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Language Spoken At Home in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 2,516,691 | 100% |
English only | 1,785,994 | 71.0% |
Language other than English | 730,697 | 29.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 321,025 | 12.8% |
Spanish | 509,313 | 20.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 236,848 | 9.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 61,009 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 17,686 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 137,690 | 5.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 57,706 | 2.3% |
Other languages | 22,685 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 8,785 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 2,704,204 | 100% |
American | 117,267 | 4.3% |
Arab | 12,754 | 0.5% |
Czech | 10,266 | 0.4% |
Danish | 19,268 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 32,403 | 1.2% |
English | 224,220 | 8.3% |
French (except Basque) | 66,635 | 2.5% |
French Canadian | 12,725 | 0.5% |
German | 339,340 | 12.5% |
Greek | 11,854 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 13,995 | 0.5% |
Irish | 266,347 | 9.8% |
Italian | 172,772 | 6.4% |
Lithuanian | 4,334 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 40,740 | 1.5% |
Polish | 63,569 | 2.4% |
Portuguese | 15,370 | 0.6% |
Russian | 27,757 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 23,256 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 47,757 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 2,929 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 25,903 | 1.0% |
Swedish | 36,244 | 1.3% |
Swiss | 8,992 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 5,389 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 16,840 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 6,167 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 992,896 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 645,210 | 65.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 302,169 | 30.4% |
Married-couple family | 458,319 | 46.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 196,392 | 19.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 60,621 | 6.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 30,534 | 3.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 126,270 | 12.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 75,243 | 7.6% |
Nonfamily households | 347,686 | 35.0% |
Householder living alone | 267,310 | 26.9% |
65 years and over | 80,747 | 8.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 337,289 | 34.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 235,891 | 23.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 2,668,131 | 100% |
Householder | 992,896 | 37.2% |
Spouse | 458,214 | 17.2% |
Child | 797,618 | 29.9% |
Other relatives | 222,794 | 8.4% |
Nonrelatives | 196,609 | 7.4% |
Unmarried partner | 74,077 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 1,082,392 | 100% |
Never married | 378,179 | 34.9% |
Now married, except separated | 518,721 | 47.9% |
Separated | 21,652 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 25,760 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 138,080 | 12.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 1,069,105 | 100% |
Never married | 291,457 | 27.3% |
Now married, except separated | 503,505 | 47.1% |
Separated | 29,155 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 83,672 | 7.8% |
Divorced | 161,316 | 15.1% |
Fertility in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 39,625 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 13,774 | 34.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 105 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 68,266 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 26,101 | 38.2% |
Less than 1 year | 5,768 | 8.4% |
1 or 2 years | 6,228 | 9.1% |
3 or 4 years | 4,845 | 7.1% |
5 or more years | 9,260 | 13.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 26,101 | 100% |
Who are female | 15,624 | 59.9% |
Who are married | 18,150 | 69.5% |
School Enrollment in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 669,333 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 30,430 | 4.5% |
Kindergarten | 36,752 | 5.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 289,795 | 43.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 149,473 | 22.3% |
College or graduate school | 162,883 | 24.3% |
Educational Attainment in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 1,791,029 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 113,649 | 6.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 166,105 | 9.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 514,459 | 28.7% |
Some college, no degree | 468,061 | 26.1% |
Associate's degree | 130,846 | 7.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 264,760 | 14.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 133,149 | 7.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 22.2% |
Veteran Status in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 2,030,282 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 229,570 | 11.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 2,668,199 | 100% |
With a disability | 289,082 | 10.8% |
Under 18 years | 662,603 | 100% |
With a disability | 22,265 | 3.4% |
18 to 64 years | 1,680,308 | 100% |
With a disability | 154,678 | 9.2% |
65 years and over | 325,288 | 100% |
With a disability | 112,139 | 34.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 2,668,454 | 100% |
Same house | 2,073,400 | 77.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 578,964 | 21.7% |
Same county | 440,043 | 16.5% |
Different county | 138,921 | 5.2% |
Same state | 25,267 | 0.9% |
Different state | 113,654 | 4.3% |
Abroad | 16,090 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 2,704,204 | 100% |
Native | 2,185,290 | 80.8% |
Born in United States | 2,140,330 | 79.1% |
State of residence | 657,108 | 24.3% |
Different state | 1,483,222 | 54.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 44,960 | 1.7% |
Foreign born | 518,914 | 19.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 518,914 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 213,639 | 41.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 305,275 | 58.8% |
Year of Entry in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 563,874 | 100% |
Native | 44,960 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,081 | 2.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 43,879 | 97.6% |
Foreign born | 518,914 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 9,174 | 1.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 509,740 | 98.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Nevada
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 518,914 | 100% |
Europe | 43,174 | 8.3% |
Asia | 148,449 | 28.6% |
Africa | 13,812 | 2.7% |
Oceania | 3,409 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 300,239 | 57.9% |
Northern America | 9,831 | 1.9% |