Nye County, Nevada Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Nye County, NV Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • C
    Health Below average
    Least healthy county in Nevada
  • D
    Income Well below average
    Among the 5 least wealthy counties in Nevada
  • F
    Education Well below average
    Among the 3 least educated counties in Nevada

Source: Map AI Methodology

Nye County
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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Nye County Nevada Avg U.S. Average
Population 54,344 3,183,702 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 3.0 28.8 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) 4.37% 1.46% 0.59%
Median age 54.0 37.6 37.3
Households 22,175 1,202,222 130,235,071

Population in Nye County grew by 29.5% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 54,344 in 2024.

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Nye County is Boomers, aged 61–79, at 30.1% of residents. That is 13.7 points above Nevada as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Nevada, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 49.1% of the people living in Nye County and men 50.9%.

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Economy

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

Metric Nye County Nevada Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $60,588 $78,637 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 4.40% 4.94% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 8.1% 6.9% 5.2%

The median household income in Nye County is about 23% lower than in Nevada.

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Housing

Metric Nye County Nevada Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $301,152 $357,758 $248,835
Median rent $1,181 $1,597 $1,407
Homeownership rate 77.8% 60.0% 65.2%

The median home price in Nye County is about 21.3 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $1,181 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Nye County spend about 33 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 139 hours, about 5.8 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Nye County Nevada Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 16.7 22.4 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 33.5 44.9 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 139 187 187
Estimated yearly cost $4,321 $5,797 $5,790
Work from home 11.0% 11.9% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 1,356 6,563 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 142 1,402 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Nevada: Esmeralda County (7.5 min), Lincoln County (8.6 min), Mineral County (10.5 min).
Slowest: Storey County (32.7 min), Lyon County (25.8 min), Clark County (23.1 min).

The average commute time in Nye County is 17 minutes, shorter than the 22 minutes in Nevada.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Nye County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric Nye County Nevada Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 11.8% 24.4% 31.6%
Average household size 2.40 2.62 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Nevada: Douglas County (0.3), Storey County (0.3), Washoe County (0.3).
Lowest: Eureka County (0.2), Nye County (0.2), Pershing County (0.2).

Health

Nye County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric Nye County Nevada Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 75.0 78.7 78.3
Self-rated poor health 22.1% 17.8% 16.3%
Smokers 23.2% 20.5% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in Nevada: Washoe County (0.8), Douglas County (0.8), Storey County (0.8).
Lowest: Nye County (0.8), Mineral County (0.8), Lyon County (0.8).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Nye County, Nevada.

How many people live in Nye County, Nevada?

About 54,344 people live in Nye County, Nevada, in 22,175 households of 2.4 people on average. The median age is 54.0, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 17 years.

How densely populated is Nye County, Nevada?

Averaged over its land area, Nye County, Nevada has 3 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 3% of the U.S. average of 86.

Can a typical household afford a home in Nye County, Nevada?

The median home costs 5.0 times the median household income ($301,152 against $60,588), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $1,181 a month takes about 23% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

Is it hard to find a job in Nye County, Nevada?

Unemployment in Nye County, Nevada is 8.1%, well above the U.S. rate of 5.2%, so job seekers may face more competition than elsewhere.

How educated are people in Nye County, Nevada?

11.8% of adults in Nye County, Nevada hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 8), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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