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STATE · ADMITTED 1864 · 1990 CENSUS

Nevada

1,201,833 residents · 17 counties · 132 cities · 109,781 sq mi · 779 census tracts
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Nevada is a state of 1,201,833 people. The population has fallen 40% since 2000. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 10.2%, under the national 13.2%. Households earn $31,011 at the median, near the US median.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,201,833
−40%vs 2000
vs 1,998,257 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Median age
33.4
−4%vs 2000
vs 35.0 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
109,781 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.0M1.6M2.2M2.8M3.4M19902000201020202024Nevada
20243.2M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 1990
Under 57.6%(91,383)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 97.1%(85,477)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 146.2%(74,830)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 196.2%(74,012)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 247.2%(86,493)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3418.6%(223,599)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4416%(192,324)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 5411.6%(138,893)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 649%(107,621)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 747.2%(86,149)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 842.8%(33,747)
US avg: 4%
85 and over0.6%(7,305)
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$31,011
−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $44,581 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$15,214
−31%vs 2000
vs $21,989 in 2000
US average: $14,340
Poverty rate
10.2%
−0.3 ptsvs 2000
vs 10.5% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$95,300
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $132,500 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$509
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $699 in 2000
US average: $450
Owner-occupied
54.8%
−6.1 ptsvs 2000
vs 60.9% in 2000
45.2% rent
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%
1990
White, non-Hispanic84.3%(1,012,890)
Black6.5%(78,310)
Hispanic / Latino10.1%(121,346)
Asian3.2%(38,053)
Other6%(72,580)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

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
15.3%
−2.9 ptsvs 2000
vs 18.2% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
78.8%
−1.9 ptsvs 2000
vs 80.7% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Graduate degree
5.2%
−0.9 ptsvs 2000
vs 6.1% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
18.5 min
+26%vs 2000
vs 14.8 min in 2000
US average: 21.9
Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)
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

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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 1,201,833 residents according to the 1990 Census.

What is the median household income in Nevada?

The typical household in Nevada earns about $31,011 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Nevada expensive?

In Nevada, the median home is worth about $95,300, and the typical rent is about $509 a month.

How educated are people in Nevada?

About 15.3% of adults age 25 and over in Nevada hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Nevada?

About 10.2% of people in Nevada live below the federal poverty line.

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

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