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People QuickFacts |
Lyon County |
Nevada |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
53,022 | 2,600,167 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
53.7% | 30.1% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
34,501 | 1,998,257 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
6.7% | 7.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
24.3% | 25.7% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
13.6% | 11.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
49.2% | 49.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
92.5% | 81.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.6% | 8.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
2.1% | 1.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.6% | 6.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.2% | 0.5% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
2.1% | 2.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
14.8% | 25.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
78.5% | 58.0% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
44.1% | 37.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
6.0% | 15.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
10.9% | 23.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
81.5% | 80.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
11.3% | 18.2% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
7,112 | 375,910 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
28.0 | 23.3 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
17,947 | 1,102,379 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
75.8% | 60.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
8.1% | 32.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$119,200 | $142,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
13,007 | 751,165 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.61 | 2.62 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$49,981 | $54,996 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,543 | $21,989 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
10.0% | 10.6% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Lyon County |
Nevada |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
719 | 61,1641 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
10,256 | 1,165,3751 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
59.5% | 29.1%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
2,839 | 167,221 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
2,486 | 169,505 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.1% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 5.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
6.1% | 5.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
43.4% | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
345,194 | 8,466,212 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
94,715 | 16,513,814 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
190,912 | 26,999,899 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$5,020 | $12,452 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
18,858 | 19,537,592 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
357 | 27,209 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
238,757 | 15,474,0101 |
