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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Esmeralda County is $20,513, which is lower than the state average of $26,515 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Esmeralda County median household income is $31,528, which has shrunk by 5.04% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 17.10% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Esmeralda County residents spend 20.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than 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, #16

Esmeralda County	20,513 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

Esmeralda County	22,500 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

Esmeralda County	30,972 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

Esmeralda County	14,034 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, #17

Esmeralda County	31,528 USD
Nevada	52,205 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Esmeralda County	43,148 USD
Nevada	69,351 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #17

Esmeralda County		-5.04%
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

	Esmeralda County		Nevada		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.92%	$10,324, see rank	16.38%	$20,748	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	48.61%	$14,693, see rank	27.65%	$17,565	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.86%	$825, see rank	3.13%	$3,677	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.55%	$22,084, 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

Esmeralda County	42,045 USD
Nevada	61,081 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Esmeralda County	51,362 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

	Esmeralda County	Nevada	U.S.
White	$35,417, see rank	$54,736	$56,900
Hispanic	$33,000, see rank	$43,255	$42,396
One Race, Other	$26,607, see rank	$42,351	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Esmeralda County	Nevada	U.S.
less than 25	$17,143, see rank	$31,410	$25,788
25 to 44	$26,071, see rank	$54,451	$58,398
45 to 64	$57,625, see rank	$60,175	$65,027
65 or over	$22,188, see rank	$41,382	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Esmeralda County	Nevada	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	875, see rank	2,175,721	248,775,628
Male¹	432, 49.37%, see rank	50.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	279, 64.58%, see rank	70.09%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.74%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	279, 64.58%, see rank	69.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	225, 80.65%, see rank	87.53%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	54, 19.35%, see rank	12.47%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	153, 35.42%, see rank	29.91%	30.72%
Female¹	443, 50.63%, see rank	49.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	157, 35.44%, see rank	60.03%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	157, 35.44%, see rank	59.93%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	143, 91.08%, see rank	88.96%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	14, 8.92%, see rank	11.04%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	286, 64.56%, 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

	Esmeralda County	Nevada	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	365, 100%	1,225,882	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	246, 67.40%, see rank	78.04%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	17, 4.66%, see rank	10.94%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.59%	5.06%
Walked	58, 15.89%, see rank	2.07%	2.78%
Other Means	30, 8.22%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	14, 3.84%, see rank	3.26%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Esmeralda County	20.3 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

	Esmeralda County	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	368	1,240,614	143,435,233
Male¹	225, 61.14%, see rank	53.39%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	31, 13.78%, see rank	25.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	34, 15.11%, see rank	26.56%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4, 1.78%, see rank	18.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	28, 12.44%, see rank	0.38%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	43, 19.11%, see rank	9.32%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	42, 18.67%, see rank	14.47%	17.94%
Female¹	143, 38.86%, see rank	46.61%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	57, 39.86%, see rank	30.93%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	52, 36.36%, see rank	29.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	19, 13.29%, see rank	34.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11, 7.69%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4, 2.80%, 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

	Esmeralda County	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	368, 100%	1,240,614	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	108, 29.35%, see rank	1.72%	1.96%
Construction	16, 4.35%, see rank	6.07%	6.17%
Manufacturing	10, 2.72%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.12%	2.75%
Retail Trade	11, 2.99%, see rank	11.83%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	33, 8.97%, see rank	4.99%	4.93%
Information	12, 3.26%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.70%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	41, 11.14%, see rank	10.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	42, 11.41%, see rank	15.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	41, 11.14%, see rank	25.97%	9.49%
Public Administration	28, 7.61%, see rank	4.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	26, 7.07%, see rank	4.68%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Esmeralda County	%	Nevada	U.S.
Population in Poverty	235	22.99%, see rank	15.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	47	19.42%, see rank	11.53%	11.47%

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