Churchill County, NV

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2020 Population

24,606

1.43% 1-year growth

US Senator

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jacky Rosen

Democratic Party

2020 Median Age

40.5

2.02% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

12.6%

4.17% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$56,335

2.58% 1-year decline

2020 Median Property Value

$198,800

3.81% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Churchill County, NV had a population of 24.6k people with a median age of 40.5 and a median household income of $56,335. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Churchill County, NV grew from 24,259 to 24,606, a 1.43% increase and its median household income declined from $57,824 to $56,335, a −2.58% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Churchill County, NV are White (Non-Hispanic) (72.3%), White (Hispanic) (6.29%), Other (Hispanic) (4.66%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (4.36%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.27%).

None of the households in Churchill County, 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.

95.6% of the residents in Churchill County, NV are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Churchill County, NV was $198,800, and the homeownership rate was 68.6%.

Most people in Churchill County, NV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Churchill County, NV was 2 cars per household.

Churchill County, NV borders Lander County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV, Nye County, NV, Pershing County, NV, and Washoe County, NV.

Population & Diversity

Churchill County, NV is home to a population of 24.6k people, from which 95.6% are citizens. As of 2020, 8.01% of Churchill County, NV residents were born outside of the country (1.97k people).

In 2020, there were 11.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.8k people) in Churchill County, NV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.55k White (Hispanic) and 1.15k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

95.6%

2020 Citizenship

95.7%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 95.6% of Churchill County, NV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Churchill County, NV was 95.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Churchill County, NV

White (Non-Hispanic)
17.8k ± 120
White (Hispanic)
1.55k ± 472
Other (Hispanic)
1.15k ± 376

14.4%

Hispanic Population

3.54k people

14.4% of the people in Churchill County, NV are hispanic (3.54k people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

8.01%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

1.97k people

7.35%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

1.78k people

As of 2020, 8.01% of Churchill County, NV residents (1.97k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Churchill County, NV was 7.35%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
930 ± 158
Gulf War (2001-)
792 ± 186
Gulf War (1990s)
642 ± 198

Churchill County, NV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.17 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Churchill County, NV employs 10k people. The largest industries in Churchill County, NV are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,375 people), Public Administration (945 people), and Retail Trade (925 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing ($79,919), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($79,032), and Information ($73,571).

Employment

Occupations

10k

2020 Value

± 816

4.18%

1 Year growth

± 10.7%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Churchill County, NV grew at a rate of 4.18%, from 9.62k employees to 10k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Churchill County, NV, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,474 people), Management Occupations (1,153 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (710 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Churchill County, 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

10k

2020 Value

± 816

4.18%

1 Year growth

± 10.7%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Churchill County, NV grew at a rate of 4.18%, from 9.62k employees to 10k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Churchill County, NV, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,375 people), Public Administration (945 people), and Retail Trade (925 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Churchill County, NV, though some of these residents may live in Churchill County, NV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,316

Median earning men ± $5,907

$30,778

Median earning women ± $2,011

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($80,625), Information ($74,396), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($64,148).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Information ($55,000), Construction ($47,750), and Public Administration ($37,414).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Nevada. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

137
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
129
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
90
Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Nevada to other states, or from other states to Nevada.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Nevada product (by dollars) was Misc. mfg. prods. with $11.8B, followed by Electronics ($7.88B) and Textiles/leather ($5.77B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Nevada products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$74.7B

2020 Value in Nevada

$145B

Projected 2050 Value in Nevada

94.1% growth

In 2020, total outbound Nevada trade was $74.7B. This is expected to increase 94.1% to $145B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Nevada trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Nevada to other states, or from other states to Nevada.

Most Common Trade Partners

California
$17.5B
Utah
$2.92B
New York
$2.88B

In 2020, the top outbound Nevada domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was California with $17.5B, followed by Utah with $2.92B and New York and $2.88B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Nevada shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Churchill County, NV went to Donald J. Trump with 72.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (23.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.19%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (72.7%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (23.7%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.19%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Churchill County, NV for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senators 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 Representatives 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 2020, 1.06% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.18% 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 2020 were High School or Equivalent (694k), Some college (608k), and Bachelors Degree (364k).

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 Churchill County, NV was $198,800 in 2020, which is 0.865 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $191,500 to $198,800, a 3.81% increase. The homeownership rate in Churchill County, NV is 68.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Churchill County, NV have an average commute time of 20.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Churchill County, NV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Churchill County, NV is $56,335. In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Churchill County, NV was Census Tract 9506 with a value of $77,102, followed by Census Tract 9501 and Census Tract 9507, with respective values of $67,386 and $62,679.

Property

$198,800

Median Property Value 2020

±$14,087

$6,837

Median Property Taxes

±$640

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 Churchill County, NV the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

68.6%

Homeownership

2020

68.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 68.6% of the housing units in Churchill County, NV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.4%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9506
Census Tract 9501
Census Tract 9507

In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Churchill County, NV was Census Tract 9506 with a value of $77,102, followed by Census Tract 9501 and Census Tract 9507, with respective values of $67,386 and $62,679.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Churchill County, 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.

$56,335

Median Household Income

± $6,530

9.97k

Number of Households

± 804

In 2020, the median household income of the 9.97k households in Churchill County, NV declined from $56,335 from the previous year's value of $57,824.

The following chart displays the households in Churchill County, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Churchill County, NV is from Nevada.

0.448

2020 Wage GINI in Nevada

0.448

2019 Wage GINI in Nevada

In 2020, the income inequality in Nevada was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.117% growth from 2019 to 2020, 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 2020

Drove Alone (82.3%)
Carpooled (8.09%)
Worked At Home (4.34%)

In 2020, 82.3% of workers in Churchill County, NV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.09%) and those who worked at home (4.34%).

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

20.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Churchill County, NV have a shorter commute time (20.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 2.64% of the workforce in Churchill County, NV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Churchill County, NV (3.03k out of 24k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Churchill County, NV is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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

89.5% of the population of Churchill County, NV has health coverage, with 38.6% on employee plans, 14.1% on Medicaid, 12.3% on Medicare, 15.3% on non-group plans, and 9.25% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Nevada was $6,714 in 2014. This is a 7% increase from the previous year ($6,275).

Primary care physicians in Churchill County, NV see 1880 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.858% increase from the previous year (1864 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1557 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 437 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

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Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Nevada, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,880 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Churchill County, NV

Primary care physicians in Churchill County, NV see an average of 1,880 patients per year. This represents a 0.858% increase from the previous year (1,864 patients).

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

Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Nevada across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25% under 18 years, 17.1% between 18 and 34 years, 38% between 35 and 64 years, and 20% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.5%

Uninsured

38.6%

Employer Coverage

14.1%

Medicaid

12.3%

Medicare

15.3%

Non-Group

9.25%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Churchill County, NV declined by 6.48% from 11.2% to 10.5%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2021, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 71.4 in Churchill County, NV.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Churchill County, NV.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2021, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 32.1% in Churchill County, NV.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Churchill County, NV.

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