Mineral County vs. Lyon County

	Mineral County (NV)	Lyon County (NV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4,514	55,808
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.4%	7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	4,770	51,980
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	4,772	51,980
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.7%	21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	24.7%	21.2%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	48.9%
White alone, percent	69.4%	89.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.2%	1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	18.1%	3.3%
Asian alone, percent	3.4%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	4.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	13.0%	17.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	61.5%	74.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	595	6,320
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.3%	6.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,840	23,702
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.2%	70.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$85,900	$183,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$901	$1,228
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$277	$352
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$554	$976
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.3%	8.1%
Households, 2014-2018	1,938	20,528
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.26	2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.2%	85.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	14.5%	12.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.6%	89.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	69.6%	82.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.1%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.4%	14.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.1%	13.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.9%	13.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.1%	56.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.5%	51.6%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	31,315	465,510
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,730	$9,069
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	13.8	28.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,163	$55,493
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,897	$26,855
Persons in poverty, percent	21.1%	10.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	60	814
Total employment, 2017	1,070	10,494
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	46,672	393,854
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	6.0%	2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	161	2,763
All firms, 2012	190	2,844
Men-owned firms, 2012	72	1,417
Women-owned firms, 2012	88	1,041
Minority-owned firms, 2012	54	317
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	118	2,357
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	169	2,346
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	7.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.5%	29.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	1.3	26.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	3,752.84	2,001.19

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Mineral county (NV) and Lyon county (NV) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.