| | People QuickFacts | Nevada | USA |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 2,758,931 | 313,914,040 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 2,700,552 | 308,747,508 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 2.2% | 1.7% |
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Population, 2010 | 2,700,551 | 308,745,538 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.8% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 24.4% | 23.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 12.5% | 13.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 49.5% | 50.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 77.7% | 78.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 8.6% | 13.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.6% | 1.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 7.7% | 5.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.7% | 0.2% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 3.7% | 2.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 27.1% | 16.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 53.6% | 63.4% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 78.2% | 84.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 19.2% | 12.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 28.5% | 20.3% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 84.2% | 85.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 22.2% | 28.2% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 230,942 | 22,215,303 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 23.6 | 25.4 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 1,183,873 | 132,312,404 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 59.1% | 66.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 29.6% | 25.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $225,400 | $186,200 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 986,741 | 114,761,359 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.67 | 2.60 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $27,625 | $27,915 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $55,553 | $52,762 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 12.9% | 14.3% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Nevada | USA |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 59,2071 | 7,396,628 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 1,002,9561 | 111,970,095 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 11.11 | -1.8 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 177,181 | 22,110,628 |
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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, 2011 | 6,163 | 624,061 |