Esmeralda County vs Lincoln County

A side-by-side comparison of Esmeralda County and Lincoln County: population, income, housing, and more.

Esmeralda County and Lincoln County are counties in Nevada. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lincoln County has the higher population (4,452 vs 962 in Esmeralda County). Lincoln County has the higher median home value ($208,900 vs $102,500 in Esmeralda County). Since 2019, Esmeralda County's population has grown faster (-0.7% vs -14.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Esmeralda County	Lincoln County
Population	962	4,452
Median age	55.8 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$69,496
Median home value	$102,500	$208,900
Median gross rent	$1,319	$754
Housing units	727	2,322
Homeownership rate	47.7%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Esmeralda County	Lincoln County
Population	969 → 962 (-0.7%)	5,180 → 4,452 (-14.1%)
Median household income	$37,375 → $40,694 (+8.9%)	$58,462 → $69,496 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $102,500 (+57.7%)	$140,900 → $208,900 (+48.3%)
Median gross rent	$551 → $1,319 (+139.4%)	$606 → $754 (+24.4%)

Esmeralda County

Population

969962

Median household income

$37,375$40,694

Median home value

$65,000$102,500

Median gross rent

$551$1,319

Lincoln County

Population

5,1804,452

Median household income

$58,462$69,496

Median home value

$140,900$208,900

Median gross rent

$606$754

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Esmeralda County	Lincoln County
Under 5	2.7%	3.7%
5 to 17	6.4%	18.3%
18 to 24	1.0%	6.2%
25 to 34	8.2%	10.9%
35 to 44	8.2%	11.6%
45 to 54	19.6%	16.0%
55 to 64	27.2%	14.3%
65 to 74	18.1%	9.5%
75 and over	8.4%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Esmeralda County	Lincoln County
White (non-Hispanic)	65.2%	84.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	3.6%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	26.4%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Esmeralda County	Lincoln County
No high school diploma	22.7%	5.9%
High school graduate	22.1%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Esmeralda County	Lincoln County
Drove alone	71.4%	57.9%
Carpooled	4.2%	18.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.5%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.8%	12.5%
Other means	1.1%	5.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Esmeralda County	Lincoln County
1-unit, detached	42.4%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	2.1%
20 or more units	20.2%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	31.5%	14.9%

Poverty & households

	Esmeralda County	Lincoln County
Poverty rate	19.4%	6.6%
Average household size	1.94	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	14	22
Median year structure built	1990	1981