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

Nevada & Washington

MEASURENEVADAWASHINGTONDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,267,467#31 of 50 states7,958,180#13 of 50 states−4,690,713
Housing units ↗Reported count1,281,018#33 of 50 states3,202,241#13 of 50 states−1,921,223
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count126,968#32 of 50 states232,900#22 of 50 states−105,932
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,709#42 of 50 states$1,824#47 of 50 states−$115
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,598,223#32 of 50 states3,964,612#13 of 50 states−2,366,389
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count107,149#25 of 50 states203,073#12 of 50 states−95,924
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count14,517#24 of 50 states61,777#6 of 50 states−47,260
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count942,603#32 of 50 states2,276,029#14 of 50 states−1,333,426
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count39,539#22 of 50 states165,366#7 of 50 states−125,827
Residents working from home ↗Reported count179,164#29 of 50 states645,514#11 of 50 states−466,350
Mean commute time ↗Minutes25.7 min#24 of 50 states27.2 min#39 of 50 states−1.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,134#22 of 50 states$99,389#7 of 50 states−$18,255
Per capita income ↗Dollars$42,545#28 of 50 states$55,177#3 of 50 states−$12,632
Mean household income ↗Dollars$109,620#22 of 50 states$136,793#5 of 50 states−$27,173
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count146,825#31 of 50 states353,215#12 of 50 states−206,390
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count387,217#33 of 50 states915,780#15 of 50 states−528,563
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count309,764#31 of 50 states768,859#14 of 50 states−459,095
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count47,484#35 of 50 states142,741#16 of 50 states−95,257
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count34,532#26 of 50 states105,396#7 of 50 states−70,864
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,862,041#32 of 50 states7,331,599#13 of 50 states−4,469,558
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count366,606#23 of 50 states511,691#15 of 50 states−145,085
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,064,009#33 of 50 states5,555,928#13 of 50 states−3,491,919
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,166,345#33 of 50 states2,794,750#14 of 50 states−1,628,405
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,292,259#32 of 50 states3,094,527#14 of 50 states−1,802,268
Government workers ↗Reported count202,558#36 of 50 states647,606#13 of 50 states−445,048
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count98,844#30 of 50 states216,773#13 of 50 states−117,929
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,399,628#38 of 50 states4,892,095#14 of 50 states−3,492,467
Black or African American population ↗Reported count297,748#29 of 50 states312,969#28 of 50 states−15,221
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count16,923#22 of 50 states61,574#8 of 50 states−44,651
Asian population ↗Reported count303,214#17 of 50 states845,000#5 of 50 states−541,786
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count999,427#15 of 50 states1,194,522#12 of 50 states−195,095

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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