Nye County, Nevada

• White (non-Hispanic) 37,445 68.9%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9,305 17.1%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,553 2.9%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 1,037 1.9%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 4,215 7.8%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 471 0.9%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 177 0.3%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 141 0.3%

• Under 18 9,016 16.6%
• 18–24 2,905 5.3%
• 25–44 10,797 19.9%
• 45–64 14,835 27.3%
• 65 and over 16,791 30.9%

Median household income

$65,910

90% interval $58,819–$73,001

−$15,219 vs NV · 16th of 17

Below poverty line

13.8%

90% interval 11.0%–16.6%

+2.0 pp vs NV · 4th of 17

Unemployment (12-mo)

6.4%

+1.19 pp vs. state

County GDP

$2.7B

0.99% of state

Avg. annual pay

$73,081

Establishments

1,024

• Professional & business services 3,039 22.2%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 2,369 17.3%
• Education & health services 2,259 16.5%
• Leisure & hospitality 2,161 15.8%
• Natural resources & mining 1,359 9.9%
• Public administration 847 6.2%
• Construction 744 5.4%
• Other services 371 2.7%
• Financial activities 327 2.4%
• Manufacturing 181 1.3%
• Information 55 0.4%

Home ownership

77.8%

+17.8 pp vs NV · 4th of 17

Median gross rent

$1,181

−$416 vs NV · 8th of 17

Owner-occupied

17,250

Renter-occupied

4,925

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 56% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Professional & business services, $124,830/yr) pays 3.8× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $32,558/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 13 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 18,946 70.2%
• Democratic 7,559 28.0%
• Other / third-party 492 1.8%

• Spanish 4,831 9.3%
• Tagalog 377 0.7%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 266 0.5%
• German or other West Germanic 145 0.3%
• Chinese 97 0.2%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 93 0.2%
• Korean 90 0.2%
• Arabic 52 0.1%

Households

22,175

Family households

14,168

63.9% of households

Married couples w/ children

2,411

17.0% of families

Single-mother families

725

5.1% of families

Veterans

6,813

15% of civilians 18+

• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 4,139 8.0%
• Catholic 3,509 6.8%
• Evangelical Protestant 3,157 6.1%
• Mainline Protestant 316 0.6%

Health insured

91.2%

±1.3 pp

Uninsured

8.8%

±1.3 pp

9th of 17

With a disability

25.8%

±1.6 pp

3rd of 17

Bachelor's or higher

13.3%

±1.6 pp

−14.6 pp vs NV · 14th of 17

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

13.3%

90% interval 11.8%–14.8% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

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

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

12

26.47 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

12