Nevada County, California (CA)

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• • 83,07084.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9,5249.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3,2973.4%Two or more races
  • 1,0751.1%Asian alone
  • 4780.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4370.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1240.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 1050.1%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $540,868

Here:	$540,868
State:	$765,845

Townhouses or other attached units: $485,218

Here:	$485,218
State:	$677,010

In 2-unit structures: $510,480

Here:	$510,480
State:	$1,050,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $377,019

Here:	$377,019
State:	$661,682

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $357,597

Here:	$357,597
State:	$672,204

Mobile homes: $128,534

Here:	$128,534
State:	$158,037

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $43,775

Here:	$43,775
State:	$99,065

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 15
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 160
• Burglaries: 250
• Thefts: 447
• Auto thefts: 6

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 14
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 101
• Burglaries: 253
• Thefts: 468
• Auto thefts: 20

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $3,907 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $3,429 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Nevada County is $657 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $866 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1251 a month.

Cities in this county include: Donner, Truckee, Grass Valley, Alta Sierra, Lake Wildwood, Lake of the Pines, Nevada City, Penn Valley, Rough and Ready, North San Juan.

2018 air pollution in Nevada County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.045 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 6.5 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: New Castle County, Delaware , Camden County, New Jersey , Delta County, Colorado , Mason County, West Virginia , Fauquier County, Virginia , Hocking County, Ohio , Montgomery County, Illinois .

Current college students: 4,524
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 35.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 6,695 (43.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 5402010 or later
• 1,0252000 to 2009
• 1,0931990 to 1999
• 6911980 to 1989
• 4521970 to 1979
• 2,000Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 47,115
• One, attached: 955
• Two: 326
• 3 or 4: 1,451
• 5 to 9: 758
• 10 to 19: 533
• 20 to 49: 357
• 50 or more: 635
• Mobile homes: 2,695

Housing units in Nevada County with a mortgage: 18,627 (393 second mortgage, 1,134 home equity loan, 77 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,983

Religion statistics for Nevada County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Nevada County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• California Wildfires, Incident Period: August 14, 2020 - September 26, 2020, FEMA Id: 4558, Natural disaster type: Fire
• California Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4482, Natural disaster type: Other
• California Wildfires, Incident Period: October 8, 2017 - October 31, 2017, FEMA Id: 4344, Natural disaster type: Fire
• California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, Incident Period: February 1, 2017 - February 23, 2017, FEMA Id: 4308, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides, Incident Period: January 3, 2017 - January 12, 2017, FEMA Id: 4301, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• California Yuba Fire, Incident Period: August 14, 2009 to August 21, 2009, Fire Management Assistance Declared: August 15, 2009, FEMA Id: 2825, Natural disaster type: Fire
• California Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 29, 2006 to April 16, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1646: June 05, 2006, FEMA Id: 1646, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• California Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: December 17, 2005 to January 03, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1628: February 03, 2006, FEMA Id: 1628, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• California Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3248: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3248, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• California Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: December 28, 1996 to April 01, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1155: January 04, 1997, FEMA Id: 1155, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.44% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($74,269 average adjusted gross income)

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($481 average AGI)

Nevada County:	0.06%
California average:	0.07%

5.40% relocated from other counties in California ($58,366 average AGI)
1.98% relocated from other states ($15,421 average AGI)

Nevada County:	1.98%
California average:	1.72%

from Placer County, CA	1.18% ($66,217 average AGI)
from Sacramento County, CA	0.48% ($58,505)
from Washoe County, NV	0.32% ($52,098)
from Alameda County, CA	0.31% ($94,781)
from Contra Costa County, CA	0.31% ($142,031)
from Santa Clara County, CA	0.28% ($173,409)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.23% ($79,573)

6.81% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($57,401 average adjusted gross income)

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($424 average AGI)

Nevada County:	0.06%
California average:	0.09%

4.11% relocated to other counties in California ($35,715 average AGI)
2.64% relocated to other states ($21,261 average AGI)

Nevada County:	2.64%
California average:	1.90%

to Placer County, CA	1.17% ($65,405 average AGI)
to Washoe County, NV	0.65% ($65,523)
to Sacramento County, CA	0.57% ($44,948)
to Yuba County, CA	0.18% ($49,378)
to Contra Costa County, CA	0.17% ($80,132)
to Alameda County, CA	0.16% ($59,234)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.14% ($45,741)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Nevada County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 17,270 (5,403 living alone), Female householders: 22,095 (6,225 living alone)

• 20,372 spouses (20,260 opposite-sex spouses), 2,697 unmarried partners, (2,697 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 20,723 children (19,614 natural, 840 adopted, 269 stepchildren), 3,167 grandchildren, 1,281 brothers or sisters, 3,787 parents, 0 foster children, 3,334 other relatives, 3,847 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,182

Size of family households: 14,019 2-persons, 4,594 3-persons, 3,587 4-persons, 1,147 5-persons, 1,319 6-persons, 899 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,628 1-person, 1,962 2-persons, 174 3-persons, 36 4-persons.

10,927 married couples with children.
3,360 single-parent households (947 men, 2,413 women).

92.6% of residents of Nevada speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $589,139,000 ($6,033 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $114,701,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $269,280,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $114,643,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $32,000
Federal grants: $78,639,000
Federal procurement contracts: $106,662,000 ($92,173,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $19,883,000 ($355,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,678,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $21,851,000
Federal Government insurance: $31,003,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+70 per 1000 residents
State:	-18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 14.65 millions of gallons per day (35% from ground, 65% from surface)

• Year house built in Nevada County, California
• 1,6292014 or later
• 4872010 to 2013
• 8,1392000 to 2009
• 8,8301990 to 1999
• 12,0101980 to 1989
• 11,8081970 to 1979
• 4,7291960 to 1969
• 2,7931950 to 1959
• 1,4681940 to 1949
• 2,9321939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Nevada County, California

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Nevada County, California
• 671 room
• 1302 rooms
• 7113 rooms
• 2,9554 rooms
• 6,3605 rooms
• 6,2576 rooms
• 5,9157 rooms
• 3,5438 rooms
• 2,6729+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nevada County, California
• 1781 room
• 4322 rooms
• 1,3293 rooms
• 3,0794 rooms
• 2,5995 rooms
• 1,5016 rooms
• 7917 rooms
• 8038 rooms
• 439+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Nevada County, California

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Nevada County, California
• 67no bedroom
• 8351 bedroom
• 6,8442 bedrooms
• 14,1353 bedrooms
• 5,6414 bedrooms
• 1,0885+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nevada County, California
• 178no bedroom
• 1,7551 bedroom
• 4,3312 bedrooms
• 3,4283 bedrooms
• 6144 bedrooms
• 4495+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Nevada County, California in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Nevada County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 732no vehicle
• 6,7671 vehicle
• 10,0362 vehicles
• 7,1163 vehicles
• 2,5014 vehicles
• 1,4585+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Nevada County in renter-occupied apartments
• 780no vehicle
• 4,8461 vehicle
• 2,4602 vehicles
• 1,6073 vehicles
• 6034 vehicles
• 4595+ vehicles

89.1% of Nevada County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in California.

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

• This state: 66,750
• Other state: 25,497
• Northeast: 6,987
• Midwest: 8,780
• South: 3,562
• West: 6,168

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,807
• Number of aged recipients: 205
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,602
• Number of recipients under 18: 101
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,334
• Number of recipients older than 64: 372
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 913
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,006

Nevada County on our top lists:

• #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"