Fort McDermitt vs McDermitt

A side-by-side comparison of Fort McDermitt and McDermitt: population, income, housing, and more.

Fort McDermitt and McDermitt are places in Nevada. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fort McDermitt has the higher population (326 vs 42 in McDermitt). Since 2019, Fort McDermitt's population has grown faster (-5.2% vs -66.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Fort McDermitt	McDermitt
Population	326	42
Median age	49.0 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$23,182	—
Median home value	$52,500	—
Housing units	180	39
Homeownership rate	80.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.0%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	17.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort McDermitt	McDermitt
Population	344 → 326 (-5.2%)	126 → 42 (-66.7%)
Median household income	$20,357 → $23,182 (+13.9%)	—
Median home value	$43,300 → $52,500 (+21.2%)	—

Fort McDermitt

Population

344326

Median household income

$20,357$23,182

Median home value

$43,300$52,500

McDermitt

Population

12642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort McDermitt	McDermitt
Under 5	6.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	9.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	7.1%	0.0%
45 to 54	11.7%	59.5%
55 to 64	20.9%	0.0%
65 to 74	13.8%	0.0%
75 and over	8.3%	40.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort McDermitt	McDermitt
White (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	88.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort McDermitt	McDermitt
No high school diploma	16.8%	59.5%
High school graduate	50.0%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.4%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort McDermitt	McDermitt
Drove alone	79.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	13.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	0.0%
Other means	4.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort McDermitt	McDermitt
1-unit, detached	64.4%	15.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35.6%	84.6%

Poverty & households

	Fort McDermitt	McDermitt
Poverty rate	51.8%	100.0%
Average household size	2.14	1.27
Mean commute (minutes)	14	—
Median year structure built	1982	1985