%
−14.6 ptssince 2009
from 39.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
52.8%
+4.9 ptssince 2009
from 47.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.6
+12%since 2009
from 5.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic65.2%(1,303,001)
Black6.6%(131,509)
Hispanic / Latino19.7%(393,970)
Asian4.4%(88,593)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic44.8%(1,426,245)
Black9%(285,857)
Hispanic / Latino29.6%(943,569)
Asian8.8%(278,694)
Other7.9%(250,247)
Diversity Score
86
+16%since 2009
from 74 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican21.4%(681,607)
Salvadoran1.5%(48,524)
Cuban1.3%(41,057)
South American1.1%(33,700)
Puerto Rican1%(30,954)
Guatemalan0.8%(25,389)
Spaniard0.4%(14,131)
Colombian0.3%(9,793)
Nicaraguan0.3%(8,656)
Honduran0.3%(8,355)
Peruvian0.2%(7,320)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.2%(4,933)
Dominican0.1%(4,086)
Ecuadorian0.1%(3,802)
Panamanian0.1%(3,220)
Venezuelan0.1%(2,755)
Chilean0.1%(2,636)
Costa Rican0.1%(1,813)
Bolivian0%(1,018)
Uruguayan0%(933)
Paraguayan0%(181)
Asian origin
Filipino4.5%(143,711)
Chinese1.4%(43,469)
Asian Indian0.6%(19,343)
Vietnamese0.5%(16,353)
Korean0.5%(16,059)
Japanese0.4%(12,651)
Thai0.2%(6,813)
Taiwanese0.1%(2,372)
Pakistani0.1%(2,175)
Laotian0.1%(2,040)
Cambodian0.1%(1,912)
Indonesian0%(1,284)
+ 13 more asian origin groups with data
Kazakh0%(896)
Nepalese0%(858)
Burmese0%(656)
Sri Lankan0%(577)
Hmong0%(494)
Malaysian0%(187)
Uzbek0%(172)
Mongolian0%(119)
Mien0%(96)
Okinawan0%(69)
Bhutanese0%(25)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.8%(26,389)
Samoan0.3%(10,665)
Chamorro0.2%(5,306)
Tongan0.1%(1,711)
Guamanian0%(1,332)
Fijian0%(833)
Chuukese0%(27)
Ancestry
German9.4%(298,575)
English8.7%(275,961)
Irish7.9%(252,069)
Italian4.9%(154,752)
American3.4%(109,215)
Polish1.7%(53,658)
Scottish1.5%(49,316)
French1.5%(49,059)
Subsaharan African1.3%(41,968)
Norwegian1.1%(35,132)
Swedish0.9%(28,155)
Russian0.7%(22,199)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.7%(21,972)
Portuguese0.5%(16,741)
Danish0.5%(15,646)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(14,952)
Arab0.5%(14,936)
Welsh0.4%(13,304)
Ethiopian0.4%(11,580)
Hungarian0.4%(11,350)
Greek0.4%(11,217)
West Indian0.3%(10,287)
British0.3%(10,191)
French Canadian0.3%(10,082)
Swiss0.3%(8,808)
Czech0.2%(7,491)
Armenian0.2%(7,089)
Ukrainian0.2%(6,933)
Iranian0.2%(6,339)
Canadian0.2%(5,796)
Austrian0.2%(5,768)
Romanian0.2%(4,985)
Lebanese0.1%(4,657)
Finnish0.1%(4,656)
Serbian0.1%(3,939)
Croatian0.1%(3,807)
Lithuanian0.1%(3,800)
Nigerian0.1%(3,742)
Jamaican0.1%(3,732)
Brazilian0.1%(3,620)
Israeli0.1%(2,597)
Slovak0.1%(2,495)
Bulgarian0.1%(2,019)
Haitian0.1%(1,893)
Belgian0.1%(1,635)
Egyptian0.1%(1,630)
Turkish0%(1,583)
Syrian0%(1,539)
Australian0%(1,410)
Moroccan0%(1,408)
Ghanaian0%(1,295)
Iraqi0%(1,226)
Slovene0%(996)
Latvian0%(536)
Kenyan0%(472)
Somali0%(323)
Jordanian0%(309)
Macedonian0%(301)
Guyanese0%(284)
Barbadian0%(162)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
27.9%
+9.7 ptssince 2000
from 18.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.5%
+6.8 ptssince 2000
from 80.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.8%
+3.7 ptssince 2000
from 6.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.8 min
+68%since 2000
from 14.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.5%
−7.2 ptssince 2009
from 77.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.1%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.2%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.9%
+8.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.0%
−3.5 ptssince 2011
from 10.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.2%
−4.0 ptssince 2011
from 67.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.3%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 72.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
34.4%
+7.5 ptssince 2009
from 26.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Female
49.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Foreign born
19.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 18.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.9%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.9%
+3.1 ptssince 2012
from 10.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.4%
−10.3 ptssince 2013
from 21.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.0%
+12.7 ptssince 2017
from 79.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.8%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 93.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.8%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 83.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
70.5%
+0.8 ptssince 2016
from 69.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
19.9%
−1.2 ptssince 2016
from 21.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.5%(505,247)
Married47.1%(619,189)
Widowed2.7%(35,459)
Divorced11.7%(153,515)
Women 15+
Never married31.2%(406,039)
Married46.5%(605,976)
Widowed7.8%(101,076)
Divorced14.5%(189,498)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.4%
−10.3 ptssince 2013
from 21.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
52.5%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 53.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 11.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 17.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
19.9%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 18.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.2%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 3.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
63.6%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 65.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
36.4%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 34.4% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)27.5%(53,872)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.7%(50,280)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.6%(65,926)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(6,655)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(1,443)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 196,013 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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Section 02

Largest cities

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1.Las Vegas679,817
2.Henderson353,289
4.Reno283,621
5.Enterprise240,464
6.Spring Valley219,187
7.Sunrise Manor200,218
8.Paradise185,913
9.Sparks111,902
10.Carson58,571
11.Pahrump47,347
12.Whitney47,221
13.Winchester37,081
15.Fernley26,214
16.Mesquite24,001
17.Sun Valley22,228
18.Elko21,019
20.Dayton15,781
21.Boulder City14,884
22.Spring Creek14,739
24.Cold Springs11,321
25.Fallon9,570
27.Laughlin8,789
28.Winnemucca8,307
29.Moapa Valley6,684
30.Johnson Lane6,467
31.Indian Hills5,527
32.Gardnerville5,486
33.Nellis AFB5,087
37.Ely3,946
38.Minden3,707
41.Yerington3,227
42.Hawthorne2,809
43.Kingsbury2,209
44.Carlin2,011
45.Tonopah1,910
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (3)
1.Las Vegas2,407,226
2.Reno578,734
3.Carson58,571
Micropolitan areas (5)
1.Pahrump57,336
2.Elko56,682
4.Fallon25,851
5.Winnemucca17,267

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

Frequently asked

How many people live in Nevada?

Nevada has about 3,184,612 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Nevada?

The typical household in Nevada earns about $78,260 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Nevada expensive?

In Nevada, the median home is worth about $435,400, and the typical rent is about $1,597 a month.

How educated are people in Nevada?

About 27.9% of adults age 25 and over in Nevada hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Nevada?

About 12.4% of people in Nevada live below the federal poverty line.

Has Nevada grown since 1990?

Yes, Nevada has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,982,779 residents, a change of about 165 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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