Pershing County vs White Pine County

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

Pershing 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 6,505 in Pershing County). White Pine County has the higher median household income ($72,294 vs $72,007 in Pershing County). White Pine County has the higher median home value ($196,700 vs $166,200 in Pershing County).

Population, income & housing

	Pershing County	White Pine County
Population	6,505	8,856
Median age	40.9 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$72,007	$72,294
Median home value	$166,200	$196,700
Median gross rent	$667	$933
Housing units	2,293	4,157
Homeownership rate	74.3%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pershing County	White Pine County
Population	6,615 → 6,505 (-1.7%)	9,679 → 8,856 (-8.5%)
Median household income	$50,491 → $72,007 (+42.6%)	$60,827 → $72,294 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$113,000 → $166,200 (+47.1%)	$154,100 → $196,700 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $667 (-1.6%)	$699 → $933 (+33.5%)

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

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)

	Pershing County	White Pine County
Under 5	4.7%	3.5%
5 to 17	12.2%	15.1%
18 to 24	7.2%	6.2%
25 to 34	15.3%	13.6%
35 to 44	16.4%	16.8%
45 to 54	13.9%	10.7%
55 to 64	13.8%	14.3%
65 to 74	9.3%	12.1%
75 and over	7.3%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pershing County	White Pine County
White (non-Hispanic)	64.6%	71.7%
Black or African American	4.2%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	3.4%
Asian	1.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.5%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	23.3%	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pershing County	White Pine County
No high school diploma	14.4%	11.7%
High school graduate	44.1%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	4.4%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pershing County	White Pine County
Drove alone	75.6%	75.3%
Carpooled	9.5%	9.6%
Public transit	4.3%	1.3%
Walked	3.2%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	9.1%
Other means	0.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pershing County	White Pine County
1-unit, detached	40.3%	71.3%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.6%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	49.3%	20.2%

Poverty & households

	Pershing County	White Pine County
Poverty rate	8.1%	8.4%
Average household size	2.54	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	29	17
Median year structure built	1986	1971