Esmeralda County, Nevada

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 962
Median home value: $102,500

Esmeralda County is a county in Nevada with a population of 962. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $102,500, its median home value sits below Nevada's $406,100.

Between 2019 and 2023, Esmeralda County's population held roughly steady from 969 to 962.

24.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 47.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 962
Median age: 55.8 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $102,500
Median gross rent: $1,319
Housing units: 727
Homeownership rate: 47.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

969962

Median household income

$37,375$40,694

Median home value

$65,000$102,500

Median gross rent

$551$1,319

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	969	$37,375	$65,000	$551
2020	1,030	$31,845	$81,100	$700
2021	987	$31,667	$65,900	$909
2022	980	$40,694	$95,500	$1,312
2023	962	—	$102,500	$1,319

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 176.4%

18 to 241.0%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 5419.6%

55 to 6427.2%

65 to 7418.1%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	26	2.7%
5 to 17	62	6.4%
18 to 24	10	1.0%
25 to 34	79	8.2%
35 to 44	79	8.2%
45 to 54	189	19.6%
55 to 64	262	27.2%
65 to 74	174	18.1%
75 and over	81	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	627	65.2%
Black or African American	3	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	1.6%
Asian	13	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	27	2.8%
Two or more races	23	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	254	26.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.7%

High school graduate22.1%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree16.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	196	22.7%
High school graduate	191	22.1%
Some college or associate's	269	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	145	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	63	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone71.4%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	269	71.4%
Carpooled	16	4.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	36	9.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	52	13.8%
Other means	4	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	252	77.5%
15 to 29 min	14	4.3%
30 to 44 min	32	9.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	27	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 19.4% (185 of 955)

	Count	Share
Family households	250	50.7%
Nonfamily households	243	49.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	493	67.8%
Vacant	234	32.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	235	47.7%
Renter-occupied	258	52.3%

1-unit, detached42.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units20.2%

Mobile home & other31.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	308	42.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12	1.7%
5 to 19 units	31	4.3%
20 or more units	147	20.2%
Mobile home & other	229	31.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 32009
State: Nevada
Land area: 3,582 sq mi
Water area: 7.16 sq mi
Center point: 37.7790, -117.6324