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Nye County

Nevada · 57,336 residents (2025 est.) · 18,182 sq mi
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Nye County is a county of 54,344 people in Nevada. The median age is 52.5, about 14 years above the US median. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 21,859 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 13% of adults. Density works out to 3 people per square mile. 78% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 52.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 66%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
54,344
+67%since 2000
from 32,485 in 2000
57,336 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3 / sq mi
+27%since 2009
from 2 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
52.5
+22%since 2000
from 42.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
18,182 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
14K25K36K47K58K19902000201020202024Nye County
202454K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.1%(2,203)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.5%(2,426)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.9%(2,672)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.7%(2,536)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 243.8%(2,084)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410%(5,411)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 449.9%(5,386)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.8%(5,892)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6416.5%(8,943)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7418.5%(10,054)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 849.8%(5,333)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.6%(1,404)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$60,714
−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,024 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,261
+91%since 2000
from $17,962 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
40.2%
+16.6 ptssince 2009
from 23.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
14.1%
+3.4 ptssince 2000
from 10.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.446
−2%since 2010
from 0.454 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing7.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Finance & insurance7.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Manufacturing5.9%
US avg: 0.4%
Retail trade5%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services4.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Public administration2.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Construction1.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services1.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food0.8%
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$290,900
+66%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $96,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,181
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $541 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
77.8%
+1.4 ptssince 2000
from 76.4% in 2000
22.2% rent
Vacancy rate
12.3%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 15.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.40 people
−21%since 2009
from 3.05 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
27.6%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 29.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 44.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.8
+20%since 2009
from 4.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
38
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic84.7%(27,511)
Black1.1%(373)
Hispanic / Latino8.4%(2,713)
Asian0.7%(242)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic68.9%(37,445)
Black2.9%(1,553)
Hispanic / Latino17.1%(9,305)
Asian1.9%(1,037)
Other9.2%(5,004)
Diversity Score
61
+48%since 2009
from 41 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
16
−36%since 2020
from 26 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican13.7%(7,429)
Salvadoran1.1%(582)
Spaniard0.7%(372)
Guatemalan0.4%(219)
Puerto Rican0.4%(193)
Cuban0.2%(99)
Argentine0.1%(57)
Honduran0%(13)
+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Filipino0.7%(364)
Chinese0.3%(162)
Japanese0.3%(160)
Korean0.3%(147)
Taiwanese0.1%(28)
Thai0%(21)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(43)
Guamanian0%(22)
Chamorro0%(16)
Ancestry
German17.6%(9,588)
English14.7%(7,973)
Irish11.9%(6,472)
Italian5.4%(2,930)
American3.9%(2,121)
French2.7%(1,472)
Scottish2.1%(1,138)
Norwegian2.1%(1,134)
Swedish1.8%(1,002)
Polish1.6%(869)
Dutch1.1%(622)
+ 31 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.5%(257)
Welsh0.5%(251)
Hungarian0.5%(245)
Danish0.4%(239)
West Indian0.4%(228)
Jamaican0.4%(223)
Portuguese0.4%(222)
Ukrainian0.4%(219)
British0.3%(177)
Nigerian0.3%(145)
Czech0.2%(128)
Swiss0.2%(125)
Arab0.2%(92)
Slovak0.1%(51)
Australian0.1%(47)
Serbian0.1%(42)
Canadian0.1%(38)
Romanian0.1%(38)
Greek0.1%(33)
Austrian0.1%(30)
Finnish0%(27)
Egyptian0%(21)
Belgian0%(19)
Bulgarian0%(18)
Lebanese0%(16)
Iraqi0%(11)
Croatian0%(10)
Haitian0%(5)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
13.3%
+3.3 ptssince 2000
from 10.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.2%
+8.0 ptssince 2000
from 79.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
4.0%
+0.8 ptssince 2000
from 3.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
29.0 min
+15%since 2000
from 25.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.8%
+2.5 ptssince 2009
from 70.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.8%
−11.4 ptssince 2009
from 21.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.0%
+6.9 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.6%
+2.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
8.1%
−7.5 ptssince 2011
from 15.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
42.1%
−5.3 ptssince 2011
from 47.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
57.9%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 56.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
28.4%
+8.6 ptssince 2009
from 19.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
51.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.4% in 2009
Female
48.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
Foreign born
8.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
15.0%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 19.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
25.8%
+4.6 ptssince 2012
from 21.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.8%
−12.6 ptssince 2013
from 21.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
84.0%
+12.4 ptssince 2017
from 71.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.8%
+4.8 ptssince 2020
from 89.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.9%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 88.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
87.7%
−1.5 ptssince 2016
from 89.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
9.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2016
from 8.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.6%(7,660)
Married49.8%(12,053)
Widowed6%(1,461)
Divorced12.6%(3,048)
Women 15+
Never married18.8%(4,292)
Married52%(11,859)
Widowed12.3%(2,817)
Divorced16.9%(3,853)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.8%
−12.6 ptssince 2013
from 21.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
38.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 38.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.3%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 13.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
35.0%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 33.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
26.5%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 25.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
8.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 8.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
52.0%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 52.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
58.1%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 56.3% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)15.8%(1,074)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.1%(1,300)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.9%(3,192)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(304)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(47)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 6,813 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Nye County, Nevada?

Nye County, Nevada has about 54,344 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Nye County, Nevada?

The typical household in Nye County, Nevada earns about $60,714 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Nye County, Nevada expensive?

In Nye County, Nevada, the median home is worth about $290,900, and the typical rent is about $1,181 a month.

How educated are people in Nye County, Nevada?

About 13.3% of adults age 25 and over in Nye County, Nevada hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Nye County, Nevada?

About 14.1% of people in Nye County, Nevada live below the federal poverty line.

Has Nye County, Nevada grown since 1990?

Yes, Nye County, Nevada has grown since 1990. The population has added about 36,563 residents, a change of about 206 percent over that period.

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