Lyon County vs. Churchill County

	Lyon County (NV)	Churchill County (NV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	55,808	24,440
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7.4%	-1.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	51,980	24,877
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	51,980	24,877
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.4%	22.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.2%	18.9%
Female persons, percent	48.9%	49.2%
White alone, percent	89.6%	84.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.4%	2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	3.3%	5.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.6%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	3.7%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	17.7%	14.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	74.3%	72.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	6,320	2,963
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.8%	7.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	23,702	10,967
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.8%	65.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$183,900	$174,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,228	$1,210
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$352	$370
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$976	$799
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.1%	14.0%
Building permits, 2018	331	73
Households, 2014-2018	20,528	9,819
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.58	2.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.3%	82.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.8%	14.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.2%	91.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.4%	82.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.1%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.0%	17.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.1%	10.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.2%	13.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.0%	52.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.6%	47.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	31,233	35,884
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	206,384	39,093
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	465,510	235,127
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,069	$9,646
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.5	20.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$55,493	$51,514
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,855	$26,606
Persons in poverty, percent	10.5%	11.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	814	478
Total employment, 2017	10,494	5,169
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	393,854	212,851
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.7%	-6.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,763	1,273
All firms, 2012	2,844	1,284
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,417	549
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,041	414
Minority-owned firms, 2012	317	146
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,357	1,021
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	269	155
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,346	946
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.6%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.1%	26.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	26.0	5.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,001.19	4,930.46

Source: United States Census Bureau

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