Eureka County, NV

County

Add Comparison

2022 Population

1,622

1.19% 1-year growth

US Senator

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jacky Rosen

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

48.4

13.9% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

17.6%

3.81% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$73,929

8.23% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$177,400

18% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Eureka County, NV had a population of 1.62k people with a median age of 48.4 and a median household income of $73,929. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Eureka County, NV grew from 1,603 to 1,622, a 1.19% increase and its median household income grew from $68,307 to $73,929, a 8.23% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Eureka County, NV are White (Non-Hispanic) (82.6%), White (Hispanic) (8.01%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (4.44%), Other (Hispanic) (3.51%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) (0.863%).

None of the households in Eureka 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.

98.4% of the residents in Eureka County, NV are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Eureka County, NV was $177,400, and the homeownership rate was 76%.

Most people in Eureka County, NV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Eureka County, NV was 2 cars per household.

Eureka County, NV borders Elko County, NV, Lander County, NV, Nye County, NV, and White Pine County, NV.

United States Nevada Elko, NV

Population & Diversity

Eureka County, NV is home to a population of 1.62k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2022, 2.16% of Eureka County, NV residents were born outside of the country (35 people).

In 2022, there were 10.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.34k people) in Eureka County, NV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 130 White (Hispanic) and 72 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.4%

2022 Citizenship

98.1%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.4% of Eureka County, NV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Eureka County, NV was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Eureka County, NV

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.34k ± 250
White (Hispanic)
130 ± 117
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
72 ± 73

12.4%

Hispanic Population

201 people

12.4% of the people in Eureka County, NV are hispanic (201 people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

2.16%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

35 people

3.06%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

49 people

As of 2022, 2.16% of Eureka County, NV residents (35 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 Eureka County, NV was 3.06%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
47 ± 53
Gulf War (2001-)
17 ± 32
Korea
12 ± 24

Eureka County, NV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.76 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Eureka County, NV employs 579 people. The largest industries in Eureka County, NV are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (191 people), Educational Services (85 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (68 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($103,553), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($92,750), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($76,964).

Employment

Occupations

579

2022 Value

± 183

−1.36%

1 Year decline

± 42.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Eureka County, NV declined at a rate of −1.36%, from 587 employees to 579 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Eureka County, NV, are Transportation Occupations (118 people), Management Occupations (85 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (70 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Eureka County, NV.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

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.

View Full Dashboard

Industries

Employment by Industries

579

2022 Value

± 183

−1.36%

1 Year decline

± 42.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Eureka County, NV declined at a rate of −1.36%, from 587 employees to 579 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Eureka County, NV, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (191 people), Educational Services (85 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (68 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Eureka County, NV, though some of these residents may live in Eureka County, NV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$82,888

Median earning men ± $14,273

$18,611

Median earning women ± $23,262

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($103,553), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($83,017), and Construction ($76,033).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($5,648).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Nevada.

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

4
Other Services (except Public Administration)
4
Accommodation and Food Services
3
Accommodation and Food Services

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Eureka County, NV went to Donald J. Trump with 88% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (10.3%), followed by Other (1.09%).

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 (88%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (10.3%)
Democratic Party
Other (1.09%)
Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Eureka County, NV went to Donald J. Trump with 88% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (10.3%), followed by Other (1.09%).

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Nevada

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Nevada.

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

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Nevada.

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

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Nevada.

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 Eureka County, NV was $177,400 in 2022, which is 0.629 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $150,400 to $177,400, a 18% increase. The homeownership rate in Eureka County, NV is 76%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Eureka County, NV have an average commute time of 25.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Eureka County, NV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$177,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$73,208

$433

Median Property Taxes

±$137

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 Eureka County, NV the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

76%

Homeownership

2022

65.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 76% of the housing units in Eureka County, NV were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.5%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

Use the dropdown to filter by race/ethnicity.

Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 1

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Eureka 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.

$73,929

Median Household Income

± $32,052

570

Number of Households

± 158

In 2022, the median household income of the 570 households in Eureka County, NV grew to $73,929 from the previous year's value of $68,307.

The following chart displays the households in Eureka 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 Eureka County, 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 (57.3%)
Carpooled (25.2%)
Worked At Home (10.7%)

In 2022, 57.3% of workers in Eureka County, NV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (25.2%) and those who worked at home (10.7%).

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

25.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Eureka County, NV have a shorter commute time (25.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Eureka County, NV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Eureka 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 Eureka County, NV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Eureka County, NV have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Eureka County, NV (285 out of 1.62k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Eureka 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

90% of the population of Eureka County, NV has health coverage, with 45% on employee plans, 15.2% on Medicaid, 24.7% on Medicare, 5.07% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.3% were men and 47.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.1% under 18 years, 11.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.3% were men and 47.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.96%

Uninsured

45%

Employer Coverage

15.2%

Medicaid

24.7%

Medicare

5.07%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Eureka County, NV grew by 9.8% from 9.07% to 9.96%.

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

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

Keep Exploring

White Pine County, NV

County

Lander County, NV

County