Jury Pool Profile
Storey County, Nevada
- County seat
- Virginia City
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 4,260
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,140.
At a glance
Storey County is a 4,260-person venue. The county population is 80% White (Census race-alone categories). 13% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $92,548, $11,419 above the NV state median of $81,129; 31.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 70.7% of covered employment, average pay $95,182/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.68%, above the 5.21% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 63% to 69% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 4,140
- Median household income
- $93,409
- Unemployment
- 5.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 80% / 2%.
Storey County has a population of 4,140, with a median age of 52.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 80.5%; Black residents 2.2%. Independently, 12.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $92,548; 31.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 71% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 70.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 15.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.68%, above the Nevada state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 66%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Storey County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 68.6% in 2024, 66.3% in 2020, 63.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 57% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 13.7% of the adult civilian population (487 individuals).