Nevada vs. California
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Nevada California
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3,080,156 39,512,223 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 14.1% 6.1% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 2,700,677 37,254,519 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 2,700,551 37,253,956 Persons under 5 years, percent 6.1% 6.2% Persons under 18 years, percent 22.7% 22.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.7% 14.3% Female persons, percent 49.9% 50.3% White alone, percent 74.3% 72.1% Black or African American alone, percent 10.1% 6.5% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.7% 1.6% Asian alone, percent 8.7% 15.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.8% 0.5% Two or More Races, percent 4.5% 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, percent 29.0% 39.3% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 48.7% 36.8% Veterans, 2014-2018 208,731 1,618,861 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 19.4% 26.9% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 1,268,633 14,277,157 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 55.8% 54.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $242,400 $475,900 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,469 $2,282 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $419 $569 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,060 $1,429 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 30.1% 31.0% Building permits, 2018 17,645 113,502 Households, 2014-2018 1,075,930 12,965,435 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.68 2.96 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 81.6% 86.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 30.4% 44.1% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 91.2% 91.7% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 81.3% 84.7% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 86.3% 82.9% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 24.2% 33.3% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.9% 6.8% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 13.0% 8.3% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.4% 63.1% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.7% 57.2% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 27,481,505 90,830,372 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 13,928,514 248,953,592 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 14,719,141 512,303,164 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 19,841,701 666,652,186 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 38,234,170 481,800,461 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,858 $12,665 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.3 29.3 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $57,598 $71,228 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $29,961 $35,021 Persons in poverty, percent 12.9% 12.8% Total employer establishments, 2017 66,430 941,377 Total employment, 2017 1,191,625 14,896,625 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 50,960,493 955,043,843 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.3% 2.0% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 233,007 3,374,050 All firms, 2012 227,156 3,548,449 Men-owned firms, 2012 114,057 1,852,580 Women-owned firms, 2012 82,508 1,320,085 Minority-owned firms, 2012 71,864 1,619,857 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 144,944 1,819,107 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 23,049 252,377 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 191,293 3,176,341 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.9% 4.0% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% 1.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.9% 14.9% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.3% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.1% 16.5% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.6% 30.3% Population per square mile, 2010 24.6 239.1 Land area in square miles, 2010 109,781.18 155,779.22
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Nevada and California using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
