Lander County, Nevada

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Lander County, Nevada is among the lowest in the country for population per square mile, and among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Lander County, Nevada	Nevada	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,770	3,184,612	334,922,499	2831st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$89,014	$78,260	$80,734	327th of 3,221
Median Age	37.6	39.1	38.9	2656th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.3%	27.9%	35.7%	2129th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$213,800	$435,400	$332,700	1264th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$902	$1,597	$1,413	1431st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.7%	12.4%	12.5%	2275th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.4%	7.0%	5.2%	166th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.0	29.0	n/a	3148th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.5%	19.1%	14.1%	1366th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.2	n/a	n/a	1753rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.4%	60.0%	65.2%	1073rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.2	24.8	26.4	1621st of 3,221
Worked from Home	0.4%	11.9%	15.1%	3214th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.9%	n/a	n/a	1054th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.6%	44.0%	46.9%	426th of 3,222
Broadband Access	95.5%	n/a	n/a	19th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Lander County, Nevada

Statistic	Lander County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	75.0%	44.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16.8%	29.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	9.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	8.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.7%	6.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.7%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	40.5	69.2	61.4

Age in Lander County, Nevada

Statistic	Lander County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Median Age	37.6	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	27.6%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.1%	8.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.4%	14.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.5%	13.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.7%	25.0%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.7%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Lander County, Nevada

Statistic	Lander County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Households	2,129	1,202,593	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.6	2.5
Family Households	73.2%	63.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	34.2%	29.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.6%	19.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.1%	28.0%	28.7%
Never Married	30.0%	34.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lander County, Nevada

Statistic	Lander County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,167	$41,354	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.6%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.0%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.9%	18.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.9%	10.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.7%	12.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.2%	30.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.5%	12.7%	n/a

Housing in Lander County, Nevada

Statistic	Lander County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Housing Units	2,739	1,326,471	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	39.0%	60.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.6%	21.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.3%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,996.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.6%	40.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.1%	33.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,366	$2,027	n/a

Education in Lander County, Nevada

Statistic	Lander County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Less than High School	11.9%	12.5%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.4%	27.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.4%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.2%	18.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.0%	9.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lander County, Nevada

Statistic	Lander County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.9%	63.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.5%	70.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	8.5%	2.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.9%	1.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	56.0%	22.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	18.2%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.8%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Lander County, Nevada

Statistic	Lander County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Born in State of Residence	36.3%	27.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.4%	10.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	8.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.5%	70.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.5%	19.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.8%	20.9%	16.7%

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