Eureka County vs Storey County

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

Eureka 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 1,660 in Eureka County). Storey County has the higher median household income ($96,000 vs $73,095 in Eureka County). Since 2019, Storey County's population has grown faster (+3.8% vs -10.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Eureka County	Storey County
Population	1,660	4,139
Median age	50.1 yrs	56.8 yrs
Median household income	$73,095	$96,000
Median home value	—	$393,100
Median gross rent	$940	$1,007
Housing units	1,020	2,112
Homeownership rate	85.4%	97.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	31.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eureka County	Storey County
Population	1,859 → 1,660 (-10.7%)	3,988 → 4,139 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$67,105 → $73,095 (+8.9%)	$66,292 → $96,000 (+44.8%)
Median home value	$120,100 → $177,400 (+47.7%)	$240,700 → $393,100 (+63.3%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $940 (+30.4%)	$669 → $1,007 (+50.5%)

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

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)

	Eureka County	Storey County
Under 5	5.5%	3.1%
5 to 17	15.2%	8.5%
18 to 24	12.2%	7.5%
25 to 34	3.8%	12.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	6.1%
45 to 54	6.7%	9.5%
55 to 64	21.4%	14.1%
65 to 74	17.3%	23.7%
75 and over	5.8%	15.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eureka County	Storey County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	84.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.3%	0.0%
Asian	3.3%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	8.0%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eureka County	Storey County
No high school diploma	4.5%	10.1%
High school graduate	35.7%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	41.7%	43.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	16.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eureka County	Storey County
Drove alone	61.2%	73.2%
Carpooled	20.7%	11.8%
Public transit	6.7%	0.2%
Walked	2.8%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	13.0%
Other means	1.1%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eureka County	Storey County
1-unit, detached	38.9%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	57.2%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Eureka County	Storey County
Poverty rate	22.1%	7.1%
Average household size	2.63	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	18	36
Median year structure built	1983	1987