Nevada County, California

14 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 102,452
Median household income: $84,905
Median home value: $602,800

Nevada County is a county in California with a population of 102,452. 14 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $84,905 runs below the California figure of $96,334.

Between 2019 and 2023, Nevada County's population grew 3.2% from 99,244 to 102,452, while its median household income rose 28.5% from $66,096 to $84,905.

39.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 102,452
Median age: 50.3 yrs
Median household income: $84,905
Median home value: $602,800
Median gross rent: $1,635
Housing units: 53,981
Homeownership rate: 74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

99,244102,452

Median household income

$66,096$84,905

Median home value

$431,000$602,800

Median gross rent

$1,273$1,635

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	99,244	$66,096	$431,000	$1,273
2020	99,417	$68,333	$446,100	$1,315
2021	102,090	$74,617	$474,100	$1,380
2022	102,322	$79,395	$559,700	$1,487
2023	102,452	$84,905	$602,800	$1,635

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7417.3%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,121	4.0%
5 to 17	13,393	13.1%
18 to 24	5,711	5.6%
25 to 34	9,786	9.6%
35 to 44	12,359	12.1%
45 to 54	11,527	11.3%
55 to 64	15,964	15.6%
65 to 74	17,716	17.3%
75 and over	11,875	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	83,696	81.7%
Black or African American	309	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	378	0.4%
Asian	1,545	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	64	0.1%
Some other race	594	0.6%
Two or more races	5,143	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,723	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate20.5%

Some college or associate's35.1%

Bachelor's degree25.0%

Graduate or professional degree14.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,907	4.9%
High school graduate	16,217	20.5%
Some college or associate's	27,840	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	19,768	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11,495	14.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone67.2%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home22.1%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	29,073	67.2%
Carpooled	2,812	6.5%
Public transit	38	0.1%
Walked	791	1.8%
Bicycle	346	0.8%
Worked from home	9,548	22.1%
Other means	639	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,059	38.8%
15 to 29 min	10,465	31.1%
30 to 44 min	5,147	15.3%
45 to 59 min	2,063	6.1%
60+ min	2,965	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 10.6% (10,745 of 101,450)

	Count	Share
Family households	26,938	64.3%
Nonfamily households	14,935	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	41,873	77.6%
Vacant	12,108	22.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	31,170	74.4%
Renter-occupied	10,703	25.6%

1-unit, detached82.8%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	44,719	82.8%
1-unit, attached	1,137	2.1%
2 to 4 units	2,523	4.7%
5 to 19 units	1,699	3.1%
20 or more units	1,347	2.5%
Mobile home & other	2,556	4.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 06057
State: California
Land area: 958 sq mi
Water area: 16 sq mi
Center point: 39.2975, -120.7713