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Eureka County, NV

Demographic and economic profile of Eureka County, NV, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Eureka County's economy is heavily concentrated in capital-intensive extraction industries, reflected in a GDP per capita of $635,396 against a median worker earnings of $61,081 — a gap that signals high output from a very small workforce of roughly 690 participants (41.5% labor force participation rate) in a county of just 1,660 residents. The workforce skews older, with a median age of 50.7 years, and 18.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 95.5% have at least a high school diploma. The county has shed 9.3% of its population over five years, carries a 22.1% poverty rate, and reports a 0.0% unemployment rate, with monthly rents averaging $940 and an 85.4% homeownership rate.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

1,660

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$70,473

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

50.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-9.3% since 2018

Eureka County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone1,323 (83.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races120 (7.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone76 (4.8%)
  • Asian Alone43 (2.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone21 (1.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone2 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish10
  2. 2.Vietnamese10

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

77

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$635,396

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$32,518

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining208
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance93
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities53
  4. 4.Construction (Group)44
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (Group)37

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations172
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations112
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations90
  4. 4.Service Occupations65
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations51

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 24.01×)216
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.02×)135

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

-$666,666,666

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$940/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $10,000 to $14,999155 (30.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99946 (8.9%)
  • $60,000 to $69,99940 (7.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99938 (7.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,99937 (7.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99937 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

41.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$61,081

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone346 (70.6%)
  • Carpooled84 (17.1%)
  • Worked At Home37 (7.6%)
  • Other12 (2.4%)
  • Public Transit11 (2.2%)
  • Taxi0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.