Nevada Profile and Statistics

Nevada Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Nevada had 932715 total households with the average home having 2.63 residents and the average family coming in at 3.2.

Of those homes reported, 30.8% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 20.6% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 28510 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 65781 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Nevada, 249327 people live alone, and of that, 69041 are 65 and over.

There were 320689 (34.4%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 198847 (21.3%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Nevada

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 2455511, 38 percent are the main “Householder,” while 18.2 are spouses. There are 709020 children, and 191206 comprise “other relatives.” 175995 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 64105 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Nevada Census Marital Status data

In Nevada, there are 990278 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 320349 have never married; 504090 are currently still married, but have separated. 18927 are legally separated, 121814 are divorced and 25098 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (959976), 24.2% never married, 50% are married but separated while 2.6% are legally still separated. 14.6% are divorced and 8.6% are widowed.

Nevada Fertility Rates and NV Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Nevada (NV): In the 2007 report, 34915 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Nevada (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 11032 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 37 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 57 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 31 babies, while there were 106 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 21.

Nevada Grandparents Statistics

There are 54184 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 21387 (39.5%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 62.6% are the grandmothers and 72.5% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 5527 have done it for less than a year; 5404 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 3726 handling things 3 or 4 years and 6730 doing the job 5 or more years.

Nevada School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (NV)

In Nevada, 595071 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 24811 (4.2%) are in nursery or preschool; 33966 (5.7%) are in kindergarten, while 278079 (46.7%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 135193 (22.7%) are slogging through High School, while 123022 (20.7%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 31.3% (513348); 13.9% (227920) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (1640801), 108880 (6.6%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 163901 (10%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 513348 (31.3%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 394288 (24%) have some college experience but no degree; 117306 (7.1%) reached an Associate’s degree; 227920 (13.9%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 115158 (7%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Nevada is 1839187. Of that, 237268 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 2271773 (100%) – of that, 284762 (12.5%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (386701), 16434 (4.2%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (1612860), 167319 (10.4%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (272212), 101009 (37.1%) have a disability.

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