Jury Pool Profile
Lander County, Nevada
- County seat
- Battle Mountain
- Judicial district
- 11th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,872
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,770.
At a glance
Lander County is a 5,872-person venue. The county population is 78% White (Census race-alone categories). 17% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $92,510, $11,381 above the NV state median of $81,129; 19.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 10.4% of covered employment, average pay $46,153/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.43%, below the 5.21% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,770
- Median household income
- $89,014
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 78% / 1%.
Lander County has a population of 5,770, with a median age of 37.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 77.6%; Black residents 1.2%. Independently, 16.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $92,510; 19.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Counting the cells BLS withholds (private jobs estimated from Census County Business Patterns, government jobs from the statewide mix), the two largest sectors are within 20% of each other: Natural resources & mining about 1,410, Education & health services about 1,280.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 10.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 8.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.43%, below the Nevada state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lander County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.0% in 2024, 79.5% in 2020, 75.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 73% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 8.1% of the adult civilian population (338 individuals).