Pershing County, Nevada

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 6,505
Median household income: $72,007
Median home value: $166,200

Pershing County is a county in Nevada with a population of 6,505. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. At $72,007, its median household income sits below Nevada's $75,561.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pershing County's population declined 1.7% from 6,615 to 6,505, while its median household income rose 42.6% from $50,491 to $72,007.

40.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1986.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,505
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $72,007
Median home value: $166,200
Median gross rent: $667
Housing units: 2,293
Homeownership rate: 74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,6156,505

Median household income

$50,491$72,007

Median home value

$113,000$166,200

Median gross rent

$678$667

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,615	$50,491	$113,000	$678
2020	6,591	$57,074	$114,400	$581
2021	6,668	$62,841	$140,600	$638
2022	6,587	$66,304	$164,400	$652
2023	6,505	$72,007	$166,200	$667

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	305	4.7%
5 to 17	791	12.2%
18 to 24	467	7.2%
25 to 34	993	15.3%
35 to 44	1,068	16.4%
45 to 54	903	13.9%
55 to 64	898	13.8%
65 to 74	602	9.3%
75 and over	478	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,199	64.6%
Black or African American	270	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	175	2.7%
Asian	75	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.1%
Some other race	39	0.6%
Two or more races	228	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,514	23.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate44.1%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree4.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	710	14.4%
High school graduate	2,180	44.1%
Some college or associate's	1,590	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	215	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	247	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit4.3%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,533	75.6%
Carpooled	192	9.5%
Public transit	87	4.3%
Walked	65	3.2%
Bicycle	5	0.2%
Worked from home	140	6.9%
Other means	7	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	755	40.0%
15 to 29 min	354	18.7%
30 to 44 min	345	18.3%
45 to 59 min	116	6.1%
60+ min	319	16.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 8.1% (380 of 4,718)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,260	68.2%
Nonfamily households	587	31.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,847	80.5%
Vacant	446	19.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,372	74.3%
Renter-occupied	475	25.7%

1-unit, detached40.3%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other49.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	924	40.3%
1-unit, attached	9	0.4%
2 to 4 units	89	3.9%
5 to 19 units	61	2.7%
20 or more units	80	3.5%
Mobile home & other	1,130	49.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 32027
State: Nevada
Land area: 6,037 sq mi
Water area: 31 sq mi
Center point: 40.4396, -118.4095