Eureka County vs Lincoln County

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

Eureka 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 1,660 in Eureka County). Eureka County has the higher median household income ($73,095 vs $69,496 in Lincoln County). Since 2019, Eureka County's population has grown faster (-10.7% vs -14.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Eureka County	Lincoln County
Population	1,660	4,452
Median age	50.1 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$73,095	$69,496
Median home value	—	$208,900
Median gross rent	$940	$754
Housing units	1,020	2,322
Homeownership rate	85.4%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eureka County	Lincoln County
Population	1,859 → 1,660 (-10.7%)	5,180 → 4,452 (-14.1%)
Median household income	$67,105 → $73,095 (+8.9%)	$58,462 → $69,496 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$120,100 → $177,400 (+47.7%)	$140,900 → $208,900 (+48.3%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $940 (+30.4%)	$606 → $754 (+24.4%)

Eureka County

Population

1,8591,660

Median household income

$67,105$73,095

Median home value

$120,100$177,400

Median gross rent

$721$940

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)

	Eureka County	Lincoln County
Under 5	5.5%	3.7%
5 to 17	15.2%	18.3%
18 to 24	12.2%	6.2%
25 to 34	3.8%	10.9%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.6%
45 to 54	6.7%	16.0%
55 to 64	21.4%	14.3%
65 to 74	17.3%	9.5%
75 and over	5.8%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eureka County	Lincoln County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	84.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.3%	3.6%
Asian	3.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eureka County	Lincoln County
No high school diploma	4.5%	5.9%
High school graduate	35.7%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	41.7%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eureka County	Lincoln County
Drove alone	61.2%	57.9%
Carpooled	20.7%	18.7%
Public transit	6.7%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	12.5%
Other means	1.1%	5.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eureka County	Lincoln County
1-unit, detached	38.9%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	57.2%	14.9%

Poverty & households

	Eureka County	Lincoln County
Poverty rate	22.1%	6.6%
Average household size	2.63	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1983	1981