| | People QuickFacts | Eureka County | Nevada |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 1,979 | 2,723,322 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 1,987 | 2,700,551 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.4% | 0.8% |
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Population, 2010 | 1,987 | 2,700,551 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 24.0% | 24.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 13.4% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 46.9% | 49.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 93.6% | 77.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.6% | 8.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 2.8% | 1.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.0% | 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 | 2.1% | 3.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 12.6% | 27.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 82.4% | 53.6% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 96.1% | 78.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 2.3% | 19.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 2.6% | 28.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 88.2% | 84.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 17.8% | 21.8% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 202 | 234,081 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 18.7 | 23.6 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 1,069 | 1,183,873 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 73.1% | 60.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.7% | 29.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $87,400 | $254,200 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 724 | 979,621 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.38 | 2.65 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $30,306 | $27,589 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $61,400 | $55,726 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 16.2% | 11.9% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Eureka County | Nevada |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 40 | 59,2073 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 02 | 1,002,9563 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | NA | 11.13 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 110 | 177,181 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 78 | 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 | S | 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) | 16,289 | 37,433,983 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $10,605 | $14,579 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,239 | 28,815,533 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 0 | 6,163 |