Nevada Demographics

Nevada is 4th out of 51 other states in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Nevada is 5th out of 51 other states in Foreign born residents

Nevada is 5th out of 51 other states in Race - Asian

Nevada is 5th out of 51 other states in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Nevada is 5th out of 51 other states in Race - Two or More

Nevada is 5th out of 51 other states in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Nevada is 7th out of 51 other states in Size in square miles

Nevada is 8th out of 51 other states in People per household

Nevada is 11th out of 51 other states in Retail sales per capita

Nevada is 11th out of 51 other states in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Size Demographics
	Nevada	Rank	US
Current population (2012)	2,758,931	35th	313,914,040
Size in square miles	109,781.2	7th	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	24.6	43rd	87.4

Education Demographics
	Nevada	Rank	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	84.2%	38th	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	22.2%	45th	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Nevada	Rank	US
Race - White	77.1%	35th	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	8.9%	24th	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.6%	13th	1.2%
Race - Asian	7.9%	5th	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.7%	4th	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.8%	5th	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	27.3%	5th	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	52.9%	46th	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Nevada	Rank	US
Female residents	49.6%	48th	50.8%
Foreign born residents	19.2%	5th	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Nevada	Rank	US
Housing units	1,183,873	34th	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	29.6%	11th	25.9%
Households	986,741	34th	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	59.1%	47th	66.1%
Home median value	$225,400	17th	$186,200
People per household	2.7	8th	2.6
Building permits (last year)	9,071	32nd	829,658

Business Demographics
	Nevada	Rank	US
Non-farm private establishments	58,777	34th	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	1,000,610	33rd	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	221,260	35th	27,092,908
Retail sales	$37,433,983	31st	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$14,579	11th	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$28,815,533	5th	$613,795,732