Nye County has state’s second oldest population

CARSON CITY — Nye County has the second oldest median age in Nevada, according to new data recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The median age for the county was 51.9 years old, behind Storey, at 54.9, and a little older than Esmeralda, at 50.4.

This means that half the population was older than this age and half younger when the data was collected on July 1, 2014.

Nevada’s youngest county based on the median age of its residents is Elko, at 33.4, followed by Humboldt, at 35.2, and Lander, at 36.4.

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.

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.