Winnemucca, NV

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2022 Population

8,354

0.348% 1-year growth

US Senator

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jacky Rosen

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

33.9

2.87% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

12.4%

8.4% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$78,161

10.8% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$280,200

5.38% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Winnemucca, NV had a population of 8.35k people with a median age of 33.9 and a median household income of $78,161. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Winnemucca, NV grew from 8,325 to 8,354, a 0.348% increase and its median household income grew from $70,543 to $78,161, a 10.8% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Winnemucca, NV are White (Non-Hispanic) (64.9%), White (Hispanic) (10%), Other (Hispanic) (9%), Two+ (Hispanic) (7.63%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.06%).

None of the households in Winnemucca, 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% of the residents in Winnemucca, NV are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Winnemucca, NV was $280,200, and the homeownership rate was 56.2%.

Most people in Winnemucca, NV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Winnemucca, NV was 3 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Winnemucca, NV employs 4.08k people. The largest industries in Winnemucca, NV are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (858 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (585 people), and Public Administration (496 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($118,552), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($114,500), and Construction ($113,885).

Employment

Occupations

4.08k

2022 Value

± 558

0.542%

1 Year growth

± 19.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Winnemucca, NV grew at a rate of 0.542%, from 4.06k employees to 4.08k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Winnemucca, NV, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (540 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (396 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (327 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Winnemucca, 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

4.08k

2022 Value

± 558

0.542%

1 Year growth

± 19.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Winnemucca, NV grew at a rate of 0.542%, from 4.06k employees to 4.08k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Winnemucca, NV, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (858 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (585 people), and Public Administration (496 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Winnemucca, NV, though some of these residents may live in Winnemucca, NV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$80,387

Median earning men ± $8,676

$33,918

Median earning women ± $6,948

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($115,411), Construction ($114,324), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($95,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($85,063), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,250), and Public Administration ($46,100).

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

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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 Winnemucca, NV was $280,200 in 2022, which is 0.994 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $265,900 to $280,200, a 5.38% increase. The homeownership rate in Winnemucca, NV is 56.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Winnemucca, NV have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Winnemucca, NV is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Property

$280,200

Median Property Value 2022

±$23,133

$2,048

Median Property Taxes

±$352

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

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

Rent vs Own

56.2%

Homeownership

2022

67.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 56.2% of the housing units in Winnemucca, NV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Winnemucca, 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 107.02
Census Tract 107.01

The following map shows all of the places in Winnemucca, 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.

$78,161

Median Household Income

± $5,909

3.64k

Number of Households

± 501

In 2022, the median household income of the 3.64k households in Winnemucca, NV grew to $78,161 from the previous year's value of $70,543.

The following chart displays the households in Winnemucca, 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 Winnemucca, 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 (61.5%)
Carpooled (18.5%)
Public Transit (8.24%)

In 2022, 61.5% of workers in Winnemucca, NV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (18.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (8.24%).

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

25.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Winnemucca, NV have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 4.8% of the workforce in Winnemucca, NV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Winnemucca, NV (1.03k out of 8.28k 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 75+, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Winnemucca, NV is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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% of the population of Winnemucca, NV has health coverage, with 57.2% on employee plans, 10% on Medicaid, 9.55% on Medicare, 14.2% on non-group plans, and 2.98% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Humboldt County, NV see 2120 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.76% increase from the previous year (2104 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2521 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1038 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,120 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Humboldt County, NV

Primary care physicians in Humboldt County, NV see an average of 2,120 patients per year. This represents a 0.76% increase from the previous year (2,104 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.4% under 18 years, 23.1% between 18 and 34 years, 33.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 15% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.1% were men and 46.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.04%

Uninsured

57.2%

Employer Coverage

10%

Medicaid

9.55%

Medicare

14.2%

Non-Group

2.98%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Winnemucca, NV declined by 17.6% from 7.33% to 6.04%.

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

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