Lyon County, Nevada Census Data

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Nevada



Lyon County, Nevada

People QuickFactsLyon CountyNevada
Population, 2005 estimate 47,5152,414,807
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 37.7%20.8%
Population, 2000 34,5011,998,257
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 5.7%7.2%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 24.2%25.7%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 13.8%11.3%
Female persons, percent, 2005 49.2%49.1%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)92.8%82.0%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)1.2%7.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)2.4%1.4%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)1.0%5.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.3%0.5%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 2.3%2.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)12.6%23.5%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 81.3%60.0%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 44.1%37.4%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 6.0%15.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 10.9%23.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 81.5%80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 11.3%18.2%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 7,112375,910
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 28.023.3
Housing units, 2005 16,6471,019,427
Homeownership rate, 2000 75.8%60.9%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 8.1%32.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $119,200$142,000
Households, 2000 13,007751,165
Persons per household, 2000 2.612.62
Median household income, 2003 $43,324$45,249
Per capita money income, 1999 $18,543$21,989
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 9.7%11.0%
Business QuickFactsLyon CountyNevada
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 62855,8531
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 8,9661,022,0111
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 39.4%13.2%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 2,421151,875
Total number of firms, 2002 2,486169,505
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA5.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 6.1%5.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 43.4%28.1%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 345,1948,466,212
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 94,71516,513,814
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 190,91226,999,899
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $5,020$12,452
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 18,85819,537,592
Building permits, 2005 73347,728
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 196,09812,769,4131
Geography QuickFactsLyon CountyNevada
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 1,993109,825
Persons per square mile, 2000 17.318.2
FIPS Code 01932
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None

1: Includes data not distributed by county.


(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:05:30 EST
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