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,

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Nevada County, CA  - Information

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%

 

   

Business

Nevada County

California

Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info

Private nonfarm establishments, 2011

2,978

849,3161

Private nonfarm employment definition and source info

Private nonfarm employment, 2011

26,399

12,698,4271

Private nonfarm employment, percent change definition and source info

Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011

0.9%

1.3%1

Nonemployer establishments definition and source info

Nonemployer establishments, 2011

11,588

2,887,014

 

Total number of firms definition and source info

Total number of firms, 2007

14,492

3,425,510

Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info

Black-owned firms, percent, 2007

S

4.0%

American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent definition and source info

American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007

S

1.3%

Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info

Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007

S

14.9%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent definition and source info

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007

F

0.3%

Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007

S

16.5%

Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info

Women-owned firms, percent, 2007

28.7%

30.3%

 

Manufacturers shipments definition and source info

Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)

664,601

491,372,092

Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source info

Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)

D

598,456,486

Retail sales definition and source info

Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)

1,077,159

455,032,270

Retail sales per capita definition and source info

Retail sales per capita, 2007

$11,111

$12,561

Accommodation and food services sales definition and source info

Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)

199,443

80,852,787

Building permits definition and source info

Building permits, 2012

92

58,549

 

   

Geography

Nevada County

California

Land area in square miles definition and source info

Land area in square miles, 2010

957.77

155,779.22

Persons per square mile definition and source info

Persons per square mile, 2010

103.1

239.1

Persons per square mile definition and source info

FIPS Code

057

06

Persons per square mile definition and source info

Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area

Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area