Nevada is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 8,294 people and two associated neighborhoods, Nevada is the 99th largest community in Missouri.
Also of interest is that Nevada has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.62% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Nevada spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.43 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Nevada is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Nevada with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.31% of adults in Nevada have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Nevada in 2022 was $22,811, which is low income relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $91,244 for a family of four. However, Nevada contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Nevada home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nevada residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Nevada include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Nevada is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.