Mineral County vs Storey County

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

Mineral 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.

Mineral County has the higher population (4,557 vs 4,139 in Storey County). Storey County has the higher median household income ($96,000 vs $50,584 in Mineral County). Storey County has the higher median home value ($393,100 vs $175,000 in Mineral County).

Population, income & housing

	Mineral County	Storey County
Population	4,557	4,139
Median age	41.9 yrs	56.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,584	$96,000
Median home value	$175,000	$393,100
Median gross rent	$1,130	$1,007
Housing units	2,202	2,112
Homeownership rate	74.0%	97.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	31.6%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mineral County	Storey County
Population	4,460 → 4,557 (+2.2%)	3,988 → 4,139 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$35,806 → $50,584 (+41.3%)	$66,292 → $96,000 (+44.8%)
Median home value	$98,900 → $175,000 (+76.9%)	$240,700 → $393,100 (+63.3%)
Median gross rent	$610 → $1,130 (+85.2%)	$669 → $1,007 (+50.5%)

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

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)

	Mineral County	Storey County
Under 5	7.5%	3.1%
5 to 17	15.2%	8.5%
18 to 24	5.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	11.2%	12.1%
35 to 44	13.6%	6.1%
45 to 54	7.4%	9.5%
55 to 64	12.7%	14.1%
65 to 74	15.8%	23.7%
75 and over	11.2%	15.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mineral County	Storey County
White (non-Hispanic)	56.5%	84.5%
Black or African American	2.9%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.4%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	18.2%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mineral County	Storey County
No high school diploma	9.3%	10.1%
High school graduate	46.8%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	43.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	16.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mineral County	Storey County
Drove alone	78.6%	73.2%
Carpooled	10.5%	11.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.2%
Walked	6.2%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	13.0%
Other means	0.6%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mineral County	Storey County
1-unit, detached	74.6%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.6%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Mineral County	Storey County
Poverty rate	18.0%	7.1%
Average household size	2.58	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	17	36
Median year structure built	1973	1987