Schurz vs Walker Lake

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

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

Schurz has the higher population (812 vs 402 in Walker Lake). Walker Lake has the higher median household income ($44,500 vs $36,806 in Schurz). Walker Lake has the higher median home value ($146,800 vs $85,000 in Schurz).

Population, income & housing

	Schurz	Walker Lake
Population	812	402
Median age	34.8 yrs	64.4 yrs
Median household income	$36,806	$44,500
Median home value	$85,000	$146,800
Median gross rent	$583	—
Housing units	357	238
Homeownership rate	69.1%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	2.6%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Schurz	Walker Lake
Population	1,026 → 812 (-20.9%)	310 → 402 (+29.7%)
Median household income	$30,119 → $36,806 (+22.2%)	$23,864 → $44,500 (+86.5%)
Median home value	$46,900 → $85,000 (+81.2%)	$112,500 → $146,800 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$318 → $583 (+83.3%)	—

Schurz

Population

1,026812

Median household income

$30,119$36,806

Median home value

$46,900$85,000

Median gross rent

$318$583

Walker Lake

Population

310402

Median household income

$23,864$44,500

Median home value

$112,500$146,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Schurz	Walker Lake
Under 5	6.7%	1.5%
5 to 17	13.7%	11.2%
18 to 24	16.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.8%	3.2%
35 to 44	6.9%	5.7%
45 to 54	11.8%	7.5%
55 to 64	10.5%	21.9%
65 to 74	16.1%	31.6%
75 and over	4.4%	17.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Schurz	Walker Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	8.0%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	71.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	19.7%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Schurz	Walker Lake
No high school diploma	11.2%	8.3%
High school graduate	32.4%	53.8%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Schurz	Walker Lake
Drove alone	79.8%	91.8%
Carpooled	11.4%	0.0%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	8.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Schurz	Walker Lake
1-unit, detached	91.6%	56.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	43.7%

Poverty & households

	Schurz	Walker Lake
Poverty rate	24.0%	27.9%
Average household size	2.61	1.69
Mean commute (minutes)	18	40
Median year structure built	1983	1984