White Pine County, NV

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2022 Population

8,997

2.12% 1-year decline

US Senator

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jacky Rosen

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

41.4

0.242% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

9.24%

17.1% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$71,297

12.1% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$197,600

19.5% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, White Pine County, NV had a population of 9k people with a median age of 41.4 and a median household income of $71,297. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of White Pine County, NV declined from 9,192 to 8,997, a −2.12% decrease and its median household income grew from $63,590 to $71,297, a 12.1% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in White Pine County, NV are White (Non-Hispanic) (70.9%), White (Hispanic) (8.66%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (7.01%), Two+ (Hispanic) (4.18%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (3.1%).

None of the households in White Pine 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% of the residents in White Pine County, NV are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in White Pine County, NV was $197,600, and the homeownership rate was 73.8%.

Most people in White Pine County, NV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.2 minutes. The average car ownership in White Pine County, NV was 3 cars per household.

White Pine County, NV borders Elko County, NV, Eureka County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV, Juab County, UT, Millard County, UT, and Tooele County, UT.

United States Nevada

Population & Diversity

White Pine County, NV is home to a population of 9k people, from which 98% are citizens. As of 2022, 3.25% of White Pine County, NV residents were born outside of the country (292 people).

In 2022, there were 8.19 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.38k people) in White Pine County, NV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 779 White (Hispanic) and 631 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98%

2022 Citizenship

97.1%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98% of White Pine County, NV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in White Pine County, NV was 97.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in White Pine County, NV

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.38k ± 19
White (Hispanic)
779 ± 238
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
631 ± 128

17.2%

Hispanic Population

1.54k people

17.2% of the people in White Pine County, NV are hispanic (1.54k people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

3.25%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

292 people

4.24%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

390 people

As of 2022, 3.25% of White Pine County, NV residents (292 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 White Pine County, NV was 4.24%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
319 ± 131
Gulf War (1990s)
87 ± 67
Gulf War (2001-)
58 ± 57

White Pine County, NV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.67 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of White Pine County, NV employs 3.47k people. The largest industries in White Pine County, NV are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (564 people), Accommodation & Food Services (407 people), and Public Administration (370 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($80,545), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($72,325), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($72,171).

Employment

Occupations

3.47k

2022 Value

± 459

−2.23%

1 Year decline

± 18.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in White Pine County, NV declined at a rate of −2.23%, from 3.55k employees to 3.47k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in White Pine County, NV, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (430 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (424 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (321 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of White Pine 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

3.47k

2022 Value

± 459

−2.23%

1 Year decline

± 18.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in White Pine County, NV declined at a rate of −2.23%, from 3.55k employees to 3.47k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in White Pine County, NV, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (564 people), Accommodation & Food Services (407 people), and Public Administration (370 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of White Pine County, NV, though some of these residents may live in White Pine County, NV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,624

Median earning men ± $3,520

$50,978

Median earning women ± $10,549

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($87,386), Public Administration ($81,818), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($76,700).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($92,625), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($81,250), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($71,535).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

17
Accommodation and Food Services
11
Retail Trade
10
Health Care and Social Assistance

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 White Pine County, NV went to Donald J. Trump with 77.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.6%), followed by Other (1.47%).

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 (77.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.6%)
Democratic Party
Other (1.47%)
Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in White Pine County, NV went to Donald J. Trump with 77.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.6%), followed by Other (1.47%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in White Pine 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 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 White Pine County, NV was $197,600 in 2022, which is 0.701 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $165,400 to $197,600, a 19.5% increase. The homeownership rate in White Pine County, NV is 73.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in White Pine County, NV have an average commute time of 15.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in White Pine County, NV is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Median household income in White Pine County, NV is $71,297. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in White Pine County, NV was Census Tract 9702 with a value of $91,028, followed by Census Tract 9703 and Census Tract 9701, with respective values of $62,981 and $48,355.

Property

$197,600

Median Property Value 2022

±$31,870

$2,481

Median Property Taxes

±$351

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

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

Rent vs Own

73.8%

Homeownership

2022

62.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 73.8% of the housing units in White Pine County, NV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in White Pine 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 9702
Census Tract 9703
Census Tract 9701

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in White Pine County, NV was Census Tract 9702 with a value of $91,028, followed by Census Tract 9703 and Census Tract 9701, with respective values of $62,981 and $48,355.

The following map shows all of the tracts in White Pine 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.

$71,297

Median Household Income

± $6,042

3.36k

Number of Households

± 434

In 2022, the median household income of the 3.36k households in White Pine County, NV grew to $71,297 from the previous year's value of $63,590.

The following chart displays the households in White Pine 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for White Pine 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 (75.1%)
Carpooled (9.24%)
Worked At Home (8.03%)

In 2022, 75.1% of workers in White Pine County, NV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.24%) and those who worked at home (8.03%).

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

15.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in White Pine County, NV have a shorter commute time (15.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.321% of the workforce in White Pine County, NV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in White Pine 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 White Pine County, NV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in White Pine County, NV have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.24% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in White Pine County, NV (684 out of 7.4k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 75+.

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

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

95.9% of the population of White Pine County, NV has health coverage, with 56% on employee plans, 12.1% on Medicaid, 17.1% on Medicare, 8.77% on non-group plans, and 2% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in White Pine County, NV see 1352 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.24% decrease from the previous year (1369 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3061 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 270 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,352 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in White Pine County, NV

Primary care physicians in White Pine County, NV see an average of 1,352 patients per year. This represents a 1.24% decrease from the previous year (1,369 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.5% under 18 years, 13.6% between 18 and 34 years, 40.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.08%

Uninsured

56%

Employer Coverage

12.1%

Medicaid

17.1%

Medicare

8.77%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in White Pine County, NV declined by 7.18% from 4.39% to 4.08%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in White Pine County, NV.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 32.7% in White Pine County, NV.

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