Nevada City is a very small city located in the state of California. With a population of 3,195 people and two associated neighborhoods, Nevada City is the 606th largest community in California. Much of the housing stock in Nevada City was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country. Housing costs in Nevada City are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.Nevada City is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.04% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Nevada City is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Nevada City who work in teaching (17.78%), art, media, and design (13.31%), and maintenance occupations (12.61%). Of important note, Nevada City is also a city of artists. Nevada City has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Nevada City’s character. Also of interest is that Nevada City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 31.48% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.02 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. As is often the case in a small city, Nevada City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Nevada City are among the most well-educated in the nation: 49.46% of adults in Nevada City have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Nevada City in 2022 was $49,411, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $197,644 for a family of four. However, Nevada City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Nevada City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nevada City residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Nevada City include English, German, Russian, Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Nevada City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
