Golconda vs Orovada

A side-by-side comparison of Golconda and Orovada: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Golconda has the higher population (228 vs 158 in Orovada). Since 2019, Golconda's population has grown faster (+208.1% vs +146.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Golconda	Orovada
Population	228	158
Median age	44.8 yrs	69.5 yrs
Housing units	84	125
Homeownership rate	71.4%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golconda	Orovada
Population	74 → 228 (+208.1%)	64 → 158 (+146.9%)
Median household income	$34,333 → $53,092 (+54.6%)	—
Median home value	$86,400 → $68,700 (-20.5%)	—

Golconda

Population

74228

Median household income

$34,333$53,092

Median home value

$86,400$68,700

Orovada

Population

64158

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golconda	Orovada
Under 5	0.0%	9.5%
5 to 17	27.6%	8.9%
18 to 24	14.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	22.2%
35 to 44	10.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	47.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	23.4%
75 and over	0.0%	36.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golconda	Orovada
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	65.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	34.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golconda	Orovada
No high school diploma	0.0%	38.0%
High school graduate	45.5%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	54.5%	51.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golconda	Orovada
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golconda	Orovada
1-unit, detached	71.4%	38.4%
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	28.6%	61.6%

Poverty & households

	Golconda	Orovada
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.71	1.63
Median year structure built	—	1979