Census: Elko County the state’s youngest, Storey its oldest
CARSON CITY — Nevada’s youngest county based on the median age of its residents is Elko, while the oldest is Storey County, according to new data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The bureau reported that the U.S. median age ticked up from 37.6 years on July 1, 2013, to 37.7 on July 1, 2014.
The counties in Nevada with the highest median age on July 1, 2014, were Storey, at 54.9; Nye, at 51.9; and Esmeralda, at 50.4. This means that half the population was older than this age and half younger.
The youngest counties — those with the lowest median age — were Elko, at 33.4; Humboldt, at 35.2; and Lander, at 36.4.
While the nation aged, one Nevada county become younger: White Pine.
The median age on July 1, 2014, in Clark County was 36.7, a 0.2 increase from July 1, 2013.
The latest estimates also examine population changes among groups by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin nationally, as well as in all states and counties, between April 1, 2010, and July 1, 2014.
Nationally, non-Hispanic, single-race whites was the largest group in 2014, at 197.9 million. Hispanics were next, with a population of 55.4 million, followed by blacks, at 45.7 million; Asians (20.3 million); American Indians and Alaska Natives (6.5 million); and native Hawaiians and other Pacific islanders (1.5 million).
In Nevada, the populations of each group were as follows:
■ Non-Hispanic single-race whites: 1,462,027
■ Hispanics: 790,034
Race alone or in combination groups:
■ Blacks: 299,942
■ Asians: 291,247
■ American Indians and Alaska natives: 75,350
■ Native Hawaiians and other Pacific islanders: 39,775
Unless otherwise specified, the statistics refer to the population who reported a race alone or in combination with one or more races.
Censuses and surveys permit respondents to select more than one race; consequently, people might be one race or a combination of races.
The sum of the populations for the five “race alone or in combination” groups adds to more than the total population because individuals may report more than one race.
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