Editing Nevada County, California (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 16446
|1870= 19134
|1880= 20823
|1890= 17369
|1900= 17789
|1910= 14955
|1920= 10850
|1930= 10596
|1940= 19283
|1950= 19888
|1960= 20911
|1970= 26346
|1980= 51645
|1990= 78510
|2000= 92033
|2010= 98764
|2020= 102241
|estyear=2024
|estimate=102195
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 10, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ca190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Nevada County, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Nevada County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US06057&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Nevada County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US06057&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Nevada County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US06057&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|83,098
|85,477
|style='background: #ffffe6; |82,810
|90.29%
|86.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |80.99%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|234
|341
|style='background: #ffffe6; |416
|0.25%
|0.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.41%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|663
|793
|style='background: #ffffe6; |695
|0.72%
|0.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.68%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|702
|1,124
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,371
|0.76%
|1.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.34%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|70
|96
|style='background: #ffffe6; |119
|0.08%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|175
|122
|style='background: #ffffe6; |617
|0.19%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.60%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multi-racial]] (NH)
|1,890
|2,372
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,797
|2.05%
|2.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.67%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|5,201
|8,439
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,416
|5.65%
|8.54%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.19%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''92,033'''
|'''98,764'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''102,241'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

=== 2011 ===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan=6 | Population, race, and income
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | 98,392
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 90,896
| 92.4%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 522
| 0.5%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;American Indian or Alaska Native<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 1,184
| 1.2%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 1,370
| 1.4%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 188
| 0.2%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Some other race<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 1,785
| 1.8%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Two or more races<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 2,447
| 2.5%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>
| 8,185
| 8.3%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | $31,607
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | $58,077
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | $69,807
|}

==== Places by population, race, and income ====

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! colspan=9 | Places by population and race
|-
! Place
! Type<ref name="US-CB">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Other<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/><br /><ref name="other" group=note>Other = Some other race + Two or more races</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Black or African<br />American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Native American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/><br /><ref name="na" group=note>Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Hispanic or Latino<br />(of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003"/>
|-
| [[Alta Sierra, California|Alta Sierra]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 6,888 || 93.6% || 3.7% || 1.5% || 0.0% || 1.2% || 8.2%
|-
| [[Floriston, California|Floriston]] || CDP || 35 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Graniteville, California|Graniteville]] || CDP || 0 || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Grass Valley, California|Grass Valley]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 12,793 || 87.4% || 4.3% || 2.0% || 0.9% || 5.4% || 14.7%
|-
| [[Kingvale, California|Kingvale]] ‡ || CDP || 158 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Lake of the Pines, California|Lake of the Pines]] || CDP || 3,684 || 92.3% || 5.0% || 1.8% || 0.4% || 0.4% || 6.4%
|-
| [[Lake Wildwood, California|Lake Wildwood]] || CDP || 5,666 || 94.8% || 3.3% || 0.3% || 0.0% || 1.6% || 8.7%
|-
| [[Nevada City, California|Nevada City]] || City || 3,081 || 88.4% || 3.2% || 6.0% || 0.8% || 1.5% || 10.5%
|-
| [[North San Juan, California|North San Juan]] || CDP || 158 || 60.8% || 39.2% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Penn Valley, California|Penn Valley]] || CDP || 1,328 || 99.1% || 0.9% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 1.7%
|-
| [[Rough and Ready, California|Rough and Ready]] || CDP || 891 || 98.0% || 1.0% || 1.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Soda Springs, Nevada County, California|Soda Springs]] || CDP || 126 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Truckee, California|Truckee]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|Town]] || 16,009 || 91.0% || 6.0% || 1.9% || 0.4% || 0.7% || 18.0%
|-
| [[Washington, California|Washington]] || CDP || 19 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: right; font-weight:normal; font-size: 90%;" | ‡ Data for Nevada County area of this CDP
|}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! colspan=6 | Places by population and income
|-
! Place
! Type<ref name="US-CB"/>
! Population<ref name="US-CB-B01003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
! data-sort-type="currency" | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301"/>
! data-sort-type="currency" | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013"/>
! data-sort-type="currency" | Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113"/>
|-
| [[Alta Sierra, California|Alta Sierra]] ||  CDP|| 6,888 || $36,287 || $69,539 || $74,926
|-
| [[Floriston, California|Floriston]] ||  CDP|| 35 || $38,829 || $97,639 || $97,639
|-
| [[Graniteville, California|Graniteville]] ||  CDP|| 0 ||<ref name="ND">Data unavailable</ref>  ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Grass Valley, California|Grass Valley]] || City || 12,793 || $24,302 || $35,843 || $41,058
|-
| [[Kingvale, California|Kingvale]] ‡ || CDP || 158 || $86,545 || $250,001 || $59,722
|-
| [[Lake of the Pines, California|Lake of the Pines]] || CDP || 3,684 || $38,503 || $76,816 || $96,984
|-
| [[Lake Wildwood, California|Lake Wildwood]] || CDP || 5,666 || $35,617 || $76,056 || $80,705
|-
| [[Nevada City, California|Nevada City]] || City || 3,081 || $29,833 || $55,192 || $68,032
|-
| [[North San Juan, California|North San Juan]] || CDP || 158 || $20,051 || $47,692 || $24,167
|-
| [[Penn Valley, California|Penn Valley]] || CDP || 1,328 || $20,344 || $39,583 || $51,989
|-
| [[Rough and Ready, California|Rough and Ready]] || CDP || 891 || $23,579 || $39,037 || $46,875
|-
| [[Soda Springs, Nevada County, California|Soda Springs]] || CDP || 126 || $25,465 || $40,969 ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Truckee, California|Truckee]] || Town || 16,009 || $32,526 || $68,173 || $76,031
|-
| [[Washington, California|Washington]] || CDP || 19 ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align: right; font-weight: normal; font-size: 90%;" | ‡ Data for Nevada County area of this CDP
|}

