Nye County vs. Eureka County

	Nye County (NV)	Eureka County (NV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	45,346	2,003
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.2%	0.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	43,945	1,987
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	43,946	1,987
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.4%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	16.8%	23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	30.1%	16.3%
Female persons, percent	48.8%	47.2%
White alone, percent	88.9%	91.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.6%	1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.8%	3.1%
Asian alone, percent	1.8%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.6%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.3%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	15.0%	13.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	75.7%	80.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,658	163
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.3%	1.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	22,390	1,080
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.0%	73.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$139,100	$84,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,128	$1,459
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$336	$286
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.7%	6.1%
Households, 2014-2018	18,668	750
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.31	2.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.0%	91.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.3%	3.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.6%	84.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.1%	77.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.8%	93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.5%	11.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	16.9%	13.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.8%	7.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	43.9%	66.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.7%	57.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	96,463	1,544
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	397,129	10,220
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,244	$5,107
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.0	25.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,711	$77,625
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,092	$34,590
Persons in poverty, percent	15.2%	9.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	683	32
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,299	126
All firms, 2012	2,719	169
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,366	74
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,158	156
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	326	28
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,176	131
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.3%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	2.4	0.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	18,181.92	4,175.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Nye county (NV) and Eureka county (NV) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.