Nevada County, California
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 101,911
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 101,911
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) 102,195
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 102,234
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) 102,236
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) -0.3%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) 0.0%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 102,241
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 98,764
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 3.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 16.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 30.5%
Female persons, percent 50.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 92.3%
Black alone, percent(a) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 1.3%
Asian alone, percent(a) 1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 11.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 82.4%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 6,858
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 6.4%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 55,074
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 75.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $621,800
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $2,851
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $997
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,677
Building Permits, 2025 198
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 42,865
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.36
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 91.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 9.1%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 96.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 93.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 94.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 41.5%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 5.5%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 53.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 50.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 400,671
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 840,311
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 73,352
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,431,357
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $13,978
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 23.6
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $89,882
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $53,364
Persons in poverty, percent 9.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 3,323
Total employment, 2023 27,771
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 1,575,575
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 -2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 11,830
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 3,034
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,665
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 747
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 2,429
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 2,607
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 106.8
Population per square mile, 2010 103.1
Land area in square miles, 2020 957.76
Land area in square miles, 2010 957.77
FIPS Code 06057