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White Pine County

Nevada · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
8,735
Median household income
$72,865
People below poverty
8.2%
Median home value
$220,000

Income

The median income of households in White Pine County, Nevada was $72,865. An estimated 3.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in White Pine County, Nevada in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.1
$10,000 to $14,999 4.8
$15,000 to $24,999 9.1
$25,000 to $34,999 10.4
$35,000 to $49,999 6.5
$50,000 to $74,999 20.1
$75,000 to $99,999 12.9
$100,000 to $149,999 21.3
$150,000 to $199,999 9.6
$200,000 or more 2.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in White Pine County, Nevada in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 72003
Female 58048

An estimated 62.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 40.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,019. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in White Pine County, Nevada in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 62.9
Social Security 40.7
Retirement income 29.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.1
Cash public assistance income 4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 3.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in White Pine County, Nevada in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 3.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.1

In 2020-2024, 8.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 27.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 29.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 19.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in White Pine County, Nevada in 2020-2024, 95.3% had health insurance coverage and 4.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 69.8% and public coverage was 38.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.2%.


In 2020-2024, White Pine County, Nevada had a total population of 8,735 - 3,796 (43.5%) females and 4,939 (56.5%) males. The median age was 43.1 years. An estimated 19.5% of the population was under 18 years, 31% was 19 to 44 years, 25.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for White Pine County, Nevada in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 195 218
5 to 9 165 282
10 to 14 383 165
15 to 19 231 334
20 to 24 311 75
25 to 29 361 237
30 to 34 368 156
35 to 39 392 139
40 to 44 319 359
45 to 49 349 175
50 to 54 233 167
55 to 59 267 507
60 to 64 371 191
65 to 69 318 197
70 to 74 300 246
75 to 79 150 138
80 to 84 134 157
85 and over 92 53

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 75.2% were White; 6% were Black or African American; 15.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.5% were Asian; 2.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 16.5% of the people in White Pine County, Nevada were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 71.5% of the people in White Pine County, Nevada were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,359 households in White Pine County, Nevada. The average household size was 2.19 people.

Married-couple households made up 44.3% of the households in White Pine County, Nevada while cohabiting couple households made up 5.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25% of all households, while 25.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 22.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 40.2% of all households.

In White Pine County, Nevada, 24.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 38.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in White Pine County, Nevada in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 44.3
Cohabiting Couples 5.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 42.5% of males and 50.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 41.9 22.7
Now married, except separated 42.5 50.4
Separated 2.5 0.9
Widowed 3.1 12.5
Divorced 10 13.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In White Pine County, Nevada, 28 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 21.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.8% of the people living in White Pine County, Nevada were U.S. natives. 47.6% of the White Pine County, Nevada population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.2% of White Pine County, Nevada residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 44.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 95.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of White Pine County, Nevada come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for White Pine County, Nevada.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in White Pine County, Nevada in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 32.5
Asia 15.2
Europe 29
Africa 7.4
Northern America 15.9
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in White Pine County, Nevada in 2020-2024, 7.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.3% of people at least five years old; 2.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in White Pine County, Nevada in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.3
Other Indo-European languages 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.7 % of the people at least one year old living in White Pine County, Nevada were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of White Pine County, Nevada in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.7
Different house, same county 2.4
Different county, same state 5.1
Different state 1
Abroad 0.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 12.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in White Pine County, Nevada was 1,671 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 116 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,326. College or graduate school enrollment was 229.

Educational Attainment of People in White Pine County, Nevada in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.8
High school diploma or equivalency 39.1
Some college, no degree 22.9
Associate's degree 11.8
Bachelor's degree 9.1
Graduate or professional degree 3.3

Disability

In White Pine County, Nevada, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 23.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.9% of people under 18 years old, to 19.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 48% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In White Pine County, Nevada, 47.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 50.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 24.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,438 71
Federal, state, or local government workers 848 24.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 148 4.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in White Pine County, Nevada worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in White Pine County, Nevada in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 20.3
Construction 3.4
Manufacturing 1.7
Wholesale trade 1.5
Retail trade 9.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.1
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 1.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 16
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 20.7
Other Services, except public administration 5.6
Public administration 10.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in White Pine County, Nevada in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 940 27.4
Service occupations 650 18.9
Sales and office occupations 861 25.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 685 19.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 298 8.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 74.5% of White Pine County, Nevada workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 14.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 17.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in White Pine County, Nevada in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 74.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 14.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1
Walked 2.1
Other means 0.6
Worked from home 7.7

In 2020-2024, White Pine County, Nevada had a total of 4,160 housing units. Of these housing units, 70.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 8.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 20.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in White Pine County, Nevada in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 70.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 8.5
Mobile homes 20.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.5

6.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 25.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in White Pine County, Nevada was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 55.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, White Pine County, Nevada had 3,359 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 801 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 75.4% while renters occupied 24.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.16 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.31.

4.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.9% and another 31.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in White Pine County, Nevada:

House Heating Fuel Used in White Pine County, Nevada in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 20.5
Electricity 64.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.1
All other fuels 11.8
No fuel used 2.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in White Pine County, Nevada was $220,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 44.1 % had a mortgage. 55.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,445 and for owners without a mortgage it was $433.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for White Pine County, Nevada was $937. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.