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    Nevada City, CA
    Demographic Data



    Nevada City Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Nevada City Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    3,195

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    7.5%
    5 - 17:
    10.9%
    25 - 34:
    9.0%
    35 - 54:
    22.8%
    55 - 64:
    8.4%
    Over 65 Years:
    40.9%
    Other:
    0.6%
    Other:
    18 - 24: 0.6%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    1.8%
    1.8%
    95.8%
    95.8%
    49.5%
    49.5%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Nevada City
    USA
    $49,411
    $49,411
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Nevada City
    USA
    $75,792
    $75,792
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    8.9%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Education
    Administration
    Other
    Arts
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Retail
    Construction
    Agriculture
    Manufacturing
    Finance
    Transportation
    17.9%
    17.9%
    17.8%
    17.8%
    11.0%
    11.0%
    10.7%
    10.7%
    9.9%
    9.9%
    6.3%
    6.3%
    5.2%
    5.2%
    5.0%
    5.0%
    4.3%
    4.3%
    2.9%
    2.9%
    2.3%
    2.3%
    2.3%
    2.3%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Asian
    Black or African American
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    89.8%
    89.8%
    6.4%
    6.4%
    2.7%
    2.7%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    English
    German
    Russian
    Irish
    Polish
    Scottish
    Norwegian
    Portuguese
    Dutch
    Danish
    French Canadian
    French
    Swedish
    Brazilian
    European
    Swiss
    Italian
    Scots-Irish
    Scandinavian
    Latvian
    21.5%
    21.5%
    20.3%
    20.3%
    7.7%
    7.7%
    7.5%
    7.5%
    6.0%
    6.0%
    4.2%
    4.2%
    2.6%
    2.6%
    2.6%
    2.6%
    2.0%
    2.0%
    1.9%
    1.9%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Italian
    Spanish
    German/Yiddish
    Polish
    Greek
    Pacific Island languages
    Other Asian languages
    Korean
    Native American languages
    African languages
    Arabic
    Hungarian
    Navajo
    Tagalog
    Vietnamese
    Laotian
    Thai
    Miao/Hmong
    Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
    86.8%
    86.8%
    8.6%
    8.6%
    2.6%
    2.6%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    2.3%
    2.3%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Nevada City Residents

    9.6%

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    Zip Codes in Nevada City, CA