Demographics of Eureka County, Nevada

Eureka County, Nevada had 1,867 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +15 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Eureka County, in four figures

1,867
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.8%
Change since July 2020: +15 people.; 50.7 ±13.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $70,473 ±$13,010
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Eureka County, Nevada's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Eureka County, Nevada's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Eureka County, Nevada's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Eureka County, Nevada's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	1,852	100.0	100.0
2021	1,906	102.9	100.2
2022	1,858	100.3	100.7
2023	1,904	102.8	101.6
2024	1,917	103.5	102.5
2025	1,867	100.8	103.1

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Population of Eureka County, Nevada on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	1,852	0	+2	0	−3
2021	1,906	+54	−2	+2	+59
2022	1,858	−48	−10	+6	−44
2023	1,904	+46	−13	+2	+55
2024	1,917	+13	−1	+6	+6
2025	1,867	−50	−3	+6	−51

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 50.7 ±13.4: for men 50.5 ±11.1 and for women 56.5 ±20.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Eureka County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nevada	United States
Under 5	6 to 112	0.4% to 7.0%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	127 to 375	15.8% ±7.4	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	61 to 275	4.1% to 17.1%	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	234 ±94	14.8% ±5.4	28.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	526 ±170	33.2% ±9.3	25.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	347 ±145	21.9% ±8.4	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $70,473 ±$13,010, and income per person $32,823 ±$10,583, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,260 ±$596 in Nevada and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Eureka County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nevada	United States
Under $25,000	27 to 165	5.0% to 25.9%	13.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	51 to 231	9.1% to 36.2%	17.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	25 to 183	4.6% to 28.9%	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	15 to 245	3.1% to 38.7%	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	12 to 158	2.3% to 25.0%	18.2% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1 to 83	0.3% to 13.2%	9.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 58	0% to 9.3%	10.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Eureka County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nevada	United States
All ages	92 to 694	6.3% to 43.5%	12.4% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	62 to 346	65.8% ±30.3	16.3% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	20 to 266	4.4% to 37.3%	11.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 99	0% to 16.6%	11.2% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Eureka County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Eureka County	Nevada	United States
Housing units	976 ±168	1,326,471 ±610	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	63.7% ±9.9	90.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	36.3% ±9.4	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.0% ±14.0	60.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	6.8% to 27.2%	40.0% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$4,913 to $160,287	$435,400 ±$1,611	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$969 ±$284	$1,597 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±10	1996 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Eureka County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nevada	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6 to 166	0.5% to 10.4%	29.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,282 ±301	80.9% ±13.7	44.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 5	0% to 0.3%	9.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 89	0% to 5.6%	8.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	4 to 100	0.3% to 6.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.9%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.9%	0.6% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 250	0% to 15.7%	6.0% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Eureka County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nevada	United States
Born in the state	385 ±161	24.3% ±9.4	27.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,119 ±323	70.6% ±16.8	51.4% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 36	0% to 2.3%	1.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3 to 125	0.2% to 7.8%	19.1% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 89	0% to 5.6%	10.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 61	0% to 3.8%	8.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Eureka County among the counties of Nevada

16th of 17 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nevada page.

Counties of Nevada near Eureka County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Pershing County	6,421	−3.2%
Lander County	5,872	+2.6%
Mineral County	4,407	−3.2%
Lincoln County	4,320	−2.6%
Storey County	4,260	+3.7%
Eureka County	1,867	+0.8%
Esmeralda County	729	−0.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026