Washoe County vs. Nevada County
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Washoe County (NV) Nevada County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 465,735 99,696
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 10.5% 1.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 421,425 98,745
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 421,407 98,764
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.9% 4.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.6% 17.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.4% 27.5%
Female persons, percent 49.6% 50.9%
White alone, percent 84.8% 93.4%
Black or African American alone, percent 2.7% 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 2.2% 1.3%
Asian alone, percent 5.8% 1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.7% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 3.8% 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 24.8% 9.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 62.6% 84.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018 32,528 8,319
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 14.0% 5.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 201,081 54,258
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 58.0% 74.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $299,400 $400,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,589 $2,032
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $459 $582
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,000 $1,222
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 28.5% 10.1%
Building permits, 2018 4,437 541
Households, 2014-2018 177,632 40,904
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.50 2.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 81.1% 88.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 23.4% 8.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 91.7% 91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 83.4% 84.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 88.3% 94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 30.5% 36.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.6% 9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.4% 7.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 66.0% 55.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.9% 50.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,860,761 231,154
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 6,427,397 319,706
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 6,167,020 1,012,263
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,345 $10,299
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 21.6 24.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $61,155 $63,240
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $33,546 $37,145
Persons in poverty, percent 10.4% 10.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 12,614 3,077
Total employment, 2017 195,306 29,079
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 8,904,389 1,183,332
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 4.6% 6.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 32,853 12,623
All firms, 2012 37,029 11,822
Men-owned firms, 2012 18,503 6,086
Women-owned firms, 2012 12,047 3,818
Minority-owned firms, 2012 5,881 1,029
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 28,801 10,382
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 4,272 1,136
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 29,568 9,929
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.6% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.2% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.1% 28.7%
Population per square mile, 2010 66.9 103.1
Land area in square miles, 2010 6,302.37 957.77
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Washoe county (NV) and Nevada county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.