Nevada Trivia:
Capital : Carson City
State Tree : Singleleaf Pinyon Pine, Bristl
State Flower : Sagebrush
State Bird : Mountain Bluebird
Capital : Carson City
State Tree : Singleleaf Pinyon Pine, Bristl
State Flower : Sagebrush
State Bird : Mountain Bluebird
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Nevada has a total population of 2,495,529 (2006 est) and ranks 35th in population of U.S. states. By age, 634,520 (25.4%) Nevadans are under 18 years of age, 1,584,066 (63.5%) are age 19 to 64, and 276,943 (11.1%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 49.2%, and males 50.8% of the total population.
| Age | Population Percentage |
| 18 and under | |
| 65 and older | |
| 19 to 64 | |
| Female | |
| Male |
34,813 (1.4%) Nevadans are American Indian or Alaska Native, 149,621 (6.0%) are Asian, 196,075 (7.9%) are Black, 12,441 (0.5%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 2,038,372 (81.7%) are White, 64,207 (2.6%) are of mixed race.
| Race | Population |
| White | |
| Black | |
| Asian | |
| Mixed | |
| American Indian | |
| Hawaiian & Pacific Islander |
610,052 (24.4%) declare Hispanic or Latino origin.
15.8% of Nevadans were born in a foreign country.
23.1% of Nevadans over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.
80.7% of Nevadans over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 18.2% have bachelor's degrees or higher.
Nevada had 35,200 births and 17,929 deaths in 2004.
Nevada has a land area of 109,826 square miles and is ranked 7th amoung U.S. states in total area. Nevada has a population density of 18 people per square mile. Nevada had 6,330,622 acres in farm use in 2002, or about 0.09% of the total area.