Nevada, abbreviated "NV", is in the Mountain region of the U.S. Its capital is Carson City.There were 2,922,849 people in Nevada as per 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics, BLS.gov.The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on October 31, 1864.
Please explore the cities and towns of Nevada, below.
Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2018-19, National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/
RANKS | CITY OR TOWN | COLLEGES | STUDENTS |
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1 | Las Vegas | 23 | 71,041 |
2 | Reno | 8 | 33,187 |
3 | Henderson | 6 | 8,936 |
4 | Sparks | 2 | 524 |
5 | Incline Village | 1 | 889 |
6 | Carson City | 1 | 3,327 |
7 | Elko | 1 | 3,451 |
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CITY OR TOWN | POPULATION |
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Fallon | 8,330 |
Gabbs | 155 |
Paradise | 233,689 |
Reno | 242,633 |
Sandy Valley | 1,831 |
Sparks | 98,524 |
West Wendover | 4,320 |
Boulder City | 15,680 |
Caliente | 1,135 |
Carlin | 2,023 |
Henderson | 291,346 |
North Las Vegas | 236,986 |
Sunrise Manor | 192,934 |
Wells | 1,150 |
Carson | 54,467 |
Elko | 20,247 |
Ely | 4,063 |
Las Vegas | 626,637 |
Lovelock | 1,806 |
Mesquite | 17,904 |
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Source: American Community Survey, 2018, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/.
Total Population | 2,922,849 |
Male Share of the Population | 50.2% |
Female Share of the Population | 49.8% |
Senior Citizens | 15% |
Employed Population 16+ | 1,351,950 |
Age of the Population | 37.9 |
% of people married | 45.5% |
Average household size | 3 |
Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher | 21.4% |
Median Earnings25+ | $36,419 |
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification | $26,462 |
Median Earnings With High School Degree | $31,423 |
Median Family Income | $68,700 |
% Above Poverty Level | 86.3% |
% Below Poverty Level | 13.7% |
Average Commute Time | 24 minutes |
% Working from Home | 4% |
% Walking and Biking to Work | 2.3% |
% Using Public Transportation | 3.4% |
People Living Alone | 28.6% |
Median Gross Rent | $1,060 |
Median House Value | $242,400 |
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American) | 49.7% |
German | 10.7% |
Irish | 8.6% |
English | 6.8% |
Italian | 5.5% |
Polish | 2% |
French Except Basque | 2% |
Scottish | 1.6% |
Norwegian | 1.3% |
Swedish | 1.2% |
African | 1.1% |
Dutch | 1% |
Russian | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 0.6% |
Danishn | 0.6% |
Welsh | 0.6% |
Ethiopian | 0.4% |
Greek | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 0.4% |
Canadian | 0.4% |
Arab | 0.4% |
Swiss | 0.3% |
Czech | 0.3% |
Austrian | 0.2% |
Lebanese | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 0.2% |
West Indian | 0.2% |
US/American | 0.2% |
Finnish | 0.2% |
Basque | 0.2% |
Romanian | 0.2% |
Lithuanian | 0.2% |
Iranian | 0.2% |
Croatian | 0.1% |
Israeli | 0.1% |
Jamaican | 0.1% |
Nigerian | 0.1% |
Serbian | 0.1% |
Slovak | 0.1% |
Brazilian | 0.1% |
Belgian | 0.1% |
Bulgarian | 0.1% |
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Source: American Community Survey, 2018, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/.
Great Basin (Park)
Great Basin National Park
Baker, Nevada 89311
775-234-7331
Lake Mead (Recreation Area)
601 Nevada Way
Boulder City, Nevada 89005
702-293-8907
Nevada State Flag
Nevada State Seal
Nevada State Quarter
Nevada State Plate
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