A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Nevada & New Jersey

MEASURENEVADANEW JERSEYDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,267,467#31 of 50 states9,500,851#11 of 50 states−6,233,384
Housing units ↗Reported count1,281,018#33 of 50 states3,761,229#11 of 50 states−2,480,211
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count126,968#32 of 50 states272,488#19 of 50 states−145,520
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,709#42 of 50 states$1,800#44 of 50 states−$91
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,598,223#32 of 50 states4,867,170#11 of 50 states−3,268,947
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count107,149#25 of 50 states278,179#7 of 50 states−171,030
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,517#24 of 50 states10,877#27 of 50 states+3,640
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count942,603#32 of 50 states2,554,260#11 of 50 states−1,611,657
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count39,539#22 of 50 states464,486#3 of 50 states−424,947
Residents working from home ↗Reported count179,164#29 of 50 states644,549#12 of 50 states−465,385
Mean commute time ↗Minutes25.7 min#24 of 50 states31.9 min#48 of 50 states−6.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,134#22 of 50 states$104,294#2 of 50 states−$23,160
Per capita income ↗Dollars$42,545#28 of 50 states$53,818#5 of 50 states−$11,273
Mean household income ↗Dollars$109,620#22 of 50 states$143,216#2 of 50 states−$33,596
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count146,825#31 of 50 states322,338#13 of 50 states−175,513
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count387,217#33 of 50 states1,139,619#11 of 50 states−752,402
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count309,764#31 of 50 states883,765#12 of 50 states−574,001
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count47,484#35 of 50 states163,556#11 of 50 states−116,072
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count34,532#26 of 50 states73,769#13 of 50 states−39,237
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,862,041#32 of 50 states8,686,417#11 of 50 states−5,824,376
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count366,606#23 of 50 states727,278#11 of 50 states−360,672
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,064,009#33 of 50 states6,635,152#11 of 50 states−4,571,143
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,166,345#33 of 50 states3,105,695#11 of 50 states−1,939,350
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,292,259#32 of 50 states3,926,768#11 of 50 states−2,634,509
Government workers ↗Reported count202,558#36 of 50 states685,127#12 of 50 states−482,569
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count98,844#30 of 50 states247,025#11 of 50 states−148,181
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,399,628#38 of 50 states4,702,409#16 of 50 states−3,302,781
Black or African American population ↗Reported count297,748#29 of 50 states1,156,409#16 of 50 states−858,661
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count16,923#22 of 50 states6,875#38 of 50 states+10,048
Asian population ↗Reported count303,214#17 of 50 states1,001,552#4 of 50 states−698,338
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count999,427#15 of 50 states2,229,464#7 of 50 states−1,230,037

Ranks follow each measure’s default order. Counts reflect state size as well as the underlying condition; higher is not automatically better. State comparisons describe separate populations, not the same household across measures.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

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