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Nevada County, CA

Demographic and economic profile of Nevada County, CA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Nevada County is a small Sierra foothill county of 102,452 residents with a median age of 50.1 years and a labor force participation rate of 53.3%, reflecting a notably older population base. The workforce is moderately educated, with 39.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $44,494 sit below a median household income of $89,882, suggesting a reliance on multi-income households. Housing costs are elevated—median home values reach $602,800 with a 75.5% homeownership rate—while the county posted 3.4% population growth over five years and maintains a 4.7% unemployment rate.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

102,195

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$89,882

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

50.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.4% since 2018

Nevada County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone86,049 (84.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race6,347 (6.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,676 (4.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,724 (2.7%)
  • Asian Alone1,827 (1.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone449 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5,247
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic542
  3. 3.Other Indo-European516
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)510
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island459

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

28.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

6,858

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,224

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$49,935

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance10,352
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services6,496
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)4,771
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services4,045
  5. 5.Construction (Group)3,702

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations20,721
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations8,932
  3. 3.Service Occupations7,836
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,907
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,653

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Other Services (LQ 1.50×)3,117
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.31×)3,995
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.29×)910
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.17×)4,530
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.15×)6,286

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$602,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,635/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,99911,263 (34.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9995,422 (16.8%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9995,404 (16.7%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,9993,385 (10.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,458 (7.6%)
  • $1,500,000 to $1,999,999851 (2.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

39.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,494

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone27,187 (62.8%)
  • Worked At Home10,811 (25.0%)
  • Carpooled2,763 (6.4%)
  • Walked1,098 (2.5%)
  • Other631 (1.5%)
  • Bicycle371 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.