Lander County, NV

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2021 Population

5,729

2.95% 1-year growth

US Senator

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jacky Rosen

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

38.9

3.46% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

10.9%

5.44% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$92,543

25.4% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$173,000

3.35% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Lander County, NV had a population of 5.73k people with a median age of 38.9 and a median household income of $92,543. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Lander County, NV grew from 5,565 to 5,729, a 2.95% increase and its median household income grew from $73,797 to $92,543, a 25.4% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lander County, NV are White (Non-Hispanic) (70.2%), White (Hispanic) (20.6%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (3.07%), Black or African American (Hispanic) (2.32%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.08%).

None of the households in Lander 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.

94.5% of the residents in Lander County, NV are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Lander County, NV was $173,000, and the homeownership rate was 76.9%.

Most people in Lander County, NV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Lander County, NV was 3 cars per household.

Lander County, NV borders Churchill County, NV, Elko County, NV, Eureka County, NV, Humboldt County, NV, Nye County, NV, and Pershing County, NV.

United States Nevada

Population & Diversity

Lander County, NV is home to a population of 5.73k people, from which 94.5% are citizens. As of 2021, 8.73% of Lander County, NV residents were born outside of the country (500 people).

In 2021, there were 3.41 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.02k people) in Lander County, NV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.18k White (Hispanic) and 176 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

94.5%

2021 Citizenship

95.1%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 94.5% of Lander County, NV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Lander County, NV was 95.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lander County, NV

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.02k ± 279
White (Hispanic)
1.18k ± 282
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
176 ± 92

25.6%

Hispanic Population

1.47k people

25.6% of the people in Lander County, NV are hispanic (1.47k people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

8.73%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

500 people

8.81%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

490 people

As of 2021, 8.73% of Lander County, NV residents (500 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lander County, NV was 8.81%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
106 ± 72
Gulf War (2001-)
62 ± 59
Gulf War (1990s)
43 ± 59

Lander County, NV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.71 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lander County, NV employs 2.54k people. The largest industries in Lander County, NV are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (874 people), Public Administration (258 people), and Construction (244 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($150,448), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($95,664), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($94,773).

Employment

Occupations

2.54k

2021 Value

± 448

3.93%

1 Year growth

± 23.1%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Lander County, NV grew at a rate of 3.93%, from 2.44k employees to 2.54k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lander County, NV, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (391 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (329 people), and Management Occupations (255 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lander County, NV.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

2.54k

2021 Value

± 448

3.93%

1 Year growth

± 23.1%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Lander County, NV grew at a rate of 3.93%, from 2.44k employees to 2.54k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lander County, NV, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (874 people), Public Administration (258 people), and Construction (244 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lander County, NV, though some of these residents may live in Lander County, NV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$78,345

Median earning men ± $23,556

$38,598

Median earning women ± $9,838

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($103,313), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($94,554), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($84,559).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($105,460), Public Administration ($89,976), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($42,727).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Nevada. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

27
Retail Trade
22
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and Accommodation & Food Services
15
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

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 Electronics with $10.9B, followed by Misc. mfg. prods. ($8.73B) and Coal-n.e.c. ($4.86B).

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

Domestic Trade Growth

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$72.2B

2020 Value in Nevada

$145B

Projected 2050 Value in Nevada

101% growth

In 2020, total outbound Nevada trade was $72.2B. This is expected to increase 101% 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
$15.3B
Texas
$3.28B
Utah
$2.59B

In 2020, the top outbound Nevada domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was California with $15.3B, followed by Texas with $3.28B and Utah and $2.59B.

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 Lander County, NV went to Donald J. Trump with 79.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.3%).

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 (79.5%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.3%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Lander County, NV went to Donald J. Trump with 79.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.3%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Lander County, NV 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 2021, 1.16% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.26% 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 2021 were High School or Equivalent (697k), Some college (600k), and Bachelors Degree (380k).

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 Lander County, NV was $173,000 in 2021, which is 0.706 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $167,400 to $173,000, a 3.35% increase. The homeownership rate in Lander County, NV is 76.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Lander County, NV have an average commute time of 29.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lander County, NV is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Property

$173,000

Median Property Value 2021

±$20,565

$1,767

Median Property Taxes

±$367

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

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

Rent vs Own

76.9%

Homeownership

2021

61.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 76.9% of the housing units in Lander County, NV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lander County, 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 tracts in Lander 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.

$92,543

Median Household Income

± $21,709

2.3k

Number of Households

± 431

In 2021, the median household income of the 2.3k households in Lander County, NV grew to $92,543 from the previous year's value of $73,797.

The following chart displays the households in Lander 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.449

2021 Wage GINI in Nevada

0.448

2020 Wage GINI in Nevada

In 2021, the income inequality in Nevada was 0.449 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.248% growth from 2020 to 2021, 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 2021

Drove Alone (61.2%)
Carpooled (21.2%)
Public Transit (15.6%)

In 2021, 61.2% of workers in Lander County, NV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (21.2%) and those who used public transit to get to work (15.6%).

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

29.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lander County, NV have a longer commute time (29.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 5.41% of the workforce in Lander County, NV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lander County, NV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lander County, NV have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lander County, NV (622 out of 5.69k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lander County, 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

94.9% of the population of Lander County, NV has health coverage, with 56.1% on employee plans, 10.8% on Medicaid, 11.1% on Medicare, 14.9% on non-group plans, and 2% 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 Lander County, NV see 2766 patients per year on average, which represents a 50.4% decrease from the previous year (5575 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 5514 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1838 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.7% were men and 45.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,766 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lander County, NV

Primary care physicians in Lander County, NV see an average of 2,766 patients per year. This represents a 50.4% decrease from the previous year (5,575 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 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28% under 18 years, 17.7% between 18 and 34 years, 40.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.7% were men and 45.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.06%

Uninsured

56.1%

Employer Coverage

10.8%

Medicaid

11.1%

Medicare

14.9%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lander County, NV declined by 35.6% from 7.87% to 5.06%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

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

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, 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 35% in Lander County, NV.

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

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