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Pershing County, NV


Designated Market Area: Reno, NV-CA
USDA County Type (2025): Mining, Government, Low Education, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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2024 population: 6,536   ( 112 from 2020)
Land area: 6036.6 square miles
Population density: 1.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:4,153 63.54% 5.4%
Black:2684.10% 4.3%
Indian:2003.06% 0.0%
Asian:1362.08% 38.8%
2+ races:1562.39% 1.3%
Hispanic:1,62324.83% 6.8%
Total non-White:2,38336.46% 5.6%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:197 7.4
Deaths:30011.3
Net Migration: -70-2.6
Net Immigration: 782.9
Change in White population:-239 -3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:127 1.9




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
6,648
4,39266.06%
2804.21%
2003.01%
981.47%
1582.38%
1,52022.86%
2,25633.94%

2010
6,753
4,60568.19%
2513.72%
1732.56%
941.39%
1181.75%
1,50822.33%
2,14831.81%

2000
6,693
4,66369.67%
3565.32%
2033.03%
470.70%
1261.88%
1,29419.33%
2,03030.33%

1990
4,336
3,49480.58%
30.07%
1894.36%
190.44%
n/a
63114.55%
84219.42%

1980
3,408
2,75780.90%
60.18%
2176.37%
170.50%
n/a
40411.85%
65119.10%

1970
2,670
2,24083.90%
40.15%
1134.23%
200.75%
n/a
29010.86%
430 16.10%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
509 7.5
4366.5
-114-1.7
-3-0.0
-213 -3.2
108 1.6
2000's
NumberRate
546 8.2
3865.8
-660-9.9
1151.7
-58 -0.9
118 1.8
1990's
NumberRate
741 17.1
3397.8
3738.6
1293.0
1,169 27.0
1,188 27.4
1980's
NumberRate
678 19.9
343 10.1
593 17.4
n/a
737 21.6
191 5.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
631 23.6
n/a
517 19.4
221 8.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Pershing County, NV
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
40.4
1,113 17.0%
5,423 83.0%
1,078 16.5%
1,886
2.54
1,289 68.3%
1,095 84.9%
92 7.1%
597 31.7%

2010
NumberPercent
41.0
1,322 19.6%
5,431 80.4%
875 13.0%
2,018
2.51
1,375 68.1%
1,048 76.2%
119 8.7%
643 31.9%

2000
NumberPercent
34.4
1,700 25.4%
4,993 74.6%
519 7.8%
1,962
2.68
1,398 71.3%
1,106 79.1%
129 9.2%
564 28.7%

1990
NumberPercent
31.5
1,346 31.0%
2,990 69.0%
501 11.6%
1,623
2.64
1,139 70.2%
961 84.4%
62 5.4%
484 29.8%

1980
NumberPercent
31.6
929 27.3%
2,479 72.7%
396 11.6%
1,281
2.64
938 73.2%
841 89.7%
37 3.9%
343 26.8%

2022 Housing Data for Pershing County, NV

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units2,297 
Median Value$164,400 
Occupied1,88682.1%
Vacant41117.9%
Owned1,37773.0%
Rented50927.0%
Median Rent$652 
Single-Family Units90239.3%
    Detached81035.3%
    Attached924.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units1516.6%
Mobile Homes1,11948.7%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pershing County, NV

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001306.9%
$10,000 to $14,999412.2%
$15,000 to $19,999693.7%
$20,000 to $24,999814.3%
$25,000 to $29,9991246.6%
$30,000 to $34,999824.3%
$35,000 to $39,999623.3%
$40,000 to $44,9991206.4%
$45,000 to $49,999452.4%
$50,000 to $59,9991337.1%
$60,000 to $74,9991457.7%
$75,000 to $99,99926514.1%
$100,000 to $124,9991658.7%
$125,000 to $149,99921811.6%
$150,000 to $199,9991588.4%
$200,000 or more482.5%
Median Household Income66,304 
Per Capita Income25,896 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state90 
Compared to U.S.87 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI522.8%
Public Assistance70.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1558.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed1,45344.3%
Unemployed1494.5%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force1,60248.8%
Not in Labor Force1,67851.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 55.7%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector88248964.3%
Non-Profit4458.2%
Self-Employed11210850.9%
Local Government7211139.3%
State Government1148956.2%
Federal Government6366.7%
Total Private + Self99459762.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.19624844.1%
Total1,19084558.5%
Pct. Govt.19.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts32215.8%
Sales and Office Occupations26212.9%
Professional, Technical23411.5%
Service Occupations41120.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing201.0%
All others80639.6%
White Collar 40.2%
Industry
 Number%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction41020.1%
Health care and social assistance32516.0%
Construction23411.5%
Retail trade20810.2%
Public administration1758.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1376.7%
Manufacturing1035.1%
Accommodation and food services1004.9%
Educational services944.6%
Other services633.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation532.6%
Transportation and warehousing361.8%
Wholesale trade291.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.261.3%
Professional, scientific, technical231.1%
Information100.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing90.4%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pershing County, NV

