Demographics of Pershing County, Nevada

Pershing County, Nevada had 6,421 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −214 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.

Pershing County, in four figures

6,421
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.2%
Change since July 2020: −214 people.; 42.4 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,902 ±$14,290
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.

Pershing County, Nevada's population shrank 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pershing 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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Pershing County, Nevada's population shrank 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pershing 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	6,635	100.0	100.0
2021	6,435	97.0	100.2
2022	6,439	97.0	100.7
2023	6,368	96.0	101.6
2024	6,465	97.4	102.5
2025	6,421	96.8	103.1

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Population of Pershing 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	6,635	−17	+5	0	−19
2021	6,435	−200	−27	+3	−163
2022	6,439	+4	−40	+5	+41
2023	6,368	−71	−34	+18	−54
2024	6,465	+97	−48	+26	+116
2025	6,421	−44	−50	+17	−11

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.4 ±1.5: for men 42.6 ±1.6 and for women 41.2 ±5.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pershing County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nevada	United States
Under 5	274 ±86	4.2% ±1.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	753 ±174	11.6% ±2.7	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	581 ±203	9.0% ±3.1	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,966 ±251	30.3% ±3.9	28.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,788 ±254	27.6% ±3.9	25.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,125 ±224	17.3% ±3.5	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,902 ±$14,290, and income per person $27,154 ±$3,202, 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 Pershing County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nevada	United States
Under $25,000	314 ±120	18.1% ±6.6	13.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	347 ±138	20.0% ±7.7	17.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	256 ±115	14.7% ±6.5	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	310 ±122	17.9% ±6.8	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	320 ±129	18.4% ±7.2	18.2% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	47 to 145	2.8% to 8.3%	9.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	39 to 147	2.3% to 8.4%	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 Pershing County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nevada	United States
All ages	561 ±198	11.8% ±4.2	12.4% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	37 to 165	3.8% to 16.0%	16.3% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	385 ±147	15.7% ±5.8	11.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	21 to 129	1.8% to 9.9%	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 Pershing County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pershing County	Nevada	United States
Housing units	2,297 ±22	1,326,471 ±610	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	75.6% ±7.7	90.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	24.4% ±7.7	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.0% ±4.8	60.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.0% ±7.9	40.0% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$179,500 ±$46,972	$435,400 ±$1,611	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$715 ±$84	$1,597 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±4	1996 ±1	1980 ±1

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 Pershing County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nevada	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,533 ±0	23.6% ±<0.1	29.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,133 ±66	63.7% ±1.0	44.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	309 ±88	4.8% ±1.4	9.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 143	0% to 2.2%	8.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	265 ±113	4.1% ±1.7	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 55	0% to 0.8%	0.6% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	47 to 277	0.7% to 4.3%	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 Pershing County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nevada	United States
Born in the state	2,185 ±282	33.7% ±4.3	27.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,742 ±315	57.7% ±4.9	51.4% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 31	0% to 0.5%	1.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	547 ±204	8.4% ±3.1	19.1% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	77 to 261	1.2% to 4.0%	10.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	378 ±158	5.8% ±2.4	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%.

Pershing County among the counties of Nevada

11th of 17 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nevada page.

Counties of Nevada near Pershing County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Elko County	54,815	+2.1%
Douglas County	50,111	+1.2%
Churchill County	25,851	+1.1%
Humboldt County	17,267	> −0.1%
White Pine County	8,661	−4.5%
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%

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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