Esmeralda County vs Storey County

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

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

Storey County has the higher population (4,139 vs 962 in Esmeralda County). Storey County has the higher median home value ($393,100 vs $102,500 in Esmeralda County). Since 2019, Storey County's population has grown faster (+3.8% vs -0.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Esmeralda County	Storey County
Population	962	4,139
Median age	55.8 yrs	56.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$96,000
Median home value	$102,500	$393,100
Median gross rent	$1,319	$1,007
Housing units	727	2,112
Homeownership rate	47.7%	97.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	31.6%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Esmeralda County	Storey County
Population	969 → 962 (-0.7%)	3,988 → 4,139 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$37,375 → $40,694 (+8.9%)	$66,292 → $96,000 (+44.8%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $102,500 (+57.7%)	$240,700 → $393,100 (+63.3%)
Median gross rent	$551 → $1,319 (+139.4%)	$669 → $1,007 (+50.5%)

Esmeralda County

Population

969962

Median household income

$37,375$40,694

Median home value

$65,000$102,500

Median gross rent

$551$1,319

Storey County

Population

3,9884,139

Median household income

$66,292$96,000

Median home value

$240,700$393,100

Median gross rent

$669$1,007

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Esmeralda County	Storey County
Under 5	2.7%	3.1%
5 to 17	6.4%	8.5%
18 to 24	1.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	8.2%	12.1%
35 to 44	8.2%	6.1%
45 to 54	19.6%	9.5%
55 to 64	27.2%	14.1%
65 to 74	18.1%	23.7%
75 and over	8.4%	15.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Esmeralda County	Storey County
White (non-Hispanic)	65.2%	84.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.4%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	26.4%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Esmeralda County	Storey County
No high school diploma	22.7%	10.1%
High school graduate	22.1%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	43.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	16.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Esmeralda County	Storey County
Drove alone	71.4%	73.2%
Carpooled	4.2%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	9.5%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.8%	13.0%
Other means	1.1%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Esmeralda County	Storey County
1-unit, detached	42.4%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	20.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.5%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Esmeralda County	Storey County
Poverty rate	19.4%	7.1%
Average household size	1.94	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	14	36
Median year structure built	1990	1987