Battle Mountain, NV

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2022 Population

4,187

1.58% 1-year growth

US Senator

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jacky Rosen

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

41.1

8.16% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

11.2%

0.329% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$99,962

6.26% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$193,300

8.66% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Battle Mountain, NV had a population of 4.19k people with a median age of 41.1 and a median household income of $99,962. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Battle Mountain, NV grew from 4,122 to 4,187, a 1.58% increase and its median household income grew from $94,076 to $99,962, a 6.26% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Battle Mountain, NV are White (Non-Hispanic) (63.1%), White (Hispanic) (19.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (7.21%), Black or African American (Hispanic) (4.71%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (2.58%).

None of the households in Battle Mountain, NV reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.2% of the residents in Battle Mountain, NV are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Battle Mountain, NV was $193,300, and the homeownership rate was 73.5%.

Most people in Battle Mountain, NV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Battle Mountain, NV was 2 cars per household.

United States Nevada Lander County, NV Rural Nevada PUMA, NV

Population & Diversity

Battle Mountain, NV is home to a population of 4.19k people, from which 95.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 7.93% of Battle Mountain, NV residents were born outside of the country (332 people).

In 2022, there were 3.21 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.64k people) in Battle Mountain, NV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 823 White (Hispanic) and 302 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

95.2%

2022 Citizenship

95.5%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 95.2% of Battle Mountain, NV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Battle Mountain, NV was 95.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Battle Mountain, NV compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Battle Mountain, NV

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.64k ± 421
White (Hispanic)
823 ± 332
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
302 ± 201

26.5%

Hispanic Population

1.11k people

26.5% of the people in Battle Mountain, NV are hispanic (1.11k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Battle Mountain, NV as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

7.93%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

332 people

8.95%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

369 people

As of 2022, 7.93% of Battle Mountain, NV residents (332 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Battle Mountain, NV was 8.95%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Battle Mountain, NV compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
61 ± 46
Gulf War (2001-)
43 ± 44
Korea
35 ± 53

Battle Mountain, NV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.42 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Battle Mountain, NV employs 1.66k people. The largest industries in Battle Mountain, NV are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (581 people), Public Administration (240 people), and Educational Services (125 people), and the highest paying industries are Construction ($175,613), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($103,017), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($103,017).

Employment

Occupations

1.66k

2022 Value

± 364

−7.95%

1 Year decline

± 33.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Battle Mountain, NV declined at a rate of −7.95%, from 1.8k employees to 1.66k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Battle Mountain, NV, are Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (318 people), Production Occupations (216 people), and Management Occupations (172 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Battle Mountain, NV.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nevada (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.66k

2022 Value

± 364

−7.95%

1 Year decline

± 33.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Battle Mountain, NV declined at a rate of −7.95%, from 1.8k employees to 1.66k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Battle Mountain, NV, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (581 people), Public Administration (240 people), and Educational Services (125 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Battle Mountain, NV, though some of these residents may live in Battle Mountain, NV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$100,176

Median earning men ± $24,362

$51,250

Median earning women ± $17,584

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Construction ($175,613), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($110,500), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($102,479).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($95,708), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($24,899), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($17,344).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

5.19%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.53M people employed in Nevada. This represents a 5.19% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 21.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Nevada.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Nevada went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (47.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.05%).

Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen are the senators currently representing the state of Nevada. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nevada is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Battle Mountain, NV. Showing the available data for Nevada.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (50.1%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (47.7%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.05%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Nevada went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (47.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.05%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Nevada for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Nevada

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Catherine Cortez Masto

Senator from Nevada

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Jacky Rosen

Senator from Nevada

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen are the senators currently representing Nevada.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Nevada over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Nevada

Nevada is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Nevada have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.34% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.43% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (710k), Some college (606k), and Bachelors Degree (392k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Battle Mountain, NV was $193,300 in 2022, which is 0.686 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $177,900 to $193,300, a 8.66% increase. The homeownership rate in Battle Mountain, NV is 73.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Battle Mountain, NV have an average commute time of 23.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Battle Mountain, NV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$193,300

Median Property Value 2022

±$15,518

$1,247

Median Property Taxes

±$304

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Battle Mountain, NV the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Battle Mountain, NV compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

73.5%

Homeownership

2022

62.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 73.5% of the housing units in Battle Mountain, NV were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Battle Mountain, NV compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Battle Mountain, NV colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$99,962

Median Household Income

± $19,165

1.7k

Number of Households

± 359

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.7k households in Battle Mountain, NV grew to $99,962 from the previous year's value of $94,076.

The following chart displays the households in Battle Mountain, NV distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $125k - $150k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Battle Mountain, NV is from Nevada.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Nevada

0.449

2021 Wage GINI in Nevada

In 2022, the income inequality in Nevada was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.556% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nevada was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nevada in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Nevada across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (66.9%)
Public Transit (16.7%)
Carpooled (13.9%)

In 2022, 66.9% of workers in Battle Mountain, NV drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (16.7%) and those who carpooled to work (13.9%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Battle Mountain, NV have a shorter commute time (23.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 4.06% of the workforce in Battle Mountain, NV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Battle Mountain, NV compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Battle Mountain, NV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Battle Mountain, NV have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Battle Mountain, NV (464 out of 4.14k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Battle Mountain, NV is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.6% of the population of Battle Mountain, NV has health coverage, with 57% on employee plans, 10.4% on Medicaid, 10.6% on Medicare, 12.4% on non-group plans, and 2.25% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lander County, NV see 2757 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.325% decrease from the previous year (2766 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 5798 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2899 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,757 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lander County, NV

Primary care physicians in Lander County, NV see an average of 2,757 patients per year. This represents a 0.325% decrease from the previous year (2,766 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Lander County, NV in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.7% under 18 years, 16.1% between 18 and 34 years, 42.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 55.3% were men and 44.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.37%

Uninsured

57%

Employer Coverage

10.4%

Medicaid

10.6%

Medicare

12.4%

Non-Group

2.25%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Battle Mountain, NV grew by 54.2% from 4.78% to 7.37%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Battle Mountain, NV changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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