Pershing County, Nevada

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Pershing County, Nevada is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for population per square mile.

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Key figures

Statistic	Pershing County, Nevada	Nevada	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,487	3,184,612	334,922,499	2777th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,902	$78,260	$80,734	1444th of 3,221
Median Age	42.4	39.1	38.9	1379th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	6.1%	27.9%	35.7%	3220th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$179,500	$435,400	$332,700	1648th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$715	$1,597	$1,413	2671st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.8%	12.4%	12.5%	1997th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.9%	7.0%	5.2%	1977th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.1	29.0	n/a	3140th of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.4%	19.1%	14.1%	531st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.4	n/a	n/a	1338th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.0%	60.0%	65.2%	1867th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.1	24.8	26.4	1162nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.2%	11.9%	15.1%	1724th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.6%	n/a	n/a	1332nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.7%	44.0%	46.9%	909th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.3%	n/a	n/a	1608th 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 Pershing County, Nevada

Statistic	Pershing County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	63.7%	44.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23.6%	29.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	9.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	8.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	6.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.7%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.4	69.2	61.4

Age in Pershing County, Nevada

Statistic	Pershing County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Median Age	42.4	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	15.8%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.0%	8.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.8%	14.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.5%	13.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.6%	25.0%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.3%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Pershing County, Nevada

Statistic	Pershing County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Households	1,736	1,202,593	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.6	2.5
Family Households	66.5%	63.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.1%	29.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.8%	19.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.1%	28.0%	28.7%
Never Married	41.9%	34.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Pershing County, Nevada

Statistic	Pershing County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,154	$41,354	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.1%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.7%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.4%	18.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.4%	10.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.8%	12.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.9%	30.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.3%	12.7%	n/a

Housing in Pershing County, Nevada

Statistic	Pershing County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Housing Units	2,297	1,326,471	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	36.8%	60.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.8%	21.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	24.4%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,996.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.0%	40.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	19.0%	33.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,109	$2,027	n/a

Education in Pershing County, Nevada

Statistic	Pershing County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Less than High School	12.9%	12.5%	10.4%
High School Graduate	46.0%	27.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.0%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	3.8%	18.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	2.4%	9.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Pershing County, Nevada

Statistic	Pershing County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Labour Force Participation	41.8%	63.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.5%	70.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	5.5%	2.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.7%	1.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	42.4%	22.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.6%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.4%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Pershing County, Nevada

Statistic	Pershing County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Born in State of Residence	33.7%	27.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.6%	10.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.8%	8.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	82.9%	70.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	15.8%	19.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.0%	20.9%	16.7%

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