Jury Pool Profile

Esmeralda County, Nevada

Republican +66 (2024)

Population: 962
Unemployment: 7.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 851 88.5%
Black or African American alone 3 0.3%
Asian alone 13 1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 15 1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 27 2.8%
Two or more races 53 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 254 26.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 55.8

Under 18 88 9.1%
18–24 10 1.0%
25–44 158 16.4%
45–64 451 46.9%
65 and over 255 26.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 7.3%; +2.09 pp vs. state
County GDP: $46.9M; 0.02% of state
Avg. annual pay: $61,632
Establishments: 23

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Natural resources & mining 148 52.1%
Public administration 65 22.9%
Education & health services 33 11.6%
Trade, transportation & utilities 4 1.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 47.7%
Median gross rent: $1,319
Owner-occupied: 235
Renter-occupied: 258

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 461 votes cast

Republican 376 81.6%
Democratic 73 15.8%
Other / third-party 12 2.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

88.4% speak only English at home

Spanish 96 10.3%
Tagalog 13 1.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 493
Family households: 250; 50.7% of households
Married w/ children: 234
Single-mother households: 3
Veterans: 102; 11.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

13.6% overall adherence rate

Catholic 75 10.3%
Evangelical Protestant 23 3.2%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.1%
With a disability: 30.3%
Bachelor's or higher: 24.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 5th Judicial District Court
Judges: 2 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction, including family court divisions); Justice Court judges (limited jurisdiction, per township) separate. Vintage 2026 nvcourts.gov; counts cross-checked against NRS § 3.0105 statutory department allocations. Clark (8th) and Washoe (2nd) totals include both civil/criminal and family court departments.)
Court seats: Goldfield, Tonopah

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nevada statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 343.25 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023