Lander County, Nevada

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 5,745
Median household income: $84,474
Median home value: $210,500

Lander County is a county in Nevada with a population of 5,745. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $84,474 is above the Nevada median ($75,561).

From 2019 to 2023, Lander County's population grew 1.8% from 5,643 to 5,745, while its median household income fell 4.0% from $88,030 to $84,474.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 69.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,745
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $84,474
Median home value: $210,500
Median gross rent: $1,066
Housing units: 2,797
Homeownership rate: 66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Unemployment rate: 9.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6435,745

Median household income

$88,030$84,474

Median home value

$179,900$210,500

Median gross rent

$842$1,066

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,643	$88,030	$179,900	$842
2020	5,565	$73,797	$167,400	$835
2021	5,729	$92,543	$173,000	$792
2022	5,728	$92,388	$198,000	$869
2023	5,745	$84,474	$210,500	$1,066

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1722.0%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	293	5.1%
5 to 17	1,266	22.0%
18 to 24	299	5.2%
25 to 34	895	15.6%
35 to 44	903	15.7%
45 to 54	552	9.6%
55 to 64	779	13.6%
65 to 74	437	7.6%
75 and over	321	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,010	69.8%
Black or African American	8	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	128	2.2%
Asian	17	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	316	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,266	22.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate35.6%

Some college or associate's37.1%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	418	10.8%
High school graduate	1,382	35.6%
Some college or associate's	1,443	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	267	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	377	9.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone67.2%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit15.6%

Walked4.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,637	67.2%
Carpooled	270	11.1%
Public transit	380	15.6%
Walked	113	4.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	0.3%
Other means	29	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,353	55.7%
15 to 29 min	486	20.0%
30 to 44 min	191	7.9%
45 to 59 min	36	1.5%
60+ min	363	14.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 11.4% (652 of 5,710)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,676	73.0%
Nonfamily households	620	27.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,296	82.1%
Vacant	501	17.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,537	66.9%
Renter-occupied	759	33.1%

1-unit, detached38.1%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other50.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,066	38.1%
1-unit, attached	28	1.0%
2 to 4 units	236	8.4%
5 to 19 units	11	0.4%
20 or more units	31	1.1%
Mobile home & other	1,425	50.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 32015
State: Nevada
Land area: 5,519 sq mi
Water area: 0.26 sq mi
Center point: 39.9002, -117.0472