| | People QuickFacts | Esmeralda County | Nevada |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 775 | 2,758,931 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 783 | 2,700,552 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -1.0% | 2.2% |
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Population, 2010 | 783 | 2,700,551 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 18.6% | 24.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 26.2% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 43.7% | 49.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 92.1% | 77.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.0% | 8.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 4.5% | 1.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 7.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.0% | 0.7% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 3.0% | 3.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 16.9% | 27.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 75.2% | 53.6% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 92.0% | 78.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 13.9% | 19.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 14.0% | 28.5% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 80.5% | 84.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 16.2% | 22.2% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 198 | 230,942 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 13.3 | 23.6 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 843 | 1,183,873 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 64.0% | 59.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 20.6% | 29.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $86,400 | $225,400 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 509 | 986,741 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 1.71 | 2.67 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $32,021 | $27,625 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $29,438 | $55,553 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 21.5% | 12.9% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Esmeralda County | Nevada |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 19 | 59,2072 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 93 | 1,002,9562 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -11.4 | 11.12 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 67 | 177,181 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 75 | 221,260 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 3.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 7.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 8.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 28.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 15,735,787 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 0 | 19,255,893 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 37,433,983 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | D | $14,579 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 28,815,533 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 0 | 6,163 |