Jury Pool Profile
Eureka County, Nevada
- County seat
- Eureka
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,867
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,585.
At a glance
Eureka County is a 1,867-person venue. The county population is 83% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $82,162, $1,033 above the NV state median of $81,129; 17.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Public administration, at 2.9% of covered employment, average pay $67,193/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.15%, below the 5.21% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 85% to 88% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 1,585
- Median household income
- $70,473
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 83% / 0%.
Eureka County has a population of 1,585, with a median age of 50.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 83.5%; Black residents 0.1%. Independently, 5.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $82,162; 17.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Natural resources & mining, about 83% of covered jobs.
Public administration is the largest published sector at 2.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 2.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.15%, below the Nevada state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 87%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Eureka County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 87.8% in 2024, 88.0% in 2020, 84.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 6.0% of the adult civilian population (77 individuals).