Lincoln County vs Pershing County

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

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

Pershing County has the higher population (6,505 vs 4,452 in Lincoln County). Pershing County has the higher median household income ($72,007 vs $69,496 in Lincoln County). Lincoln County has the higher median home value ($208,900 vs $166,200 in Pershing County).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln County	Pershing County
Population	4,452	6,505
Median age	43.6 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$69,496	$72,007
Median home value	$208,900	$166,200
Median gross rent	$754	$667
Housing units	2,322	2,293
Homeownership rate	73.7%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln County	Pershing County
Population	5,180 → 4,452 (-14.1%)	6,615 → 6,505 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$58,462 → $69,496 (+18.9%)	$50,491 → $72,007 (+42.6%)
Median home value	$140,900 → $208,900 (+48.3%)	$113,000 → $166,200 (+47.1%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $754 (+24.4%)	$678 → $667 (-1.6%)

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

Pershing County

Population

6,6156,505

Median household income

$50,491$72,007

Median home value

$113,000$166,200

Median gross rent

$678$667

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln County	Pershing County
Under 5	3.7%	4.7%
5 to 17	18.3%	12.2%
18 to 24	6.2%	7.2%
25 to 34	10.9%	15.3%
35 to 44	11.6%	16.4%
45 to 54	16.0%	13.9%
55 to 64	14.3%	13.8%
65 to 74	9.5%	9.3%
75 and over	9.4%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln County	Pershing County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	64.6%
Black or African American	4.2%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.6%	2.7%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	23.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln County	Pershing County
No high school diploma	5.9%	14.4%
High school graduate	46.0%	44.1%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln County	Pershing County
Drove alone	57.9%	75.6%
Carpooled	18.7%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	4.3%
Walked	5.3%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	12.5%	6.9%
Other means	5.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln County	Pershing County
1-unit, detached	75.6%	40.3%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.4%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	49.3%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln County	Pershing County
Poverty rate	6.6%	8.1%
Average household size	2.47	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1981	1986