What is the population of Esmeralda County, Nevada?

The population of Esmeralda County, Nevada is 968, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Esmeralda County, Nevada?

The median household income in Esmeralda County, Nevada is $34,356, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Esmeralda County, Nevada is $47,856, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Esmeralda County, Nevada is 2.8%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health N/A

Income D

Education D

Metric	Esmeralda County	Nevada Avg	U.S. Average
Population	968	3,186,464	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	0.3	28.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-1.36%	1.47%	0.57%
Median age	55.9	37.3	37.1
Households	493	1,183,135	128,459,983

Year	Esmeralda County

Group	Share

Esmeralda County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Esmeralda County	Nevada Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$34,356	$75,608	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	-2.29%	5.06%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	6.8%	5.2%

Metric	Esmeralda County	Nevada Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$47,856	$338,659	$242,182
Median rent	$1,319	$1,488	$1,342
Homeownership rate	47.7%	59.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Esmeralda County	Nevada Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	7.8	22.4	22.5
Work from home	13.8%	10.5%	13.4%

Esmeralda County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Esmeralda County	Nevada Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	24.4%	31.6%
Average household size	1.94	2.62	2.54

Metric	Esmeralda County	Nevada Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	—	78.7	78.3
Self-rated poor health	22.6%	17.8%	16.3%
Smokers	22.2%	20.5%	19.0%