Mineral County vs Pershing County

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

Mineral 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 4,557 in Mineral County). Pershing County has the higher median household income ($72,007 vs $50,584 in Mineral County). Mineral County has the higher median home value ($175,000 vs $166,200 in Pershing County).

Population, income & housing

	Mineral County	Pershing County
Population	4,557	6,505
Median age	41.9 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$50,584	$72,007
Median home value	$175,000	$166,200
Median gross rent	$1,130	$667
Housing units	2,202	2,293
Homeownership rate	74.0%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mineral County	Pershing County
Population	4,460 → 4,557 (+2.2%)	6,615 → 6,505 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$35,806 → $50,584 (+41.3%)	$50,491 → $72,007 (+42.6%)
Median home value	$98,900 → $175,000 (+76.9%)	$113,000 → $166,200 (+47.1%)
Median gross rent	$610 → $1,130 (+85.2%)	$678 → $667 (-1.6%)

Mineral County

Population

4,4604,557

Median household income

$35,806$50,584

Median home value

$98,900$175,000

Median gross rent

$610$1,130

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)

	Mineral County	Pershing County
Under 5	7.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.2%	12.2%
18 to 24	5.3%	7.2%
25 to 34	11.2%	15.3%
35 to 44	13.6%	16.4%
45 to 54	7.4%	13.9%
55 to 64	12.7%	13.8%
65 to 74	15.8%	9.3%
75 and over	11.2%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mineral County	Pershing County
White (non-Hispanic)	56.5%	64.6%
Black or African American	2.9%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15.9%	2.7%
Asian	0.1%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.4%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	18.2%	23.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mineral County	Pershing County
No high school diploma	9.3%	14.4%
High school graduate	46.8%	44.1%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mineral County	Pershing County
Drove alone	78.6%	75.6%
Carpooled	10.5%	9.5%
Public transit	0.4%	4.3%
Walked	6.2%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	3.7%	6.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mineral County	Pershing County
1-unit, detached	74.6%	40.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	20.6%	49.3%

Poverty & households

	Mineral County	Pershing County
Poverty rate	18.0%	8.1%
Average household size	2.58	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	17	29
Median year structure built	1973	1986