Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
110,273 |
690,235 |
800,508 |
| 1990 |
162,738 |
1,039,095 |
1,201,833 |
| 2000 |
227,150 |
1,771,107 |
1,998,257 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
263,838 |
2,301,544 |
2,565,382 |
More information on Nevada population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
34,464 |
39,143 |
38,658 |
| 2006 |
35,040 |
39,450 |
38,994 |
| Percent change |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
38,034 |
46,059 |
45,328 |
| 2006 |
38,119 |
45,716 |
45,032 |
| Percent change |
0.2 |
-0.8 |
-0.7 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
10.6 |
8.4 |
8.7 |
| 1989 |
10.2 |
10.1 |
10.2 |
| 1999 |
9.7 |
10.6 |
10.5 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
10.3 |
10.7 |
10.6 |
More information on Nevada poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
27.9 |
24.0 |
24.5 |
| 1990 |
21.8 |
21.1 |
21.2 |
| 2000 |
17.5 |
19.6 |
19.3 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
41.0 |
40.3 |
40.4 |
| 1990 |
35.0 |
31.0 |
31.5 |
| 2000 |
32.7 |
28.9 |
29.3 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
18.7 |
20.9 |
20.6 |
| 1990 |
30.3 |
32.2 |
32.0 |
| 2000 |
35.1 |
32.9 |
33.2 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
12.1 |
14.8 |
14.4 |
| 1990 |
12.9 |
15.6 |
15.3 |
| 2000 |
14.8 |
18.6 |
18.2 |
More information on Nevada education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2005 |
140,036 |
1,397,696 |
1,537,732 |
| 2006 |
145,099 |
1,466,837 |
1,611,936 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2006 |
4.8 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
| 2007 |
5.2 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
More information on Nevada unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
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| Percent employment change |
| 2004-2005 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
| 2005-2006 |
3.0 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
| 2006-2007 |
5.3 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
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Farm Characteristics
| 1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
| Total land area (million acres) |
70.28 |
70.28 |
70.29 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
9.26 |
6.40 |
6.33 |
| Percent of total land area |
13.2 |
9.1 |
9.0 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
0.84 |
0.85 |
0.94 |
| Percent of total farmland |
9.1 |
13.2 |
14.9 |
| Percent in pasture |
31.4 |
30.6 |
33.4 |
| Percent irrigated |
48.6 |
62.1 |
56.9 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
0.41 |
0.53 |
0.55 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.04 |
| Percent of total farmland |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
| Percent in pasture |
72.3 |
77.8 |
34.5 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
8.11 |
5.22 |
4.97 |
| Percent of total farmland |
87.5 |
81.6 |
78.6 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
0.30 |
0.32 |
0.37 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.2 |
5.0 |
5.9 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
0.01 |
0.00 |
0.01 |
| Percent of total farmland |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
3,205 |
2,000 |
2,118 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
49.1 |
53.9 |
55.6 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
25.4 |
23.1 |
20.2 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
8.2 |
7.8 |
7.2 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
6.1 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
11.1 |
9.3 |
11.3 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
52.6 |
52.4 |
55.4 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
22.0 |
24.0 |
17.6 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
9.1 |
8.0 |
7.6 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
12.7 |
12.0 |
14.1 |
| More than $500,000 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
5.4 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
2,110 |
2,393 |
2,354 |
| Percent of total |
73.0 |
74.8 |
78.8 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
509 |
527 |
458 |
| Percent of total |
17.6 |
16.5 |
15.3 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
271 |
278 |
177 |
| Percent of total |
9.4 |
8.7 |
5.9 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
2,269 |
2,532 |
2,499 |
| Percent of total |
78.5 |
79.2 |
83.6 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
193 |
219 |
174 |
| Percent of total |
6.7 |
6.8 |
5.8 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
323 |
309 |
205 |
| Percent of total |
11.2 |
9.7 |
6.9 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
28 |
26 |
26 |
| Percent of total |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
77 |
112 |
85 |
| Percent of total |
2.7 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
54.2 |
54.9 |
55.9 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
57.3 |
52.4 |
58.7 |
| Men (persons) |
2,540 |
2,691 |
2,472 |
| Women (persons) |
350 |
507 |
517 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2006 |
2007 |
| |
| Number of farms |
3,000 |
3,000 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
187,014 |
211,974 |
| + Final animal output |
279,814 |
287,535 |
| + Services and forestry |
110,669 |
124,711 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
577,497 |
624,220 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
309,336 |
321,238 |
| + Net government transactions |
-6,966 |
-7,667 |
| = Gross value added |
261,195 |
295,315 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
65,590 |
68,796 |
| |
| = Net value added |
195,605 |
226,519 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
96,639 |
98,821 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
70,605 |
71,517 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
4,715 |
4,582 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
21,319 |
22,722 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
98,966 |
127,698 |
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More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
| |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2007
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Cattle and calves |
212,921 |
38.5 |
0.4 |
| 2. Hay |
141,915 |
25.7 |
2.3 |
| 3. Dairy products |
103,904 |
18.8 |
0.3 |
| 4. Onions |
33,152 |
6.0 |
2.5 |
| 5. Potatoes |
15,332 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
| |
| All commodities |
552,928 |
|
0.2 |
| |
More information on Nevada's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Seeds |
10 |
19.4 |
| 2. Vegetables and preparations |
25 |
13.2 |
| 3. Wheat and products |
43 |
4.0 |
| 4. Feeds and fodders |
41 |
3.3 |
| 5. Live animals and meat |
41 |
1.8 |
| |
| Overall rank |
47 |
43.3 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. White Pine County |
17.0 |
76.0 |
| 2. Lyon County |
16.7 |
74.5 |
| 3. Humboldt County |
12.3 |
54.9 |
| 4. Churchill County |
11.3 |
50.6 |
| 5. Elko County |
10.1 |
45.3 |
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| State total |
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447.0 |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2006, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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