Nevada Trivia:


Capital : Carson City
State Tree : Singleleaf Pinyon Pine, Bristl
State Flower : Sagebrush
State Bird : Mountain Bluebird

Nevada People:


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.


Nevada Population By Age and Gender

AgePopulation Percentage
18 and under25.4  
65 and older11.1  
19 to 6463.5  
Female49.2  
Male50.8  

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.
 

Nevada Population By Race

RacePopulation
WhiteNevada White population 2,038,3722,038,372  
BlackNevada Black population 196,075196,075
AsianNevada Asian population 149,621149,621
MixedNevada Mixed population 64,20764,207
American IndianNevada American Indian population 34,81334,813
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderNevada Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 12,44112,441

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 Land:


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.