Arizona vs. Nevada
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Arizona Nevada
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 7,278,717 3,080,156 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 13.9% 14.1% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 6,392,288 2,700,677 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 6,392,017 2,700,551 Persons under 5 years, percent 6.1% 6.1% Persons under 18 years, percent 22.9% 22.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.5% 15.7% Female persons, percent 50.3% 49.9% White alone, percent 82.8% 74.3% Black or African American alone, percent 5.1% 10.1% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 5.3% 1.7% Asian alone, percent 3.7% 8.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.3% 0.8% Two or More Races, percent 2.9% 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, percent 31.6% 29.0% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 54.4% 48.7% Veterans, 2014-2018 487,684 208,731 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 13.4% 19.4% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 3,035,669 1,268,633 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 63.6% 55.8% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $209,600 $242,400 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,394 $1,469 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $406 $419 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,009 $1,060 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 20.7% 30.1% Building permits, 2018 41,664 17,645 Households, 2014-2018 2,524,300 1,075,930 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.69 2.68 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 82.2% 81.6% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 27.2% 30.4% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 89.9% 91.2% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 81.8% 81.3% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 86.8% 86.3% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 28.9% 24.2% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.6% 8.9% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.7% 13.0% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.2% 63.4% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 54.5% 58.7% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 13,996,635 27,481,505 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 37,055,881 13,928,514 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 51,243,473 14,719,141 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 69,437,272 19,841,701 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 84,716,542 38,234,170 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,927 $13,858 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 25.3 24.3 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $56,213 $57,598 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $29,265 $29,961 Persons in poverty, percent 14.0% 12.9% Total employer establishments, 2017 143,306 66,430 Total employment, 2017 2,448,538 1,191,625 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 113,490,959 50,960,493 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.9% 2.3% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 485,984 233,007 All firms, 2012 499,926 227,156 Men-owned firms, 2012 245,243 114,057 Women-owned firms, 2012 182,425 82,508 Minority-owned firms, 2012 135,313 71,864 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 344,981 144,944 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 46,780 23,049 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 427,582 191,293 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0% 3.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.3% 7.9% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.3% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.7% 8.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.1% 28.6% Population per square mile, 2010 56.3 24.6 Land area in square miles, 2010 113,594.08 109,781.18
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Arizona and Nevada using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
