Lyon County vs. Douglas County
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Lyon County (NV) Douglas County (NV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 55,808 48,467
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 7.4% 3.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 51,980 46,997
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 51,980 46,997
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.5% 3.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.4% 16.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 21.2% 28.5%
Female persons, percent 48.9% 49.7%
White alone, percent 89.6% 91.6%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.4% 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 3.3% 2.3%
Asian alone, percent 1.6% 1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.3% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 3.7% 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 17.7% 13.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 74.3% 80.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 6,320 5,181
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 6.8% 7.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 23,702 24,543
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 70.8% 69.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $183,900 $346,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,228 $1,679
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $352 $499
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $976 $1,077
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 8.1% 12.5%
Building permits, 2018 331 235
Households, 2014-2018 20,528 20,579
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.58 2.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.3% 85.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 12.8% 10.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 89.2% 92.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 82.4% 86.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 87.1% 93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 14.0% 28.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 13.1% 9.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 13.2% 12.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.0% 54.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 51.6% 51.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 31,233 445,814
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 729,936 712,978
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 206,384 211,614
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 465,510 516,646
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $9,069 $10,993
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 28.5 24.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $55,493 $62,503
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $26,855 $36,390
Persons in poverty, percent 10.5% 7.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 814 1,579
Total employment, 2017 10,494 17,306
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 393,854 719,946
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.7% 2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,763 5,320
All firms, 2012 2,844 5,616
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,417 2,838
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,041 1,875
Minority-owned firms, 2012 317 535
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,357 4,730
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 269 707
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,346 4,526
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 2.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.6% 3.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.1% 27.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 26.0 66.2
Land area in square miles, 2010 2,001.19 709.72
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lyon county (NV) and Douglas county (NV) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.