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People QuickFacts |
Lander County |
Nevada |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
5,086 | 2,600,167 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-12.2% | 30.1% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
5,794 | 1,998,257 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
6.7% | 7.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
27.5% | 25.7% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
9.8% | 11.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
49.0% | 49.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
91.7% | 80.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.5% | 8.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
5.6% | 1.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.4% | 6.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
Z | 0.5% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.7% | 2.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
19.0% | 25.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
73.6% | 57.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
56.0% | 37.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
9.6% | 15.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
18.6% | 23.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
79.2% | 80.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
10.8% | 18.2% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
1,116 | 375,910 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.6 | 23.3 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
2,744 | 1,127,061 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
77.2% | 60.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
3.8% | 32.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$82,400 | $142,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
2,093 | 751,165 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.73 | 2.62 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$61,466 | $54,996 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$16,998 | $21,989 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
10.5% | 10.6% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Lander County |
Nevada |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
94 | 62,8391 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
1,699 | 1,195,8061 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
37.7% | 32.5%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
241 | 174,492 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
325 | 169,505 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.1% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 5.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 5.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 8,466,212 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 16,513,814 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
23,082 | 26,999,899 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$4,445 | $12,452 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
6,921 | 19,537,592 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
4 | 14,881 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
59,657 | 17,259,8561 |
