Senior Life in Nevada

Nevada has a lower than national average of residents who are over the age of 65. Currently, 11.0 % of Nevada residents are seniors. The US average is 12.4%. However, there are currently, there are over 275,000 seniors in Nevada. This number will most certainly rise in the coming years, as well as the need for assisted living and long term care in Nevada.

Economy:

When Nevada legalized gambling in 1931, it was a sleepy mining and agriculture state with not much of a population and little resembling a tourist industry. Today, tourism accounts for more than a quarter of the state's economy and the Las Vegas Strip is the second most frequented tourist site in the country, behind Times Square. In addition to gambling and hospitality, Las Vegas still has an agriculture and mining presence that employs just over 1 percent of the population.

Noteworthy:

More than 85 percent of Nevada's population resides in its two biggest cities, Las Vegas and Reno.