Battle Mountain

Population: 3,957
Median household income: $78,149
Median home value: $205,500

Located in Lander County, Nevada, Battle Mountain is a community with a population of 3,957. At $78,149, its median household income sits below Lander County's $84,474.

Between 2019 and 2023, Battle Mountain's population grew 7.0% from 3,698 to 3,957, while its median home value rose 15.3% from $178,300 to $205,500.

15.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 62.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,957
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $78,149
Median home value: $205,500
Median gross rent: $1,067
Housing units: 1,963
Homeownership rate: 62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
Unemployment rate: 12.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6983,957

Median household income

$73,536$78,149

Median home value

$178,300$205,500

Median gross rent

$853$1,067

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,698	$73,536	$178,300	$853
2020	3,908	$87,629	$171,500	$850
2021	4,122	$94,076	$177,900	$839
2022	4,187	$99,962	$193,300	$867
2023	3,957	$78,149	$205,500	$1,067

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1722.0%

18 to 243.3%

25 to 3417.7%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	182	4.6%
5 to 17	872	22.0%
18 to 24	129	3.3%
25 to 34	701	17.7%
35 to 44	600	15.2%
45 to 54	318	8.0%
55 to 64	663	16.8%
65 to 74	226	5.7%
75 and over	266	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,580	65.2%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	57	1.4%
Asian	17	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	251	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,050	26.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate39.2%

Some college or associate's36.0%

Bachelor's degree6.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	268	9.7%
High school graduate	1,088	39.2%
Some college or associate's	1,000	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	180	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	238	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone68.3%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit17.4%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.1%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,136	68.3%
Carpooled	157	9.4%
Public transit	290	17.4%
Walked	69	4.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	0.1%
Other means	9	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,089	65.6%
15 to 29 min	220	13.2%
30 to 44 min	175	10.5%
45 to 59 min	10	0.6%
60+ min	167	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 10.5% (412 of 3,922)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,189	69.5%
Nonfamily households	522	30.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,711	87.2%
Vacant	252	12.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,075	62.8%
Renter-occupied	636	37.2%

1-unit, detached38.1%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units12.0%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other46.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	747	38.1%
1-unit, attached	28	1.4%
2 to 4 units	236	12.0%
5 to 19 units	11	0.6%
20 or more units	24	1.2%
Mobile home & other	917	46.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3204900
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6284, -116.9486