Nevada

State Government

Governor

Joe Lombardo (R)

State Senate

13

Democrats,

7

Republicans

State House

26

Democrats,

14

Republicans

Assets - Nevada

Average College Debt

$34,756

Unbanked Households

6.10%

Family - Nevada

Children in foster care

4,006

Percent of children in immigrant families

34%

Percent of children living in single parent families

39%

Housing - Nevada

Home foreclosure rate

1 in 2747

People experiencing homelessness

10,106.0

Households paying more than 50% of income on housing

123,200.0

Percent renters

0.399

Total households

Economic well-being - Nevada

Extreme poverty rate

0.06

Food insecurity

0.151

Minimum wage

12

Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line

0.294

Poverty rate

11.6%

Unemployment rate

5.3

Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Percent of individuals who are uninsured

11.4

Percent of jobs that are low-wage

Poverty by demographic - Nevada

Child poverty rate

0.15

Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty

N/A

Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty

N/A

Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty

144000

Percent of single-parent families with related children that are below poverty

Senior poverty rate

10.4%

Women in poverty

1,608,707

January 13, 2020

Early learning tech offers opportunities in preschool-poor Nevada

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June 18, 2019

Low-Income Dorms Set To Open on Sage Street

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July 10, 2018

New mobile health clinic to help seniors in Las Vegas Valley

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May 9, 2018

Nevada members of culinary and bartenders unions considering strike

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April 26, 2018

Nevada’s charter school ‘deserts’ strand low-income kids

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January 9, 2018

NV Anti-Poverty Program Gets a Boost from Whole Foods

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