Nye County, Nevada Population 2024

56,671

Nye County, Nevada's estimated 2024 population is 56,671 with a growth rate of 1.71% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Nye County, Nevada is the 5th largest county in Nevada. The 2010 population was 43,848 and has seen a growth of 29.24% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
202961,4269511.57%
202860,4759511.6%
202759,5249511.62%
202658,5739511.65%
202557,6229511.68%
202456,6719511.71%
202355,7209511.74%
202254,7691,4452.71%
202153,3241,3612.62%
202051,9635,11810.93%
201946,8451,5173.35%
201845,3281,2822.91%
201744,0467511.73%
201643,2952870.67%
201543,0081310.31%
201442,877-28-0.07%
201342,905-699-1.6%
201243,604-377-0.86%
201143,9811330.3%
201043,84800%
199017,7818,73396.52%
19809,0483,44961.6%
19705,5991,22528.01%
19604,3741,27341.05%
19503,101-505-14%
19403,606-383-9.6%
19303,989-2,515-38.67%
19206,504-1,009-13.43%
19107,5136,373559.04%
19001,140-150-11.63%
18901,290-585-31.2%
18801,87578872.49%
18701,087-60,339-98.23%
2024 Growth Rate
1.71% (951)
County Website
Nye County
State
Nevada
County Seat
Tonopah
2020 Population
51,963
Area
18182 mi²
Density
3 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
9.06% (4,708)
Founded
1864

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White40,07675.32%
Two or more races5,92911.14%
Other race3,8757.28%
Black or African American1,3752.58%
Asian1,0441.96%
Native American6311.19%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2770.52%

White

Two or more races

Other race

Black or African American

Asian

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Nye County, Nevada Population by Race

Nye County, Nevada Population Pyramid 2024

Nye County, Nevada Median Age

52.4

Total

51.2

Male

53.6

Female

Nye County, Nevada Adults

There are 44,473 adults, (16,469 of whom are seniors) in Nye County, Nevada.

Nye County, Nevada Age Dependency

90

Age Dependency Ratio

58.8

Old Age Dependency Ratio

31.2

Child Dependency Ratio

Nye County, Nevada Sex Ratio

Female26,16849.18%
Male27,03950.82%

Nye County, Nevada Population by Age

Nye County, Nevada Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All21,9432.3875.224.8
Married10,1842.998515
Non Family8,5091.3370.529.5
Female1,9363.2953.446.6
Male1,3143.1962.237.8

2.9

Average Family Size

2.38

Average Household Size

75.2%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Nye County, Nevada Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade3,6428.79%
Associates Degree3,4378.29%
Bachelors Degree3,5828.64%
Graduate Degree1,6704.03%
High School Graduate14,71835.52%
Less Than 9th Grade1,8884.56%
Some College12,50330.17%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Nye County, Nevada Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Nye County, Nevada Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White30,89727,8094,106
Hispanic5,2843,553393
2+ Races3,7942,803382
Other Race2,2361,531154
Black1,2351,094227
Asian902801174
Native American60549856
Islander21019530

The highest rate of high school graduation is among islander people with a rate of 92.86%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 19.29%.

Nye County, Nevada Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$74,010$73,712$74,154
Graduate Degree$73,713$92,574$67,083
High School Graduate$36,399$40,992$34,424
Less Than 9th Grade$45,116$46,786$21,215
Overall$42,301$47,900$36,418
Some College$45,903$53,607$37,937

$42,301

Average Earnings

$47,900

Average Male

$36,418

Average Female

Nye County, Nevada Earnings by Educational Attainment

Nye County, Nevada Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Nye County, Nevada Language

87.93% of Nye County, Nevada residents speak only English, while 12.07% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 9.14% of the population.

Nye County, Nevada Language

Nye County, Nevada Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White36,9085,61115.2%
Hispanic8,3251,43817.27%
Other3,61195226.36%
Multiple5,74370112.21%
Asian1,02123422.92%
Black1,23421117.1%
Native5938414.17%
Islander274145.11%

15.53%

Overall Poverty Rate

13.84%

Male Poverty Rate

17.26%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Nye County, Nevada

The race most likely to be in poverty in Nye County, Nevada is Other, with 26.36% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Nye County, Nevada is Islander, with 5.11% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 2.99%. Among those working part-time, it was 18.82%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 19.18%.

Nye County, Nevada Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade21.48%
High School17.07%
Some College10.87%
Bachelors or Greater9.31%

Nye County, Nevada Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Male Unemployed28.43%
Female Unemployed20.84%
Male Employed6.98%
Female Employed6.89%

Nye County, Nevada Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Nye County, Nevada Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$67,566$87,942
Households$55,975$76,468
Married Families$75,302$-999,999,999
Non Families$38,302$54,279

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Nye County, Nevada Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

47.8%

Overall Marriage Rate

46.8%

Male Marriage Rate

48.8%

Female Marriage Rate

Nye County, Nevada Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Nye County, Nevada Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 55-64.

Nye County, Nevada Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Nye County, Nevada Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

7,216

Number of Veterans

6,493

Male Veterans

723

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam3,557
First Gulf War1,386
Second Gulf War1,021
Korea302
World War II168

Nye County, Nevada Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
65 to 742,370
75+2,335
55 to 641,192
35 to 54951
18 to 34368

Nye County, Nevada Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White6,21818.15%
2+ Races57713.07%
Hispanic3405.59%
Black22918.1%
Other Race1355.02%
Islander3211.55%
Native American254.02%

Nye County, Nevada Veterans by Race

Nye County, Nevada Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

6.03%

Veteran Poverty Rate

41.44%

Veteran Disability Rate

Nye County, Nevada Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

40.8%

Labor Force Participation

37%

Employment Rate

9.5%

Unemployment Rate

Nye County, Nevada Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Nye County, Nevada Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Nye County, Nevada Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

22.31%

Born in Nye County, Nevada

92.14%

Native Born

7.86%

Foreign Born

3.24%

Non Citizen

4.62%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

92.14% of Nye County, Nevada residents were born in the United States, with 22.31% having been born in Nevada. 3.24% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Nye County, Nevada Place of Birth

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