Nevada County, California Demographics

Nevada County is 44th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Nevada County is 1st in California out of 58 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Nevada County is 2nd in California out of 58 other counties in Race - White

Nevada County is 2nd in California out of 58 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Nevada County is 6th in California out of 58 other counties in Home ownership rate

Nevada County is 8th in California out of 58 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Nevada County is 12th in California out of 58 other counties in Female residents

Nevada County is 12th in California out of 58 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Nevada County is 14th in California out of 58 other counties in Income per capita

Nevada County is 19th in California out of 58 other counties in Home median value

Size Demographics
	Nevada County	Rank	California	US
Current population (2012)	98,292	36th	38,041,430	313,914,040
Size in square miles	957.8	44th	155,779.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	103.1	31st	239.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Nevada County	Rank	California	US
Residents younger than 5	4.2%	53rd	6.7%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	18.2%	50th	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	21.5%	8th	12.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Nevada County	Rank	California	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	94.9%	1st	80.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	32.4%	12th	30.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Nevada County	Rank	California	US
Race - White	94.0%	2nd	73.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.5%	55th	6.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.2%	52nd	1.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.3%	50th	13.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	57th	0.5%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.9%	47th	3.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	54th	38.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	86.2%	2nd	39.4%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Nevada County	Rank	California	US
Female residents	50.6%	12th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.4%	52nd	27.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Nevada County	Rank	California	US
Housing units	52,895	34th	13,720,462	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	9.9%	49th	30.8%	25.9%
Households	41,561	35th	12,433,172	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	73.3%	6th	56.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$412,600	19th	$421,600	$186,200
People per household	2.4	48th	2.9	2.6
Building permits (last year)	92	37th	58,549	829,658

Income Demographics
	Nevada County	Rank	California	US
Income per capita	$31,607	14th	$29,634	$27,915
Income per household	$58,077	23rd	$61,632	$52,762
Income below poverty line	10.3%	48th	14.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Nevada County	Rank	California	US
Non-farm private establishments	2,978	32nd	849,316	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	26,399	34th	12,698,427	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	14,492	30th	3,425,510	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,077,159	36th	$455,032,270	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,111	30th	$12,561	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$199,443	35th	$80,852,787	$613,795,732