Nye County, Nevada

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Nye County, Nevada is among the highest in the country for median age (123rd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Nye County, Nevada	Nevada	United States	Rank
Total Population	54,344	3,184,612	334,922,499	958th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$60,714	$78,260	$80,734	2019th of 3,221
Median Age	52.5	39.1	38.9	123rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.3%	27.9%	35.7%	3004th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$290,900	$435,400	$332,700	673rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,181	$1,597	$1,413	567th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.1%	12.4%	12.5%	1446th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.1%	7.0%	5.2%	271st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.0	29.0	n/a	2982nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.1%	19.1%	14.1%	553rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.6	n/a	n/a	2292nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.8%	60.0%	65.2%	990th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.0	24.8	26.4	656th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.0%	11.9%	15.1%	986th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.1%	n/a	n/a	1019th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.9%	44.0%	46.9%	1687th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.6%	n/a	n/a	2469th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Nye County, Nevada

Statistic	Nye County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	68.9%	44.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17.1%	29.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	9.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	8.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	7.8%	6.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.7%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	48.9	69.2	61.4

Age in Nye County, Nevada

Statistic	Nye County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Median Age	52.5	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	16.6%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.3%	8.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.0%	14.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.9%	13.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.3%	25.0%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	30.9%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Nye County, Nevada

Statistic	Nye County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Households	22,175	1,202,593	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.6	2.5
Family Households	63.9%	63.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.6%	29.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.0%	19.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.1%	28.0%	28.7%
Never Married	25.4%	34.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Nye County, Nevada

Statistic	Nye County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,261	$41,354	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.4%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.4%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.7%	18.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.9%	10.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.1%	12.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.8%	30.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.9%	12.7%	n/a

Housing in Nye County, Nevada

Statistic	Nye County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Housing Units	25,289	1,326,471	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	56.8%	60.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.6%	21.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.3%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,998.0	1,996.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.2%	40.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.9%	33.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,316	$2,027	n/a

Education in Nye County, Nevada

Statistic	Nye County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Less than High School	12.8%	12.5%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.5%	27.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	38.3%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.4%	18.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.0%	9.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Nye County, Nevada

Statistic	Nye County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Labour Force Participation	42.1%	63.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.8%	70.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.2%	2.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.1%	1.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	43.2%	22.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	22.0%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.6%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Nye County, Nevada

Statistic	Nye County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Born in State of Residence	22.4%	27.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.3%	10.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.8%	8.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	87.7%	70.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.3%	19.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.8%	20.9%	16.7%

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