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

Nevada & Ohio

MEASURENEVADAOHIODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,267,467#31 of 50 states11,883,304#7 of 50 states−8,615,837
Housing units ↗Reported count1,281,018#33 of 50 states5,242,524#7 of 50 states−3,961,506
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count126,968#32 of 50 states406,846#9 of 50 states−279,878
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,709#42 of 50 states$1,090#14 of 50 states+$619
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,598,223#32 of 50 states5,855,326#7 of 50 states−4,257,103
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count107,149#25 of 50 states243,410#9 of 50 states−136,261
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,517#24 of 50 states14,609#23 of 50 states−92
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count942,603#32 of 50 states3,521,329#7 of 50 states−2,578,726
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count39,539#22 of 50 states55,980#14 of 50 states−16,441
Residents working from home ↗Reported count179,164#29 of 50 states687,025#10 of 50 states−507,861
Mean commute time ↗Minutes25.7 min#24 of 50 states23.8 min#16 of 50 states+1.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,134#22 of 50 states$72,212#39 of 50 states+$8,922
Per capita income ↗Dollars$42,545#28 of 50 states$40,934#36 of 50 states+$1,611
Mean household income ↗Dollars$109,620#22 of 50 states$97,483#39 of 50 states+$12,137
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count146,825#31 of 50 states571,631#7 of 50 states−424,806
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count387,217#33 of 50 states1,598,730#6 of 50 states−1,211,513
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count309,764#31 of 50 states1,290,683#6 of 50 states−980,919
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count47,484#35 of 50 states279,843#6 of 50 states−232,359
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count34,532#26 of 50 states94,805#10 of 50 states−60,273
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,862,041#32 of 50 states10,931,544#7 of 50 states−8,069,503
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count366,606#23 of 50 states782,626#8 of 50 states−416,020
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,064,009#33 of 50 states7,876,645#7 of 50 states−5,812,636
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,166,345#33 of 50 states4,482,121#6 of 50 states−3,315,776
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,292,259#32 of 50 states4,805,617#7 of 50 states−3,513,358
Government workers ↗Reported count202,558#36 of 50 states755,631#9 of 50 states−553,073
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count98,844#30 of 50 states284,452#9 of 50 states−185,608
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,399,628#38 of 50 states8,907,052#6 of 50 states−7,507,424
Black or African American population ↗Reported count297,748#29 of 50 states1,418,409#10 of 50 states−1,120,661
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count16,923#22 of 50 states13,886#25 of 50 states+3,037
Asian population ↗Reported count303,214#17 of 50 states325,368#16 of 50 states−22,154
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count999,427#15 of 50 states606,933#22 of 50 states+392,494

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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