Esmeralda County, Nevada

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Esmeralda County, Nevada is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the highest in the country for median age (61st of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Esmeralda County, Nevada	Nevada	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,028	3,184,612	334,922,499	3184th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$41,715	$78,260	$80,734	3043rd of 3,221
Median Age	55.0	39.1	38.9	61st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.1%	27.9%	35.7%	1808th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$108,900	$435,400	$332,700	2869th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,320	$1,597	$1,413	394th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.4%	12.4%	12.5%	1849th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.6%	7.0%	5.2%	3165th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.3	29.0	n/a	3210th of 3,222
Foreign Born	18.3%	19.1%	14.1%	137th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	60.8%	60.0%	65.2%	2981st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	13.9	24.8	26.4	3134th of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.8%	11.9%	15.1%	282nd of 3,222
Uninsured	20.9%	n/a	n/a	195th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.5%	44.0%	46.9%	772nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.3%	n/a	n/a	1815th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Esmeralda County, Nevada

Statistic	Esmeralda County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	58.3%	44.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31.5%	29.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	9.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	8.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	6.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.7%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.8	69.2	61.4

Age in Esmeralda County, Nevada

Statistic	Esmeralda County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Median Age	55.0	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	12.8%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	0.1%	8.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.6%	14.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	13.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	41.7%	25.0%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.8%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Esmeralda County, Nevada

Statistic	Esmeralda County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Households	503	1,202,593	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.0	2.6	2.5
Family Households	60.2%	63.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.9%	29.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	6.8%	19.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.4%	28.0%	28.7%
Never Married	16.8%	34.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Esmeralda County, Nevada

Statistic	Esmeralda County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,158	$41,354	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	29.4%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	6.4%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.1%	18.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	0.0%	10.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.4%	12.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	46.6%	30.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	27.8%	12.7%	n/a

Housing in Esmeralda County, Nevada

Statistic	Esmeralda County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Housing Units	690	1,326,471	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	48.7%	60.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	19.1%	21.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	27.1%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,996.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	39.2%	40.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	51.0%	33.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$669	$2,027	n/a

Education in Esmeralda County, Nevada

Statistic	Esmeralda County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Less than High School	16.8%	12.5%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.3%	27.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.8%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.9%	18.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.3%	9.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Esmeralda County, Nevada

Statistic	Esmeralda County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Labour Force Participation	38.9%	63.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.4%	70.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	2.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.7%	1.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	80.5%	22.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.9%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	22.9%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Esmeralda County, Nevada

Statistic	Esmeralda County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Born in State of Residence	20.5%	27.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	12.7%	10.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.5%	8.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	74.7%	70.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	22.8%	19.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.2%	20.9%	16.7%

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