Pershing County, Nevada

Pershing County has a population of 6,487 and has shrunk 3.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $179,500, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $66,902.

Home price
$179,500
Income
$66,902
Population
6,487
Unemployment
3.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$179,500county
Median gross rent$715county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198041.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile53.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant24.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,797(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$985county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$878county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,370county
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$66,902county
Family health premium / yr$21,988(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$15,950(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.759(statewide)
Poverty rate11.8%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 home8.2%county
Unemployment rate3.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force41.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.1%county
Share of workers employed by government20.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.5%county
Economic output per resident$91,295county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.62%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 time26.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service97 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2377780county
Miles to nearest general aviation field23 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station53 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.4%county
Traffic deaths61.7county
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 higher6.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.1%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment666county
Students per full-time teacher15.5county
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 institution95 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians30county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.1%county
Frequent mental distress16.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.5%county

Place

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

Population6,487county
Land area in square miles6,037county
People per square mile of land1.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store19.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age42.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1815.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.3%county
Share of households that are one person29.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.4%county
Second languages17.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls23.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents196county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in127county
Households that moved away168county
Average income of arriving households$48,811county
Average income of departing households$61,565county
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 temperature53.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation7.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.14 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F46 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing116 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days132 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 22county
Average first fall frostOct 1county

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 electricity20.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas31.7%county
Homes heated by propane21.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood15.7%county
Households with broadband90.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk7.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk76.7county
Landslide risk53.9county
Hail risk1.4county
Earthquake risk55.2county
Tornado risk1.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk32.3county
Winter weather risk25.7county
Strong wind risk1.9county
Wildfire risk87.3county

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 Pershing 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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