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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Nye County is $23,035, which is lower than the state average of $26,515 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Nye County median household income is $41,757, which has grown by 15.91% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 17.10% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Nye County residents spend 25.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #14

Nye County	23,035 USD
Nevada	26,515 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Nye County	22,177 USD
Nevada	30,415 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Nye County	27,731 USD
Nevada	33,521 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Nye County	17,830 USD
Nevada	26,640 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #14

Nye County	41,757 USD
Nevada	52,205 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Nye County	54,697 USD
Nevada	69,351 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #12

Nye County	15.91%
Nevada	17.10%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Nye County		Nevada		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.95%	$17,530, see rank	16.38%	$20,748	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	49.28%	$18,120, see rank	27.65%	$17,565	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.27%	$3,045, see rank	3.13%	$3,677	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	32.14%	$21,889, see rank	17.86%	$26,569	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Nye County	48,716 USD
Nevada	61,081 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Nye County	60,715 USD
Nevada	78,301 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Nye County	Nevada	U.S.
White	$42,117, see rank	$54,736	$56,900
Black	$33,710, see rank	$37,269	$35,600
Hispanic	$37,367, see rank	$43,255	$42,396
Asian	$69,688, see rank	$60,168	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$22,955, see rank	$42,555	$37,170
One Race, Other	$32,781, see rank	$42,351	$40,300
Two or More Races	$31,853, see rank	$50,799	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Nye County	Nevada	U.S.
less than 25	$25,434, see rank	$31,410	$25,788
25 to 44	$38,672, see rank	$54,451	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,539, see rank	$60,175	$65,027
65 or over	$37,515, see rank	$41,382	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Nye County	Nevada	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	35,766, see rank	2,175,721	248,775,628
Male¹	18,070, 50.52%, see rank	50.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	9,215, 51.00%, see rank	70.09%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.74%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	9,215, 51.00%, see rank	69.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,771, 84.33%, see rank	87.53%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,444, 15.67%, see rank	12.47%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	8,855, 49.00%, see rank	29.91%	30.72%
Female¹	17,696, 49.48%, see rank	49.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7,246, 40.95%, see rank	60.03%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	7,246, 40.95%, see rank	59.93%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,166, 85.10%, see rank	88.96%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,080, 14.90%, see rank	11.04%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	10,450, 59.05%, see rank	39.97%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Nye County	Nevada	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	13,482, 100%	1,225,882	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,140, 75.21%, see rank	78.04%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,904, 14.12%, see rank	10.94%	9.59%
Public Transportation	88, 0.65%, see rank	3.59%	5.06%
Walked	415, 3.08%, see rank	2.07%	2.78%
Other Means	330, 2.45%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	605, 4.49%, see rank	3.26%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Nye County	25.5 minutes
Nevada	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Nye County	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,937	1,240,614	143,435,233
Male¹	7,771, 55.76%, see rank	53.39%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,783, 22.94%, see rank	25.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,846, 23.75%, see rank	26.56%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,145, 14.73%, see rank	18.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	156, 2.01%, see rank	0.38%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,383, 17.80%, see rank	9.32%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	886, 11.40%, see rank	14.47%	17.94%
Female¹	6,166, 44.24%, see rank	46.61%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,665, 27.00%, see rank	30.93%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,875, 30.41%, see rank	29.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,208, 35.81%, see rank	34.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 0.03%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	83, 1.35%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	297, 4.82%, see rank	4.36%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Nye County	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,937, 100%	1,240,614	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,143, 8.20%, see rank	1.72%	1.96%
Construction	1,489, 10.68%, see rank	6.07%	6.17%
Manufacturing	506, 3.63%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	195, 1.40%, see rank	2.12%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,506, 10.81%, see rank	11.83%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	748, 5.37%, see rank	4.99%	4.93%
Information	223, 1.60%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	449, 3.22%, see rank	5.70%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	967, 6.94%, see rank	10.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,160, 15.50%, see rank	15.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,676, 19.20%, see rank	25.97%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,070, 7.68%, see rank	4.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	805, 5.78%, see rank	4.68%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Nye County	%	Nevada	U.S.
Population in Poverty	7,891	18.60%, see rank	15.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,586	13.32%, see rank	11.53%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.