Lincoln County vs Storey County

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

Lincoln 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.

Lincoln County has the higher population (4,452 vs 4,139 in Storey County). Storey County has the higher median household income ($96,000 vs $69,496 in Lincoln County). Storey County has the higher median home value ($393,100 vs $208,900 in Lincoln County).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln County	Storey County
Population	4,452	4,139
Median age	43.6 yrs	56.8 yrs
Median household income	$69,496	$96,000
Median home value	$208,900	$393,100
Median gross rent	$754	$1,007
Housing units	2,322	2,112
Homeownership rate	73.7%	97.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	31.6%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln County	Storey County
Population	5,180 → 4,452 (-14.1%)	3,988 → 4,139 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$58,462 → $69,496 (+18.9%)	$66,292 → $96,000 (+44.8%)
Median home value	$140,900 → $208,900 (+48.3%)	$240,700 → $393,100 (+63.3%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $754 (+24.4%)	$669 → $1,007 (+50.5%)

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

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)

	Lincoln County	Storey County
Under 5	3.7%	3.1%
5 to 17	18.3%	8.5%
18 to 24	6.2%	7.5%
25 to 34	10.9%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.6%	6.1%
45 to 54	16.0%	9.5%
55 to 64	14.3%	14.1%
65 to 74	9.5%	23.7%
75 and over	9.4%	15.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln County	Storey County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	84.5%
Black or African American	4.2%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.2%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln County	Storey County
No high school diploma	5.9%	10.1%
High school graduate	46.0%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	43.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	16.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln County	Storey County
Drove alone	57.9%	73.2%
Carpooled	18.7%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	5.3%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	13.0%
Other means	5.6%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln County	Storey County
1-unit, detached	75.6%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln County	Storey County
Poverty rate	6.6%	7.1%
Average household size	2.47	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	22	36
Median year structure built	1981	1987