Nevada Demographics
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 2,492,978 |
| 2005 | 2,380,862 |
Source: Applied Geographic Solutions
Population by Household Type
| Year | Population In | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Households | Non-Family Households | Group Quarters | |
| 2006 | 2,035,890 | 423,636 | 33,452 |
| 2005 | 1,857,370 | 489,982 | 33,510 |
Source: Applied Geographic Solutions
Income
| Year | Per Capita Income | Median Income | Average Income | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household | Family | Disposable | Household | Family | Disposable | ||
| 2006 | $22,809.85 | $47,139.35 | $54,953.78 | $40,043.86 | $55,684.22 | $62,805.74 | $47,881.69 |
| 2005 | $24,204.08 | $44,183.42 | $51,472.32 | $37,833.81 | $59,230.34 | $70,113.94 | $47,812.14 |
Source: Applied Geographic Solutions
Gender Composition
| Year | Est Population | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | ||
| 2006 | 2,495,529 | 1,272,447 | 51.0 | 1,223,082 | 49.0 |
| 2005 | 2,381,281 | 1,204,079 | 50.6 | 1,177,202 | 49.4 |
| 2004 | 2,301,197 | 1,165,059 | 50.6 | 1,136,138 | 49.4 |
| 2003 | 2,207,574 | 1,113,546 | 50.4 | 1,094,028 | 49.6 |
| 2002 | 2,139,794 | 1,084,790 | 50.7 | 1,055,004 | 49.3 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
Age Distribution
| Year | Est Population | 0-9 | 10-19 | 20-34 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 2006 | 2,495,529 | 352,638 | 14.1 | 340,771 | 13.7 | 530,143 | 21.2 |
| 2005 | 2,381,281 | 344,110 | 14.5 | 331,205 | 13.9 | 509,401 | 21.4 |
| 2004 | 2,301,197 | 338,085 | 14.7 | 317,331 | 13.8 | 492,244 | 21.4 |
| 2003 | 2,207,574 | 323,184 | 14.6 | 308,987 | 14.0 | 469,477 | 21.3 |
| 2002 | 2,139,794 | 318,578 | 14.9 | 300,474 | 14.0 | 449,508 | 21.0 |
| Year | Est Population | 35 - 54 | 55 - 64 | 65+ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 2006 | 2,495,529 | 722,652 | 29.0 | 274,299 | 11.0 | 275,026 | 11.0 |
| 2005 | 2,381,281 | 680,100 | 28.6 | 248,789 | 10.4 | 267,676 | 11.2 |
| 2004 | 2,301,197 | 661,803 | 28.8 | 237,134 | 10.3 | 254,600 | 11.1 |
| 2003 | 2,207,574 | 636,939 | 28.9 | 223,143 | 10.1 | 245,844 | 11.1 |
| 2002 | 2,139,794 | 623,330 | 29.1 | 214,671 | 10.0 | 233,233 | 10.9 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
Race/Ethnic Origin
| Year | Est Population | White | Black | Indian/ Alaskan |
Asian | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 2006 | 2,495,529 | 1,463,452 | 58.6 | 178,999 | 7.2 | 26,393 | 1.1 | 146,075 | 5.9 |
| 2005 | 2,381,281 | 1,423,101 | 59.8 | 166,745 | 7.0 | 24,120 | 1.0 | 135,740 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | 2,301,197 | 1,406,677 | 61.1 | 153,946 | 6.7 | 25,806 | 1.1 | 128,171 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | 2,207,574 | 1,392,900 | 63.1 | 137,806 | 6.2 | 24,870 | 1.1 | 108,509 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | 2,139,794 | 1,369,855 | 64.0 | 133,877 | 6.3 | 21,867 | 1.0 | 93,629 | 4.4 |
| Year | Est Population | Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander |
Hispanic | Some Other Race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 2006 | 2,495,529 | 9,871 | 0.4 | 610,051 | 24.4 | 4,895 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | 2,381,281 | 11,300 | 0.5 | 563,999 | 23.7 | 4,685 | 0.2 |
| 2004 | 2,301,197 | 10,861 | 0.5 | 527,570 | 22.9 | 2,197 | 0.1 |
| 2003 | 2,207,574 | 7,082 | 0.3 | 487,022 | 22.1 | 5,602 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | 2,139,794 | 10,078 | 0.5 | 458,223 | 21.4 | 3,177 | 0.1 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, balance of population is two or more races.
Educational Attainment
| Year | Population 25+ | < 9th | 9th-12th no diploma |
High School Diploma | Some College no diploma |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 2006 | 1,644,320 | 104,042 | 6.3 | 161,321 | 9.8 | 520,461 | 31.7 | 398,502 | 24.2 |
| 2005 | 1,554,923 | 105,851 | 6.8 | 161,869 | 10.4 | 478,672 | 30.8 | 379,073 | 24.4 |
| 2004 | 1,500,676 | 105,776 | 7.0 | 148,961 | 9.9 | 482,283 | 32.1 | 353,304 | 23.5 |
| 2003 | 1,437,140 | 101,449 | 7.1 | 156,284 | 10.9 | 455,912 | 31.7 | 361,631 | 25.2 |
| 2002 | 1,388,930 | 104,942 | 7.6 | 131,790 | 9.5 | 445,080 | 32.0 | 360,006 | 25.9 |
| Year | Population 25+ | Associate Degree | Bachelor's Degree | Graduate/ Professional Degree |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 2006 | 1,644,320 | 118,578 | 7.2 | 223,358 | 13.6 | 118,058 | 7.8 |
| 2005 | 1,554,923 | 108,486 | 7.0 | 218,353 | 14.0 | 102,619 | 6.6 |
| 2004 | 1,500,676 | 121,249 | 8.1 | 183,417 | 12.2 | 105,686 | 7.0 |
| 2003 | 1,437,140 | 81,723 | 5.7 | 184,316 | 12.8 | 95,825 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | 1,388,930 | 88,650 | 6.4 | 175,908 | 12.7 | 82,554 | 5.9 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
School Enrollment
| Year | Population 3 years + (enrolled in school) |
Nursery School/Preschool | Kindergarten | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | ||
| 2006 | 594,092 | 25,290 | 4.3 | 38,062 | 6.4 |
| 2005 | 584,893 | 22,024 | 3.8 | 31,869 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | 565,762 | 27,710 | 4.9 | 33,761 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | 545,742 | 19,362 | 3.5 | 32,612 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | 518,365 | 26,030 | 5.0 | 31,033 | 6.0 |
| Year | Population 3 years + (enrolled in school) |
Elementary School (grades 1-8) |
High School (grades 9-12) |
College/Graduate School | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 2006 | 594,092 | 269,215 | 45.3 | 138,400 | 23.3 | 123,125 | 20.7 |
| 2005 | 584,893 | 278,315 | 47.6 | 128,608 | 22.0 | 124,077 | 21.2 |
| 2004 | 565,762 | 264,621 | 46.8 | 125,594 | 22.2 | 114,076 | 20.2 |
| 2003 | 545,742 | 258,295 | 47.3 | 117,406 | 21.5 | 118,067 | 21.6 |
| 2002 | 518,365 | 254,253 | 49.0 | 108,905 | 21.0 | 98,144 | 18.9 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
