Nye County vs. Lincoln County

	Nye County (NV)	Lincoln County (NV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	45,346	5,201
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.2%	-2.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	43,945	5,339
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	43,946	5,345
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.4%	4.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	16.8%	19.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	30.1%	24.8%
Female persons, percent	48.8%	46.3%
White alone, percent	88.9%	91.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.6%	3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.8%	1.9%
Asian alone, percent	1.8%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.6%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	3.3%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	15.0%	8.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	75.7%	84.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,658	452
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.3%	3.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	22,390	2,812
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.0%	73.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$139,100	$134,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,128	$1,055
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$336	$376
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$806	$612
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.7%	9.3%
Households, 2014-2018	18,668	2,041
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.31	2.27
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.0%	83.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.3%	6.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.6%	82.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.1%	75.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.8%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.5%	17.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	16.9%	13.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.8%	12.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	43.9%	45.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.7%	44.4%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	82,574	7,375
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.0	16.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,711	$56,414
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,092	$25,304
Persons in poverty, percent	15.2%	13.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	683	80
Total employment, 2017	9,285	565
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	426,632	16,402
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	6.1%	-8.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,299	312
All firms, 2012	2,719	283
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,366	148
Women-owned firms, 2012	850	77
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,158	257
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,176	267
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%	32.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	2.4	0.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	18,181.92	10,633.20

Source: United States Census Bureau

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