Douglas County, Nevada (NV)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	39%

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Industries providing employment: Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (21.5%), Educational,health and social services (13.8%), Construction (10.1%).

Type of workers:

Douglas County, Nevada business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Douglas County, Nevada:

Median resident age:	41.7 years
Nevada median age:	35.0 years

Males: 20,840	(50.5%)
Females: 20,419	(49.5%)

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Douglas County:	2.5 people
Nevada:	2.6 people

This county:	$64,038
Nevada:	$55,062

This county:	$918
State:	$842

Douglas County:	$430,538
Nevada:	$311,300

Detached houses: $534,365

Here:	$534,365
State:	$404,728

Townhouses or other attached units: $389,174

Here:	$389,174
State:	$248,062

In 2-unit structures: $728,597

Here:	$728,597
State:	$318,856

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $184,133

Here:	$184,133
State:	$203,876

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $155,845

Here:	$155,845
State:	$233,945

Mobile homes: $85,724

Here:	$85,724
State:	$60,412

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $42,130

Here:	$42,130
State:	$37,074

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 23
• Robberies: 15
• Assaults: 43
• Burglaries: 259
• Thefts: 785
• Auto thefts: 65

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 12
• Assaults: 59
• Burglaries: 238
• Thefts: 878
• Auto thefts: 101

This county:	7.3%
Whole state:	10.5%

This county:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.9%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Douglas County is $734 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $892 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1242 a month.

Cities in this county include: Gardnerville Ranchos, Johnson Lane, Indian Hills, Summerlin South, Gardnerville, Minden, Kingsbury, Stateline, Genoa-Jacks Valley, Pine Nut.

2005 air pollution in Douglas County:

Carbon Monoxide: 4 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Alpine County, California , El Dorado County, California , Lyon County , Mono County, California , Placer County, California , Carson City .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Douglas County: Springmeyer Ranch (A), Spooner Summit Recreation Site (B), Spooner Forest Service Facility (C), Snyder Ranch (D), Smith Ranch (E), Camp Galilee (F), Adams Ranch (G), Youngs Crossing (H), Carters Station (I), Alpine Mill (J), Settlemeyer Ranch (K), Winkleman Ranch (L), Schwake Ranch (M), Logan Shoals Vista (N), China Spring Youth Camp (O), Heidtman Ranch (P), Minden Warehouse (Q), Washoe Tribe Campground (R), Fairfield Ranch (S), River Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mottsville Cemetery (1), Genoa Cemetery (2), Captain George Cemetery (3), Jacks Valley Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Topaz Lake (A), Ambrosetti Pond (B), Mud Lake (C), Little Alkali Lake (D), Powell Trough (E), Dangberg Reservoir Number Four (F), Dangberg Reservoir Number Three (G), Spooner Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: North Canyon Creek (A), Barber Creek (B), Otts Creek (C), Henningson Slough (D), Brockliss Slough (E), Rocky Slough (F), Bryant Creek (G), Buckeye Creek (H), Pine Nut Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Douglas County include: Topaz Lake Park (1), Spooner Lake Management Area (2), Mormon Station Historic State Monument (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Glenbrook Post Office (A), Genoa Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.9%
Nevada:	11.0%

Current college students: 1,924
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,359 (50% naturalized citizens)

Douglas County:	5.7%
Whole state:	15.8%

Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,786
• One, attached: 1,139
• Two: 634
• 3 or 4: 696
• 5 to 9: 471
• 10 to 19: 195
• 20 or more: 380
• Mobile homes: 1,662
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 43

Housing units in Douglas County with a mortgage: 7,800 (982 second mortgage, 865 home equity loan, 74 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,322

Here:	77.1% with mortgage
State:	82.0% with mortgage

Douglas County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Nevada state average. It is 1522% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/21/1932 at 06:10:09, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 93.7 miles away from Douglas County center
On 12/16/1954 at 11:07:12, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK) earthquake occurred 94.3 miles away from the county center
On 7/6/1954 at 11:13:18, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 UK, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 75.9 miles away from the county center
On 8/24/1954 at 05:51:30, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 UK) earthquake occurred 85.3 miles away from Douglas County center
On 9/12/1994 at 12:23:43, a magnitude 6.1 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.0 MD, Depth: 8.7 mi) earthquake occurred 6.3 miles away from the county center
On 12/28/1995 at 18:27:59, a magnitude 5.5 (4.6 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.0 ML, 5.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 15.4 miles away from Douglas County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 14,961 (79%) Carpooled: 2,061 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 47 (0%) Ferryboat: 11 (0%) Taxi: 11 (0%) Motorcycle: 24 (0%) Bicycle: 33 (0%) Walked: 396 (2%) Other means: 241 (1%) Worked at home: 1,151 (6%)

10.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($63,742 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.95%
Nevada average:	9.02%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($227 average AGI)

Douglas County:	0.12%
Nevada average:	0.18%

3.37% relocated from other counties in Nevada ($13,364 average AGI)
7.46% relocated from other states ($50,150 average AGI)

Douglas County:	7.46%
Nevada average:	7.68%

from Carson City, NV	1.50% ($33,291 average AGI)
from El Dorado County, CA	1.26% ($42,038)
from Washoe County, NV	0.90% ($45,905)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.44% ($76,590)
from Clark County, NV	0.43% ($79,125)
from Lyon County, NV	0.35% ($36,985)
from Santa Clara County, CA	0.25% ($120,935)

10.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,558 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.72%
Nevada average:	6.56%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($182 average AGI)

Douglas County:	0.05%
Nevada average:	0.10%

4.78% relocated to other counties in Nevada ($21,715 average AGI)
5.88% relocated to other states ($29,661 average AGI)

Douglas County:	5.88%
Nevada average:	5.26%

to Carson City, NV	1.64% ($36,906 average AGI)
to Washoe County, NV	1.57% ($55,986)
to Lyon County, NV	0.86% ($46,696)
to El Dorado County, CA	0.67% ($45,368)
to Clark County, NV	0.46% ($72,759)
to San Diego County, CA	0.21% ($55,125)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.20% ($28,784)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,647 (6,130 aged, 517 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 35,350 (9,853 male householders, 2,151 female householders)

  10,061 spouses, 11,069 children (9,929 natural, 318 adopted, 822 stepchildren), 498 grandchildren, 194 brothers or sisters, 235 parents, 521 other relatives, 768 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,673 (2,427 male householders (1,824 living alone)), 1,997 female householders (1,578 living alone)), 1,249 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 236 (174 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,018 2-persons, 2,468 3-persons, 2,193 4-persons, 902 5-persons, 285 6-persons, 138 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,402 1-person, 846 2-persons, 117 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 14 5-persons.

91.2% of residents of Douglas County speak English at home.
5.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $187,670,000 ($4134 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $12,124,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $118,204,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,675,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $386,000
Federal grants: $24,119,000
Federal procurement contracts: $9,268,000 ($2,198,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,019,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $338,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,764,000
Federal Government insurance: $137,587,000

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	71 per 1000 residents

Here:	33 per 1000 residents
State:	37 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Here:	+112 per 1000 residents
State:	+112 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.64 millions of gallons per day (74% from ground, 26% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	5.8

Here:	4.5
State:	3.8

49% of Douglas County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 19% lived in Nevada.

Douglas County:	49.5%
State average:	39.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 6525
• Northeast: 3031
• Midwest: 5076
• South: 3108
• West: 20790

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $203,900

Here:	5.7%
Nevada:	4.8%

Here:	4.0%
Nevada:	5.4%

Here:	9.1%
Nevada:	11.7%

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