Nevada County, California (CA)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	43%

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Races in Nevada County, California:

Median resident age:	43.1 years
California median age:	33.3 years

Males: 45,617	(49.6%)
Females: 46,416	(50.4%)

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Nevada County:	2.5 people
California:	2.9 people

This county:	$59,150
California:	$59,948

This county:	$875
State:	$984

Nevada County:	$477,900
California:	$532,300

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

Nevada County:	9.4%
California:	12.4%

This county:	8.1%
Whole state:	14.2%

This county:	3.7%
Whole state:	6.3%

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: Truckee, Grass Valley, Alta Sierra, Lake Wildwood, Lake of the Pines, Nevada City, Penn Valley, Donner.

2005 air pollution in Nevada County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.119 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.101 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 13 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 110 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 6.8 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 16 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Washoe County, Nevada , Placer County , Sierra County , Yuba County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Nevada County: English Mountain Ranch (A), Murphy Ranch (B), Farad Powerhouse (C), Faucherie Campground (D), Sagehen Creek Campground (E), Sagehen Campground (F), Findley Campground (G), Fir Top Campground (H), Alpine Meadow Campground (I), S P Lookout (J), Fivemile House (K), Four H Club Camp (L), Four-T Ranch (M), Annie McCloud Campground (N), Rock Creek Trail Picnic Area (O), Robinson Ranch (P), Robbins Ranch (Q), River Rest Campground (R), Fuller Lake Campground (S), Woodchuck Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Nevada County include: Cedar Crest Church (A), Saint Patricks Roman Catholic Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pioneer Grove (1), Greenwood Memorial Cemetery (2), Rough and Ready Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Weil Lake (A), Mossy Pond (B), Downey Lake (C), Bullpen Lake (D), Crooked Lakes (E), Island Lake (F), Jerry Lake (G), Eagle Lakes (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lake Creek (A), Money Creek (B), Million Dollar Creek (C), North Creek (D), North Fork Prosser Creek (E), Lindsey Creek (F), McKilligan Creek (G), Owl Creek (H), Magnolia Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Nevada County include: Malakoff Digging State Historical park (1), Malakoff Diggins-North Bloomfield Historic District (2), Rock Creek Nature Study Area (3), Nevada County Fairgrounds (4), Empire Mine State Historic Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Soda Springs Post Office (A), Cedar Ridge Post Office (B), North San Juan Post Office (C), Norden Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	11.2%
California:	11.2%

Current college students: 4,524
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,065 (51% naturalized citizens)

Nevada County:	4.4%
Whole state:	26.2%

Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 36,312
• One, attached: 873
• Two: 613
• 3 or 4: 976
• 5 to 9: 727
• 10 to 19: 362
• 20 or more: 1,035
• Mobile homes: 3,244
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 140

Housing units in Nevada County with a mortgage: 15,448 (1,921 second mortgage, 1,843 home equity loan, 52 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,475

Here:	70.5% with mortgage
State:	79.0% with mortgage

Nevada County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below California state average. It is 484% greater than the overall U.S. average.

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, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 65.6 miles away from Nevada County center
On 8/1/1975 at 20:20:12, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.7 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 35.1 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) earthquake occurred 76.1 miles away from the county center
On 10/30/1998 at 09:53:30, a magnitude 5.3 (4.7 MB, 5.3 ML, 4.8 MW, Depth: 6.4 mi) earthquake occurred 44.7 miles away from Nevada County center
On 9/12/1994 at 23:57:09, a magnitude 5.4 (4.9 MB, 5.3 ML, 5.4 ML, Depth: 0.3 mi) earthquake occurred 67.5 miles away from the county center
On 8/10/2001 at 20:19:26, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.9 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.1 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.2 miles away from Nevada 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: 30,683 (75%) Carpooled: 5,168 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 207 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 15 (0%) Subway or elevated: 21 (0%) Railroad: 16 (0%) Ferryboat: 18 (0%) Taxi: 8 (0%) Motorcycle: 86 (0%) Bicycle: 103 (0%) Walked: 1,084 (3%) Other means: 188 (0%) Worked at home: 3,076 (8%)

7.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($64,247 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.64%
California average:	5.75%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($326 average AGI)

Nevada County:	0.09%
California average:	0.21%

5.69% relocated from other counties in California ($53,830 average AGI)
1.86% relocated from other states ($10,091 average AGI)

Nevada County:	1.86%
California average:	1.75%

from Placer County, CA	1.18% ($48,445 average AGI)
from Sacramento County, CA	0.61% ($48,841)
from Santa Clara County, CA	0.40% ($160,234)
from Contra Costa County, CA	0.29% ($87,676)
from Alameda County, CA	0.27% ($112,227)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.26% ($88,129)
from Washoe County, NV	0.25% ($63,714)

7.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,109 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.78%
California average:	6.27%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($245 average AGI)

Nevada County:	0.08%
California average:	0.11%

4.66% relocated to other counties in California ($28,451 average AGI)
3.03% relocated to other states ($17,413 average AGI)

Nevada County:	3.03%
California average:	2.40%

to Placer County, CA	1.35% ($56,388 average AGI)
to Washoe County, NV	0.61% ($49,041)
to Sacramento County, CA	0.54% ($38,934)
to San Diego County, CA	0.19% ($31,536)
to Butte County, CA	0.17% ($40,532)
to Yuba County, CA	0.17% ($34,852)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.16% ($34,172)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 16,991 (14,956 aged, 2,035 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 77,280 (19,968 male householders, 6,174 female householders)

  21,367 spouses, 24,304 children (21,947 natural, 658 adopted, 1,699 stepchildren), 1,097 grandchildren, 346 brothers or sisters, 533 parents, 1,075 other relatives, 2,416 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 13,887 (4,782 male householders (3,397 living alone)), 6,032 female householders (5,040 living alone)), 3,073 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 866 (716 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 13,268 2-persons, 5,362 3-persons, 4,477 4-persons, 1,895 5-persons, 841 6-persons, 299 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,437 1-person, 1,923 2-persons, 300 3-persons, 131 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 9 6-persons.

93.6% of residents of Nevada County speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $589,139,000 ($6033 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

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	77 per 1000 residents

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	34 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+39 per 1000 residents

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)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.8

Here:	4.2
State:	3.5

53% of Nevada County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in California.

Nevada County:	52.8%
State average:	52.5%

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

• This state: 57342
• Northeast: 5359
• Midwest: 10989
• South: 5517
• West: 8096

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $182,500

Here:	6.9%
California:	9.9%

Here:	3.3%
California:	7.8%

Here:	8.4%
California:	15.4%

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