Mineral County, Nevada

Mineral County has a population of 4,542 and has shrunk 3.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $156,200, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $54,855.

Home price
$156,200
Income
$54,855
Population
4,542
Unemployment
9.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$156,200county
Median gross rent$905county
Median year homes here were built1971county
Share of homes built before 198068.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile23.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,797(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,393county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,062county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,937county
Home insurance / yr$1,774(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.2(statewide)
Median household income$54,855county
Family health premium / yr$21,988(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$15,950(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.759(statewide)
Poverty rate18.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home2.9%county
Unemployment rate9.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.7%county
Share of workers employed by government40.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.9%county
Economic output per resident$51,223county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.74%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.24%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time15.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service68 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3632county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station90 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.1%county
Traffic deaths176.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.6(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher13.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.7%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment534county
Students per full-time teacher14.1county
Free lunch eligible100.0%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution74 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians109county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year23.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year23.3%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population4,542county
Land area in square miles3,751county
People per square mile of land1.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store25.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract28.9%county
Population change since 2020-3.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-15county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age44.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.1%county
Share of households that are one person34.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.3%county
Second languages10.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls33.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents351county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in117county
Households that moved away93county
Average income of arriving households$47,239county
Average income of departing households$57,237county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings34.3%(statewide)
Violent crime rate402(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature53.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation7.3 incounty
Annual snowfall1.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.11 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F41 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing123 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days169 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 29county
Average first fall frostOct 15county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$100county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.5¢county
Household electricity use687 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.79(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity23.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.6%county
Homes heated by propane48.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.6%county
Homes heated by wood14.0%county
Households with broadband85.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk12.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk47.0county
Landslide risk50.2county
Hail risk1.6county
Earthquake risk84.3county
Tornado risk1.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk39.0county
Winter weather risk25.9county
Strong wind risk6.7county
Wildfire risk49.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Mineral County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Nevada figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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