===2010 Census===
The [[2010 United States census]] reported that Nevada County had a population of 98,764. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of Nevada County was 90,233 (91.4%) White, 389 (0.4%) African American, 1,044 (1.1%) Native American, 1,187 (1.2%) Asian, 110 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 2,678 (2.7%) from other races, and 3,123 (3.2%) from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 8,439 persons (8.5%).<ref>{{USCensus2010CA}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
!colspan=10|Population reported at [[2010 United States Census]]
|-
|{{center|'''The County'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br />Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br />Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br />races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br />more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br />or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br />(of any race)'''}}
|-
|''' Nevada County'''
|align="right"|98,764||align="right"|90,233||align="right"|389||align="right"|1,044||align="right"|1,187||align="right"|110||align="right"|2,678||align="right"|3,123||align="right"|8,439
|-
|{{center|'''[[Incorporated city|Incorporated<br />cities and towns]]'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br />Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br />Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br />races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br />more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br />or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br />(of any race)'''}}
|-
|'''[[Grass Valley, California|Grass Valley]]'''
|align="right"|12,860||align="right"|11,493||align="right"|46||align="right"|208||align="right"|188||align="right"|9||align="right"|419||align="right"|497||align="right"|1,341
|-
|'''[[Nevada City, California|Nevada City]]'''
|align="right"|3,068||align="right"|2,837||align="right"|26||align="right"|28||align="right"|46||align="right"|0||align="right"|40||align="right"|91||align="right"|205
|-
|'''[[Truckee, California|Truckee]]'''
|align="right"|16,180||align="right"|13,992||align="right"|60||align="right"|95||align="right"|241||align="right"|15||align="right"|1,431||align="right"|346||align="right"|3,016
|-
|{{center|'''[[Census-designated place|Census-designated<br />places]]'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br />Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br />Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br />races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br />more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br />or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br />(of any race)'''}}
|-
|'''[[Alta Sierra, California|Alta Sierra]]'''
|align="right"|6,911||align="right"|6,436||align="right"|18||align="right"|55||align="right"|73||align="right"|9||align="right"|122||align="right"|198||align="right"|488
|-
|'''[[Floriston, California|Floriston]]'''
|align="right"|73||align="right"|67||align="right"|0||align="right"|4||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|0
|-
|'''[[Graniteville, California|Graniteville]]'''
|align="right"|11||align="right"|11||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0
|-
|'''[[Kingvale, California|Kingvale]]‡'''
|align="right"|141||align="right"|133||align="right"|1||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|2||align="right"|3||align="right"|6
|-
|'''[[Lake of the Pines, California|Lake of the Pines]]'''
|align="right"|3,917||align="right"|3,669||align="right"|5||align="right"|20||align="right"|65||align="right"|7||align="right"|24||align="right"|127||align="right"|246
|-
|'''[[Lake Wildwood, California|Lake Wildwood]]'''
|align="right"|4,991||align="right"|4,726||align="right"|17||align="right"|46||align="right"|56||align="right"|10||align="right"|32||align="right"|104||align="right"|272
|-
|'''[[North San Juan, California|North San Juan]]'''
|align="right"|269||align="right"|224||align="right"|1||align="right"|12||align="right"|11||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|21||align="right"|9
|-
|'''[[Penn Valley, California|Penn Valley]]'''
|align="right"|1,621||align="right"|1,434||align="right"|9||align="right"|34||align="right"|23||align="right"|0||align="right"|31||align="right"|90||align="right"|143
|-
|'''[[Rough and Ready, California|Rough and Ready]]'''
|align="right"|963||align="right"|886||align="right"|3||align="right"|6||align="right"|16||align="right"|6||align="right"|11||align="right"|35||align="right"|56
|-
|'''[[Soda Springs, Nevada County, California|Soda Springs]]'''
|align="right"|81||align="right"|79||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|7
|-
|'''[[Washington, California|Washington]]'''
|align="right"|185||align="right"|166||align="right"|1||align="right"|4||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|4||align="right"|10||align="right"|11
|-
|{{center|'''Other<br />[[unincorporated area]]s'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br />Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br />Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br />races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br />more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br />or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br />(of any race)'''}}
|-
|All others not CDPs (combined)
|align="right"|47,493||align="right"|44,080||align="right"|202||align="right"|529||align="right"|468||align="right"|53||align="right"|562||align="right"|1,599||align="right"|2,639
|-
!colspan=10|‡ Note: these numbers reflect only the portion of this CDP in Nevada County
|}

===2000===

As of the census<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, 92,033 people, 36,894 households, and 25,936 families resided in the county. The population density was {{convert|96|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|abbr=on}}. The 44,282 housing units had an average density of {{convert|46|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 93.4% White, 0.3% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 2.0% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. About 5.7% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race. Regarding ancestry,16.4% were [[German people|German]], 16.3% [[English people|English]], 11.1% [[Irish people|Irish]], 6.8% [[Italian people|Italian]], and 6.6% [[United States|American]], according to [[Census 2000]]; 94.0% spoke [[English language|English]] and 4.2% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language.

Of the 36,894 households, 28.7% had children under 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were not families. About 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.47, and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county, the age distribution was 23.1% under 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,864, and for a family was $52,697. Males had a median income of $40,742 versus $27,173 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $24,007. About 5.5% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.