Washoe County vs. Nevada County

Washoe County (NV)Nevada County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)465,73599,696
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.5%1.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)421,42598,745
Population, Census, April 1, 2010421,40798,764
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%4.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.6%17.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.4%27.5%
Female persons, percent49.6%50.9%
White alone, percent84.8%93.4%
Black or African American alone, percent2.7%0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.2%1.3%
Asian alone, percent5.8%1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.7%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent3.8%3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent24.8%9.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent62.6%84.9%
Veterans, 2014-201832,5288,319
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201814.0%5.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)201,08154,258
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201858.0%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, 2009-201328.5%10.1%
Building permits, 20184,437541
Households, 2014-2018177,63240,904
Persons per household, 2014-20182.502.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.1%88.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201823.4%8.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.7%91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.4%84.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.3%94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.5%36.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.6%9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.4%7.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.0%55.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.9%50.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,860,761231,154
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)6,427,397319,706
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,167,0201,012,263
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,345$10,299
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.624.8
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, percent10.4%10.3%
Total employer establishments, 201712,6143,077
Total employment, 2017195,30629,079
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)8,904,3891,183,332
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.6%6.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201732,85312,623
All firms, 201237,02911,822
Men-owned firms, 201218,5036,086
Women-owned firms, 201212,0473,818
Minority-owned firms, 20125,8811,029
Nonminority-owned firms, 201228,80110,382
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,2721,136
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201229,5689,929
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20074.6%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20075.2%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.1%28.7%
Population per square mile, 201066.9103.1
Land area in square miles, 20106,302.37957.77

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.