Foreclosures in Nevada increased in 2009 over the prior year. There was a total of 112,097 properties with foreclosure filings. That works out to a rate of one filing for every 10 households, which compares to the United States average of 45, and is a little more than 10 percent of the state's housing units.
Nevada is the 35th largest U.S. state by population, with 2,643,085 people (in 2008). Its 110,567 square miles make it the 7th largest state by area. Median household income in 2008 was $56,361.
In 1931—before it legalized gambling—Nevada it was a mining and agriculture state with a small population and very little tourism. Today, tourism in Nevada makes up more than a quarter of the state's economy. The renowned Las Vegas Strip is the second most frequented tourist site in the United States, behind Times Square. Besides its gambling and hospitality industry, the Las Vegas area still has an agriculture and mining presence that employs about one percent of the population.