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 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%)
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining208
- 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance93
- 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities53
- 4.Construction (Group)44
- 5.Wholesale Trade (Group)37
Top Occupations
- 1.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations172
- 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations112
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations90
- 4.Service Occupations65
- 5.Sales & Office Occupations51
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.