| People QuickFacts | Nevada | USA |
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Population, 2013 estimate | 2,790,136 | 316,128,839 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 2,700,552 | 308,747,716 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 3.3% | 2.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 2,700,551 | 308,745,538 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 | 6.4% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 | 23.7% | 23.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 | 13.7% | 14.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2013 | 49.6% | 50.8% |
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White alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 76.7% | 77.7% |
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Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 9.0% | 13.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 1.6% | 1.2% |
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Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 8.1% | 5.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.7% | 0.2% |
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Two or More Races, percent, 2013 | 3.9% | 2.4% |
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Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b) | 27.5% | 17.1% |
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White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 | 52.2% | 62.6% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 77.7% | 84.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 19.2% | 12.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 29.0% | 20.5% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 84.4% | 85.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 22.2% | 28.5% |
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Veterans, 2008-2012 | 229,570 | 21,853,912 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 23.8 | 25.4 |
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Housing units, 2013 | 1,186,879 | 132,802,859 |
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Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 57.8% | 65.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 29.9% | 25.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $190,900 | $181,400 |
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Households, 2008-2012 | 992,896 | 115,226,802 |
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Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.69 | 2.61 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $27,003 | $28,051 |
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Median household income, 2008-2012 | $54,083 | $53,046 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 14.2% | 14.9% |
| Business QuickFacts | Nevada | USA |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 | 59,4171 | 7,431,808 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2012 | 1,014,5701 | 115,938,468 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 | 1.4%1 | 2.2% |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2012 | 184,246 | 22,735,915 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 221,260 | 27,092,908 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.9% | 7.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.8% | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 7.9% | 5.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.3% | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 8.1% | 8.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.6% | 28.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 15,735,787 | 5,319,456,312 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 19,255,893 | 4,174,286,516 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 37,433,983 | 3,917,663,456 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $14,579 | $12,990 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 28,815,533 | 613,795,732 |
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Building permits, 2012 | 9,071 | 829,658 |