
Located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada
Mountains, Nevada County includes the cities of: Grass Valley,
Nevada City, Lake Wildwood, Rough & Ready, Alta Sierra, North San Juan, Lake of
the Pines, Cedar Ridge
and
the outlying rural areas. There
is
information here for: lodging, dining, recreation, news,
business,
history, schools, churches, local news, real estate, pictures, and lots more.
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Nevada County, CA -
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People |
Nevada County |
California |
Population, 2013 estimate |
NA |
38,332,521 |
Population, 2012 estimate |
98,292 |
37,999,878 |
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base |
98,764 |
37,253,959 |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 |
NA |
2.9% |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 |
-0.5% |
2.0% |
Population, 2010 |
98,764 |
37,253,956 |
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 |
4.2% |
6.7% |
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 |
18.2% |
24.3% |
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 |
21.5% |
12.1% |
Female persons, percent, 2012 |
50.6% |
50.3% |
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) |
94.0% |
73.7% |
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) |
0.5% |
6.6% |
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2012 (a) |
1.2% |
1.7% |
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) |
1.3% |
13.9% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) |
0.1% |
0.5% |
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 |
2.9% |
3.6% |
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) |
8.9% |
38.2% |
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 |
86.2% |
39.4% |
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 |
85.8% |
84.2% |
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 |
5.4% |
27.1% |
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 |
6.6% |
43.5% |
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 |
95.0% |
81.0% |
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 |
32.7% |
30.5% |
Veterans, 2008-2012 |
9,975 |
1,952,910 |
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 |
24.2 |
27.1 |
Housing units, 2012 |
52,617 |
13,707,386 |
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 |
72.7% |
56.0% |
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 |
10.1% |
30.9% |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 |
$379,900 |
$383,900 |
Households, 2008-2012 |
41,626 |
12,466,331 |
Persons per household, 2008-2012 |
2.34 |
2.93 |
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 |
$31,899 |
$29,551 |
Median household income, 2008-2012 |
$57,382 |
$61,400 |
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 |
11.6% |
15.3% |
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Business |
Nevada County |
California |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 |
2,978 |
849,3161 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2011 |
26,399 |
12,698,4271 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 |
0.9% |
1.3%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2011 |
11,588 |
2,887,014 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 |
14,492 |
3,425,510 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
S |
4.0% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
S |
1.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
S |
14.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
F |
0.3% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
S |
16.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
28.7% |
30.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) |
664,601 |
491,372,092 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) |
D |
598,456,486 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) |
1,077,159 |
455,032,270 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 |
$11,111 |
$12,561 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) |
199,443 |
80,852,787 |
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Building permits, 2012 |
92 |
58,549 |
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Geography |
Nevada County |
California |
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Land area in square miles, 2010 |
957.77 |
155,779.22 |
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Persons per square mile, 2010 |
103.1 |
239.1 |
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FIPS Code |
057 |
06 |
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Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area |
Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area |
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Nevada County Business - Placer County Business |
If your business is in, or
serves, the Nevada County or Placer County area you are eligible to
get your business website linked below. Also below are
links to the Nevada County Commerce directory and the Placer County
Commerce directory. |
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