Douglas County vs. Lyon County

	Douglas County (NV)	Lyon County (NV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	48,467	55,808
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.1%	7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	46,997	51,980
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	46,997	51,980
Persons under 5 years, percent	3.4%	5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	16.3%	21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	28.5%	21.2%
Female persons, percent	49.7%	48.9%
White alone, percent	91.6%	89.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.0%	1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.3%	3.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.8%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	3.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	13.0%	17.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	80.3%	74.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,181	6,320
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.6%	6.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	24,543	23,702
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.9%	70.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$346,500	$183,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,679	$1,228
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$499	$352
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,077	$976
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	12.5%	8.1%
Building permits, 2018	235	331
Households, 2014-2018	20,579	20,528
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.31	2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.7%	85.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	10.8%	12.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.1%	89.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	86.0%	82.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.7%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.9%	14.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.5%	13.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.3%	13.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.4%	56.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.0%	51.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	445,814	31,233
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	712,978	729,936
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	211,614	206,384
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	516,646	465,510
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,993	$9,069
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.5	28.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$62,503	$55,493
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,390	$26,855
Persons in poverty, percent	7.2%	10.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,579	814
Total employment, 2017	17,306	10,494
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	719,946	393,854
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.8%	2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	5,320	2,763
All firms, 2012	5,616	2,844
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,838	1,417
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,875	1,041
Minority-owned firms, 2012	535	317
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,730	2,357
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	707	269
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,526	2,346
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.2%	7.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.4%	29.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	66.2	26.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	709.72	2,001.19

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Douglas county (NV) and Lyon county (NV) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.