Nevada

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Language Spoken At Home in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over2,516,691100%
English only1,785,99471.0%
Language other than English730,69729.0%
   Speak English less than very well321,02512.8%
   Spanish509,31320.2%
      Speak English less than very well236,8489.4%
   Other Indo-European languages61,0092.4%
      Speak English less than very well17,6860.7%
   Asian and Pacific Islander languages137,6905.5%
      Speak English less than very well57,7062.3%
   Other languages22,6850.9%
      Speak English less than very well8,7850.3%

Ancestry in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population2,704,204100%
  American117,2674.3%
  Arab12,7540.5%
  Czech10,2660.4%
  Danish19,2680.7%
  Dutch32,4031.2%
  English224,2208.3%
  French (except Basque)66,6352.5%
  French Canadian12,7250.5%
  German339,34012.5%
  Greek11,8540.4%
  Hungarian13,9950.5%
  Irish266,3479.8%
  Italian172,7726.4%
  Lithuanian4,3340.2%
  Norwegian40,7401.5%
  Polish63,5692.4%
  Portuguese15,3700.6%
  Russian27,7571.0%
  Scotch-Irish23,2560.9%
  Scottish47,7571.8%
  Slovak2,9290.1%
  Subsaharan African25,9031.0%
  Swedish36,2441.3%
  Swiss8,9920.3%
  Ukrainian5,3890.2%
  Welsh16,8400.6%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)6,1670.2%
Households By Type in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households992,896100%
  Family households (families)645,21065.0%
     With own children under 18 years302,16930.4%
     Married-couple family458,31946.2%
        With own children under 18 years196,39219.8%
     Male householder, no wife present, family60,6216.1%
        With own children under 18 years30,5343.1%
     Female householder, no husband present, family126,27012.7%
        With own children under 18 years75,2437.6%
  Nonfamily households347,68635.0%
     Householder living alone267,31026.9%
        65 years and over80,7478.1%
 
  Households with one or more people under 18 years337,28934.0%
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over235,89123.8%
 
  Average household size30%
  Average family size30%
Relationship in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households2,668,131100%
  Householder992,89637.2%
  Spouse458,21417.2%
  Child797,61829.9%
  Other relatives222,7948.4%
  Nonrelatives196,6097.4%
     Unmarried partner74,0772.8%
Marital Status in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over1,082,392100%
  Never married378,17934.9%
  Now married, except separated518,72147.9%
  Separated21,6522.0%
  Widowed25,7602.4%
  Divorced138,08012.8%
 
  Females 15 years and over1,069,105100%
  Never married291,45727.3%
  Now married, except separated503,50547.1%
  Separated29,1552.7%
  Widowed83,6727.8%
  Divorced161,31615.1%
Fertility in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months39,625100%
  Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)13,77434.8%
     Per 1,000 unmarried women390%
  Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old600%
     Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old290%
     Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old1050%
     Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old260%
Grandparents in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years68,266100%
  Responsible for grandchildren26,10138.2%
        Less than 1 year5,7688.4%
        1 or 2 years6,2289.1%
        3 or 4 years4,8457.1%
        5 or more years9,26013.6%
  Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years26,101100%
  Who are female15,62459.9%
  Who are married18,15069.5%
School Enrollment in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school669,333100%
  Nursery school, preschool30,4304.5%
  Kindergarten36,7525.5%
  Elementary school (grades 1-8)289,79543.3%
  High school (grades 9-12)149,47322.3%
  College or graduate school162,88324.3%
Educational Attainment in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over1,791,029100%
  Less than 9th grade113,6496.3%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma166,1059.3%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency)514,45928.7%
  Some college, no degree468,06126.1%
  Associate's degree130,8467.3%
  Bachelor's degree264,76014.8%
  Graduate or professional degree133,1497.4%
 
  Percent high school graduate or higher084.4%
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher022.2%
Veteran Status in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over2,030,282100%
  Civilian veterans229,57011.3%
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population2,668,199100%
  With a disability289,08210.8%
 
Under 18 years662,603100%
  With a disability22,2653.4%
 
18 to 64 years1,680,308100%
  With a disability154,6789.2%
 
65 years and over325,288100%
  With a disability112,13934.5%
Residence 1 Year Ago in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over2,668,454100%
  Same house2,073,40077.7%
  Different house in the U.S.578,96421.7%
     Same county440,04316.5%
     Different county138,9215.2%
        Same state25,2670.9%
        Different state113,6544.3%
  Abroad16,0900.6%
Place Of Birth in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population2,704,204100%
  Native2,185,29080.8%
     Born in United States2,140,33079.1%
        State of residence657,10824.3%
        Different state1,483,22254.8%
     Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)44,9601.7%
  Foreign born518,91419.2%
U.S. Citizenship Status in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population518,914100%
  Naturalized U.S. citizen213,63941.2%
  Not a U.S. citizen305,27558.8%
Year of Entry in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States563,874100%
  Native44,960100%
    Entered 2010 or later1,0812.4%
    Entered before 201043,87997.6%
  Foreign born518,914100%
    Entered 2010 or later9,1741.8%
    Entered before 2010509,74098.2%
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea518,914100%
  Europe43,1748.3%
  Asia148,44928.6%
  Africa13,8122.7%
  Oceania3,4090.7%
  Latin America300,23957.9%
  Northern America9,8311.9%