Nevada Economic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over1,538,516100.0
In labor force1,003,29365.2
Civilian labor force
995,20064.7
Employed
933,28060.7
Unemployed
61,9204.0
Percent of civilian labor force
6.2(X)
Armed Forces
8,0930.5
Not in labor force535,22334.8
Females 16 years and over758,472100.0
In labor force449,31559.2
Civilian labor force
448,17459.1
Employed
420,05455.4
Own children under 6 years164,695100.0
All parents in family in labor force94,31657.3
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over923,155100.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone687,36874.5
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled135,87414.7
Public transportation (including taxicab)36,4463.9
Walked24,8752.7
Other means14,7151.6
Worked at home23,8772.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes)23.3(X)
Employed civilian population 16 years and over933,280100.0
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations239,71725.7
Service occupations229,79524.6
Sales and office occupations257,64727.6
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations2,4990.3
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations106,60011.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations97,02210.4
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining14,9381.6
Construction86,3279.2
Manufacturing45,7944.9
Wholesale trade25,1212.7
Retail trade105,38211.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities48,1025.2
Information20,9692.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing60,2166.5
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services82,1728.8
Educational, health and social services119,96712.9
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services245,67926.3
Other services (except public administration)36,7423.9
Public administration41,8714.5
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers769,05582.4
Government workers116,29612.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business45,5784.9
Unpaid family workers2,3510.3
INCOME IN 1999
Households751,977100.0
Less than $10,00053,9817.2
$10,000 to $14,99939,2455.2
$15,000 to $24,99992,71012.3
$25,000 to $34,99998,36213.1
$35,000 to $49,999136,10418.1
$50,000 to $74,999163,41521.7
$75,000 to $99,99983,30411.1
$100,000 to $149,99955,4317.4
$150,000 to $199,99913,5451.8
$200,000 or more15,8802.1
Median household income (dollars)44,581(X)
With earnings628,23483.5
Mean earnings (dollars)
55,463(X)
With Social Security income177,57123.6
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,390(X)
With Supplemental Security Income22,9153.0
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,844(X)
With public assistance income17,6472.3
Mean public assistance income (dollars)
2,809(X)
With retirement income130,81617.4
Mean retirement income (dollars)
18,656(X)
Families502,508100.0
Less than $10,00022,3854.5
$10,000 to $14,99917,5263.5
$15,000 to $24,99951,19410.2
$25,000 to $34,99960,99012.1
$35,000 to $49,99993,12018.5
$50,000 to $74,999123,42724.6
$75,000 to $99,99965,60913.1
$100,000 to $149,99944,7378.9
$150,000 to $199,99910,8112.2
$200,000 or more12,7092.5
Median family income (dollars)50,849(X)
Per capita income (dollars)21,989(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

Male full-time, year-round workers35,794(X)
Female full-time, year-round workers27,089(X)
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families37,877(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)7.5
With related children under 18 years30,226(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)11.4
With related children under 5 years
16,964(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)14.8
Families with female householder, no husband present16,598(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)20.5
With related children under 18 years15,085(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)26.3
With related children under 5 years
7,842(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)36.5
Individuals205,685(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)10.5
18 years and over135,908(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)9.3
65 years and over
15,284(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)7.1
Related children under 18 years66,679(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)13.5
Related children 5 to 17 years
43,634(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)12.3
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over72,506(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)18.7
(X) Not applicable.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P30, P32, P33, P43, P46, P49, P50, P51, P52, P53, P58, P62, P63, P64, P65, P67, P71, P72, P73, P74, P76, P77, P82, P87, P90, PCT47, PCT52, and PCT53

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