Nevada vs. Utah
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Nevada Utah
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3,080,156 3,205,958
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 14.1% 16.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 2,700,677 2,763,891
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 2,700,551 2,763,885
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.1% 8.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.7% 29.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.7% 11.1%
Female persons, percent 49.9% 49.6%
White alone, percent 74.3% 90.7%
Black or African American alone, percent 10.1% 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.7% 1.5%
Asian alone, percent 8.7% 2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.8% 1.1%
Two or More Races, percent 4.5% 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 29.0% 14.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 48.7% 78.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 208,731 123,339
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 19.4% 8.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 1,268,633 1,108,763
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 55.8% 69.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $242,400 $256,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,469 $1,497
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $419 $418
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,060 $988
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 30.1% 21.4%
Building permits, 2018 17,645 25,574
Households, 2014-2018 1,075,930 957,619
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.68 3.13
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 81.6% 82.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 30.4% 15.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 91.2% 94.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 81.3% 85.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 86.3% 92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 24.2% 33.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.9% 6.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 13.0% 10.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.4% 67.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.7% 60.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 27,481,505 4,789,281
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 13,928,514 14,521,857
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 14,719,141 50,046,429
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 19,841,701 30,927,885
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 38,234,170 38,024,486
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,858 $13,317
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.3 21.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $57,598 $68,374
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $29,961 $28,239
Persons in poverty, percent 12.9% 9.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017 66,430 80,140
Total employment, 2017 1,191,625 1,282,455
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 50,960,493 58,191,764
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.3% 3.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 233,007 236,794
All firms, 2012 227,156 251,419
Men-owned firms, 2012 114,057 132,163
Women-owned firms, 2012 82,508 76,269
Minority-owned firms, 2012 71,864 24,423
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 144,944 218,826
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 23,049 18,754
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 191,293 219,807
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.9% 0.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% 0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.9% 1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.1% 3.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.6% 24.9%
Population per square mile, 2010 24.6 33.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 109,781.18 82,169.62
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Nevada and Utah using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.