Nevada City, CA Population

Overview

3,097

Total Population

59.2

Median age

52.11%

Female population %

91.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

93.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

154

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Nevada City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Nevada City is 59.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Nevada City's population under 18 was 8.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Nevada City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 41.07% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Nevada City, 7.27% were under the age of 15, 13.30% aged 15 to 29, 38.36% aged 30 to 64, 38.78% aged 65 to 84, and 2.29% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 131 more females than males in Nevada City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.11% females and 47.89% males in Nevada City, CA.
The Nevada City, CA gender ratio is 91.9:100 i.e. 91.9 men to 100 women (0.919).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 318.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 304.

Nevada City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Nevada City population: 90.73% are White, 1.52% are Black or African American, 0.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.81% are Asian, 0.45% are some other race and 6.39% are multiracial.
Nevada City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 154 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,943 (95.03% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Nevada City is White with a population of 2,81 (90.73% of the total population).

Nevada City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 3,183 in the year 2015
From 2000 to 2010, Nevada City's population increased by 75 (2.46%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Nevada City's population increased by 25 (0.80%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Nevada City's population was lowest in year 2008 at 2,992.