Mina vs Walker Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Mina and Walker Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Walker Lake has the higher population (402 vs 123 in Mina). Walker Lake has the higher median household income ($44,500 vs $43,295 in Mina). Walker Lake has the higher median home value ($146,800 vs $106,900 in Mina).

Population, income & housing

	Mina	Walker Lake
Population	123	402
Median age	68.5 yrs	64.4 yrs
Median household income	$43,295	$44,500
Median home value	$106,900	$146,800
Housing units	107	238
Homeownership rate	93.6%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	2.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mina	Walker Lake
Population	182 → 123 (-32.4%)	310 → 402 (+29.7%)
Median household income	$36,607 → $43,295 (+18.3%)	$23,864 → $44,500 (+86.5%)
Median home value	$38,500 → $106,900 (+177.7%)	$112,500 → $146,800 (+30.5%)

Mina

Population

182123

Median household income

$36,607$43,295

Median home value

$38,500$106,900

Walker Lake

Population

310402

Median household income

$23,864$44,500

Median home value

$112,500$146,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mina	Walker Lake
Under 5	0.0%	1.5%
5 to 17	4.9%	11.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	3.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	5.7%
45 to 54	16.3%	7.5%
55 to 64	22.8%	21.9%
65 to 74	16.3%	31.6%
75 and over	39.8%	17.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mina	Walker Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	87.3%
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	6.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mina	Walker Lake
No high school diploma	24.8%	8.3%
High school graduate	40.2%	53.8%
Some college or associate's	16.2%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mina	Walker Lake
Drove alone	75.0%	91.8%
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%	8.2%
Other means	25.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mina	Walker Lake
1-unit, detached	50.5%	56.3%
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	49.5%	43.7%

Poverty & households

	Mina	Walker Lake
Poverty rate	13.8%	27.9%
Average household size	1.58	1.69
Mean commute (minutes)	—	40
Median year structure built	1967	1984