Mineral County vs White Pine County

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

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

White Pine County has the higher population (8,856 vs 4,557 in Mineral County). White Pine County has the higher median household income ($72,294 vs $50,584 in Mineral County). White Pine County has the higher median home value ($196,700 vs $175,000 in Mineral County).

Population, income & housing

	Mineral County	White Pine County
Population	4,557	8,856
Median age	41.9 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,584	$72,294
Median home value	$175,000	$196,700
Median gross rent	$1,130	$933
Housing units	2,202	4,157
Homeownership rate	74.0%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mineral County	White Pine County
Population	4,460 → 4,557 (+2.2%)	9,679 → 8,856 (-8.5%)
Median household income	$35,806 → $50,584 (+41.3%)	$60,827 → $72,294 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$98,900 → $175,000 (+76.9%)	$154,100 → $196,700 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$610 → $1,130 (+85.2%)	$699 → $933 (+33.5%)

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

White Pine County

Population

9,6798,856

Median household income

$60,827$72,294

Median home value

$154,100$196,700

Median gross rent

$699$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mineral County	White Pine County
Under 5	7.5%	3.5%
5 to 17	15.2%	15.1%
18 to 24	5.3%	6.2%
25 to 34	11.2%	13.6%
35 to 44	13.6%	16.8%
45 to 54	7.4%	10.7%
55 to 64	12.7%	14.3%
65 to 74	15.8%	12.1%
75 and over	11.2%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mineral County	White Pine County
White (non-Hispanic)	56.5%	71.7%
Black or African American	2.9%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15.9%	3.4%
Asian	0.1%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.4%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	18.2%	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mineral County	White Pine County
No high school diploma	9.3%	11.7%
High school graduate	46.8%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mineral County	White Pine County
Drove alone	78.6%	75.3%
Carpooled	10.5%	9.6%
Public transit	0.4%	1.3%
Walked	6.2%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	9.1%
Other means	0.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mineral County	White Pine County
1-unit, detached	74.6%	71.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	20.6%	20.2%

Poverty & households

	Mineral County	White Pine County
Poverty rate	18.0%	8.4%
Average household size	2.58	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	17	17
Median year structure built	1973	1971