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Statistics - Chronicle Almanac 1999-2000: Nevada |
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| Racial and ethnic distribution: |
1990 |
2000 |
| American Indian |
1.6% |
1.3% |
| Asian |
3.2% |
4.5% |
| Black |
6.6% |
6.8% |
| White |
84.3% |
75.2% |
| Other and unknown |
4.4% |
8.0% |
| Hispanic (may be any race) |
10.4% |
19.7% |
| Educational attainment of adults (highest level): |
1990 |
2000 |
| Persons 25 years and over less than 9th grade |
5.8% |
6.4% |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma |
16.3% |
12.9% |
| High school diploma |
32.0% |
29.3% |
| Some college, no degree |
26.3% |
27.0% |
| Associate degree |
5.8% |
6.2% |
| Bachelor's degree |
9.3% |
12.1% |
| Graduate or professional degree |
4.6% |
6.1% |
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1990 |
2000 |
| Proportion who speak a language other than English at home: |
13.2% |
23.1% |
| Per-capita personal income: |
$15,214 |
$21,989 |
| Poverty rate: (individuals) |
9.6% |
10.5% |
| New high school graduates in: |
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| 1998-99 (estimate) |
13,483 |
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| 2008-09 (estimate) |
23,211 |
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| New GED diploma recipients: |
3,931 |
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| High school dropout rate: |
14% |
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 and 2000 Censuses
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