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,32520.12%
Puerto Rican430.65%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican40.06%
Total Central American270.41%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan40.06%
Honduran80.12%
Nicaraguan70.11%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran80.12%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American00.00%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2233.39%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino490.74%
Chinese480.73%
Bhutanese40.06%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English4,97379.4%
Spanish1,17618.8%
Chinese480.8%
Other300.5%
Tagalog130.2%
Arabic90.1%
Other Indo-European50.1%
Other Asian40.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun20.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German1,02815.6%
Irish71710.9%
English66910.2%
French2273.4%
Scotch-Irish1712.6%
Portuguese1492.3%
American1442.2%
Scottish1121.7%
Italian941.4%
Danish851.3%
French Canadian811.2%
Czechoslovakian761.2%
European761.2%
Swedish570.9%
Croatian530.8%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen6,17293.7%
Not a citizen4156.3%
Native5,87089.1%
Foreign-born71710.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pershing County, NV

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
144 2.9%655 13.1%2,131 42.5%1,579 31.5%291 5.8%213 4.2%
  Average years of education: 12.4
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 144 2.9%
9-12 Years 655 13.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 2,131 42.5%
Some College 1,579 31.5%
Bach. Degree 291 5.8%
Grad Degree 213 4.2%
Average years of education: 12.4

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Pershing County, NV

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 2,001 1,909 92 4.6% 4.7%
1991 2,057 1,969 88 4.3% 5.9%
1992 2,166 2,028 138 6.4% 6.8%
1993 2,105 1,976 129 6.1% 6.9%
1994 2,092 1,940 152 7.3% 6.2%
1995 2,182 2,062 120 5.5% 5.6%
1996 2,455 2,334 121 4.9% 5.1%
1997 2,610 2,499 111 4.3% 4.4%
1998 2,606 2,516 90 3.5% 4.2%
1999 2,368 2,287 81 3.4% 4.0%
2000 2,573 2,468 105 4.1% 4.1%
2001 2,590 2,467 123 4.7% 5.2%
2002 2,622 2,496 126 4.8% 5.7%
2003 2,536 2,406 130 5.1% 5.3%
2004 2,509 2,400 109 4.3% 4.4%
2005 2,430 2,313 117 4.8% 4.1%
2006 2,454 2,334 120 4.9% 4.0%
2007 2,517 2,390 127 5.0% 4.6%
2008 2,538 2,356 182 7.2% 6.9%
2009 2,632 2,366 266 10.1% 11.7%
2010 2,321 2,064 257 11.1% 13.8%
2011 2,455 2,185 270 11.0% 13.3%
2012 2,589 2,329 260 10.0% 11.6%
2013 2,598 2,357 241 9.3% 10.0%
2014 2,534 2,343 191 7.5% 8.2%
2015 2,429 2,259 170 7.0% 6.8%
2016 2,439 2,293 146 6.0% 5.8%
2017 2,534 2,418 116 4.6% 5.0%
2018 2,582 2,479 103 4.0% 4.4%
2019 2,607 2,503 104 4.0% 3.9%
2020 2,530 2,407 123 4.9% 12.8%
2021 2,594 2,509 85 3.3% 6.9%
2022 2,475 2,385 90 3.6% 5.4%
2023 2,377 2,266 111 4.7% 5.1%
2024 2,217 2,099 118 5.3% 5.6%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com