Nye County, Nevada (NV)

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• • 34,10075.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,87615.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,5293.4%Two or more races
  • 9072.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7831.7%Asian alone
  • 7071.6%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2610.6%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 12
• Robberies: 9
• Assaults: 85
• Burglaries: 257
• Thefts: 720
• Auto thefts: 151

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 96
• Burglaries: 465
• Thefts: 647
• Auto thefts: 108

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,256 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $940 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Nye County is $568 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $631 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $919 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pahrump, Crystal, Tonopah, Round Mountain, Amargosa Valley, Beatty, Gabbs, Duckwater, Ralston, Yucca Flat.

2018 air pollution in Nye County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 16.4 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: District of Columbia, District of Columbia , New Castle County, Delaware , Bartholomew County, Indiana , El Dorado County, California , Franklin County, Missouri , Jackson County, Missouri , Owen County, Kentucky .

Current college students: 601
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,398 (45.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3772010 or later
• 8902000 to 2009
• 5961990 to 1999
• 3321980 to 1989
• 2591970 to 1979
• 586Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,359
• One, attached: 309
• Two: 510
• 3 or 4: 548
• 5 to 9: 261
• 10 to 19: 300
• 20 to 49: 163
• 50 or more: 186
• Mobile homes: 8,293
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 265

Housing units in Nye County with a mortgage: 7,183 (67 second mortgage, 229 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,028

Religion statistics for Nye County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Nye County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Nevada Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4523, Natural disaster type: Other
• Nevada Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3243: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3243, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Nevada Snow, Incident Period: January 06, 2005 to January 10, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3204: February 23, 2005, FEMA Id: 3204, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Nevada Snow, Incident Period: December 29, 2004 to January 02, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3202: February 17, 2005, FEMA Id: 3202, Natural disaster type: Snow

9.53% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($54,798 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.92% relocated from other counties in Nevada ($18,526 average AGI)
5.61% relocated from other states ($36,273 average AGI)

Nye County:	5.61%
Nevada average:	5.39%

from Clark County, NV	3.21% ($46,518 average AGI)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.26% ($42,075)
from San Bernardino County, CA	0.20% ($65,233)
from Washoe County, NV	0.18% ($28,857)
from Lyon County, NV	0.15% ($31,870)
from San Diego County, CA	0.14% ($53,333)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.13% ($53,050)

7.44% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($47,732 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.18% relocated to other counties in Nevada ($21,389 average AGI)
4.27% relocated to other states ($26,343 average AGI)

Nye County:	4.27%
Nevada average:	4.17%

to Clark County, NV	2.45% ($44,723 average AGI)
to Washoe County, NV	0.18% ($55,538)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.16% ($37,125)
to Elko County, NV	0.14% ($64,952)
to Riverside County, CA	0.13% ($40,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 15.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Nye County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 11,168 (3,494 living alone), Female householders: 8,637 (3,215 living alone)

• 8,880 spouses (8,785 opposite-sex spouses), 1,175 unmarried partners, (1,175 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,111 children (9,413 natural, 205 adopted, 484 stepchildren), 1,321 grandchildren, 343 brothers or sisters, 784 parents, 128 foster children, 652 other relatives, 2,279 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 486

Size of family households: 7,224 2-persons, 1,990 3-persons, 1,140 4-persons, 755 5-persons, 317 6-persons, 204 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,711 1-person, 1,298 2-persons, 216 3-persons, 52 4-persons, 16 5-persons.

4,617 married couples with children.
1,838 single-parent households (547 men, 1,291 women).

89.2% of residents of Nye speak English at home.
8.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $218,344,000 ($5,789 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $20,558,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $155,891,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,425,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,184,000
Federal grants: $14,960,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,250,000 ($2,936,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,634,000 ($1,226,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $629,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $31,674,000
Federal Government insurance: $394,202,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.57 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Nye County, Nevada
• 5602014 or later
• 2882010 to 2013
• 7,0042000 to 2009
• 6,7931990 to 1999
• 3,5761980 to 1989
• 2,3781970 to 1979
• 5891960 to 1969
• 5361950 to 1959
• 2101940 to 1949
• 5831939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Nye County, Nevada

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Nye County, Nevada
• 1331 room
• 1342 rooms
• 4583 rooms
• 1,8824 rooms
• 3,8995 rooms
• 3,0376 rooms
• 2,2087 rooms
• 1,1398 rooms
• 1,3039+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nye County, Nevada
• 4561 room
• 682 rooms
• 7693 rooms
• 1,8204 rooms
• 1,0025 rooms
• 9966 rooms
• 2787 rooms
• 1758 rooms
• 1289+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Nye County, Nevada

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Nye County, Nevada
• 144no bedroom
• 5401 bedroom
• 2,7452 bedrooms
• 8,2003 bedrooms
• 2,2294 bedrooms
• 2815+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nye County, Nevada
• 462no bedroom
• 4951 bedroom
• 2,3562 bedrooms
• 2,1523 bedrooms
• 2624 bedrooms
• 315+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Nye County, Nevada in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Nye County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 244no vehicle
• 3,7461 vehicle
• 5,7612 vehicles
• 2,6983 vehicles
• 1,1574 vehicles
• 5655+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Nye County in renter-occupied apartments
• 601no vehicle
• 2,7941 vehicle
• 1,5992 vehicles
• 5783 vehicles
• 1044 vehicles
• 855+ vehicles

86.1% of Nye County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Nevada.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 9,663
• Other state: 31,724
• Northeast: 2,852
• Midwest: 7,058
• South: 3,238
• West: 18,618

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 766
• Number of aged recipients: 125
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 641
• Number of recipients under 18: 103
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 526
• Number of recipients older than 64: 137
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 283
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 381

Nye County on our top lists:

• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"