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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Nevada is $26,515, which is lower than the national average of $28,555. Nevada median household income is $52,205, which has grown by 17.10% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Nevada residents spend 23.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #29

Nevada	26,515 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Nevada	30,415 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Nevada	33,521 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Nevada	26,640 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #27

Nevada	52,205 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Nevada	69,351 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #49

Nevada	17.10%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Nevada		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.38%	$20,748, see rank	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.65%	$17,565, see rank	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.13%	$3,677, see rank	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.86%	$26,569, see rank	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Nevada	61,081 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Nevada	78,301 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Nevada	U.S.
White	$54,736, see rank	$56,900
Black	$37,269, see rank	$35,600
Hispanic	$43,255, see rank	$42,396
Asian	$60,168, see rank	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$42,555, see rank	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$45,921, see rank	$53,370
One Race, Other	$42,351, see rank	$40,300
Two or More Races	$50,799, see rank	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Nevada	U.S.
less than 25	$31,410, see rank	$25,788
25 to 44	$54,451, see rank	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,175, see rank	$65,027
65 or over	$41,382, see rank	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Nevada	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,175,721	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	1,091,164	50.15%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	764,817	70.09%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	8,033	0.74%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	756,784	69.36%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	662,386	87.53%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	94,398	12.47%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	326,347	29.91%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	1,084,557	49.85%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	651,107	60.03%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,110	0.10%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	649,997	59.93%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	578,228	88.96%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	71,769	11.04%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	433,450	39.97%, see rank	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Nevada	%	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,225,882	100%	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	956,620	78.04%, see rank	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	134,052	10.94%, see rank	9.59%
Public Transportation	43,956	3.59%, see rank	5.06%
Walked	25,339	2.07%, see rank	2.78%
Other Means	25,901	2.11%, see rank	1.79%
Worked at Home	40,014	3.26%, see rank	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Nevada	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Nevada	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,240,614	-	143,435,233
Male¹	662,386	53.39%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	165,823	25.03%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	175,916	26.56%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	121,340	18.32%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,526	0.38%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	61,724	9.32%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	95,820	14.47%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	578,228	46.61%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	178,829	30.93%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	169,166	29.26%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	200,853	34.74%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	621	0.11%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,808	0.31%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	25,224	4.36%, see rank	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Nevada	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,240,614	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	21,372	1.72%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	75,361	6.07%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	51,165	4.12%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	26,280	2.12%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	146,765	11.83%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	61,861	4.99%, see rank	4.93%
Information	20,948	1.69%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	70,711	5.70%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	132,924	10.71%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	193,378	15.59%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	322,242	25.97%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	59,601	4.80%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	58,006	4.68%, see rank	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Nevada	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	423,578	15.56%, see rank	15.59%
Family in Poverty	74,800	11.53%, see rank	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.