New population numbers

State Demographer Jeff Hardcastle has released the newest population predictions for Nevada up to 2032.

“Currently, we are projecting our state will continue to grow decade to decade at a rate slightly above the projected national rate,” he said in a prepared statement. “From 2010 to 2020 Nevada will grow at 9.6 percent compared to a national forecast of 8.1 percent, for example. Given Nevada's current levels of employment and the potential for growth, the 2013 projections are for a state-wide increase of 529,322 people over the next 20 years.

“Broken out by region, Clark County could experience an increase of 377,037 people; Washoe County an increase of 120,070 people; and other northwest counties (Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Storey and Lyon Counties) could see population increase of 26,808. The counties along Interstate 80 (Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander and Pershing Counties) could see an increase of 1,567 people and the balance of the state (Esmeralda, Lincoln, Mineral, Nye and White Pine Counties) could see an increase of 3,840 people.”

The current statewide population estimate is 2,750,217.