Eureka County, Nevada Demographics

Eureka County is 1st in Nevada out of 17 other counties in Race - White

Eureka County is 2nd in Nevada out of 17 other counties in Home ownership rate

Eureka County is 3rd in Nevada out of 17 other counties in Income per household

Eureka County is 3rd in Nevada out of 17 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Eureka County is 4th in Nevada out of 17 other counties in Income below poverty line

Eureka County is 4th in Nevada out of 17 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Eureka County is 4th in Nevada out of 17 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Eureka County is 5th in Nevada out of 17 other counties in Income per capita

Eureka County is 6th in Nevada out of 17 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Eureka County is 8th in Nevada out of 17 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Size Demographics
	Eureka County	Rank	Nevada	US
Current population (2012)	2,001	16th	2,758,931	313,914,040
Size in square miles	4,175.7	11th	109,781.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	0.5	15th	24.6	87.4

Age Demographics
	Eureka County	Rank	Nevada	US
Residents younger than 5	6.5%	6th	6.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.0%	8th	24.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.4%	11th	13.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Eureka County	Rank	Nevada	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	88.2%	4th	84.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	22.6%	3rd	22.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Eureka County	Rank	Nevada	US
Race - White	92.9%	1st	77.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.8%	16th	8.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	3.0%	10th	1.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.0%	12th	7.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	15th	0.7%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.2%	14th	3.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	13th	27.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	81.9%	4th	52.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Eureka County	Rank	Nevada	US
Female residents	46.8%	13th	49.6%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.3%	15th	19.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Eureka County	Rank	Nevada	US
Housing units	1,069	16th	1,183,873	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	4.8%	15th	29.6%	25.9%
Households	719	16th	986,741	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	73.7%	2nd	59.1%	66.1%
Home median value	$103,400	15th	$225,400	$186,200
People per household	2.4	12th	2.7	2.6
Building permits (last year)	0	16th	9,071	829,658

Income Demographics
	Eureka County	Rank	Nevada	US
Income per capita	$29,996	5th	$27,625	$27,915
Income per household	$61,908	3rd	$55,553	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.3%	4th	12.9%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Eureka County	Rank	Nevada	US
Non-farm private establishments	41	16th	58,777	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	0	17th	1,000,610	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	78	15th	221,260	27,092,908
Retail sales	$16,289	14th	$37,433,983	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,605	9th	$14,579	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$2,239	15th	$28,815,533	$613,795,732