Nye County vs. Esmeralda County

	Nye County (NV)	Esmeralda County (NV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	45,346	826
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.2%	5.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	43,945	784
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	43,946	783
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.4%	3.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	16.8%	15.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	30.1%	36.8%
Female persons, percent	48.8%	44.8%
White alone, percent	88.9%	84.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.6%	3.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.8%	7.1%
Asian alone, percent	1.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.6%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.3%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	15.0%	18.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	75.7%	67.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,658	101
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.3%	11.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	22,390	852
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.0%	58.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$139,100	$74,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,128	$825
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$336	$288
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$806	$565
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.7%	14.9%
Households, 2014-2018	18,668	454
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.31	2.15
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.0%	90.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.3%	18.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.6%	84.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.1%	52.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.8%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.5%	16.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	16.9%	14.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.8%	14.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	43.9%	49.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.7%	36.6%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.0	15.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,711	$40,000
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,092	$24,713
Persons in poverty, percent	15.2%	14.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	683	12
Total employment, 2017	9,285	189
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	426,632	10,153
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	6.1%	-6.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,299	56
All firms, 2012	2,719	66
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,366	26
Women-owned firms, 2012	850	33
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,158	54
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,176	60
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	0.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	18,181.92	3,581.88

Source: United States Census Bureau

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