Esmeralda County, Nevada

---

Esmeralda County is a county located in the United States of Nevada. As of 2000 the population was 971. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 677, It is the least populous county in the U.S. state of Nevada. It has total area of 3589 sq mi (9295.47 kmē), of which, 3588.5 square miles (9294.17 kmē) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.29 kmē) of it is water, it is the fifth smallest by area in the U.S. state of Nevada.


As of the census of 2000, there were 971 people in the county, organized into 455 households, and 260 families living in the county. The population density was 0.3 people per square mile (0.12/kmē), it would be the least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Nevada. There were 833 housing units at an average density of 0.2 per square mile (0.08/kmē). The average household size was 2.12 people, and the average family size was 2.79 people. In the Esmeralda County, 20.5% of the population was under the age of 18, 6% were 18 to 24, 23.4% were 25 to 44, 33% were 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 123.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.7 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 677, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 88.33% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 7.24% American Indian, 0% Asian, 0.3% Native Hawaiian, and 3.99% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $33203, making it the third lowest county by median household income in Nevada. The median income for a family in the county was $40917, making it the second lowest county by median family income in Nevada. The per capita income for the county was $18971, making its Nevada's eighth highest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 235 pupils and students, of which 56.17% are male and 43.83% are female, 24.2% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.68% nursery or pri school, 3.4% kindergarten, 40.85% elementary school, 34.47% high school and 16.6% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income

Year	Population
April 2000 census	971
April 2000 Estimate	971
July 2000 Estimate	972
July 2001 Estimate	938
July 2002 Estimate	876
July 2003 Estimate	812
July 2004 Estimate	787
July 2005 Estimate	770
July 2006 Estimate	750
July 2007 Estimate	686
July 2008 Estimate	677

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	8	3	11
Kindergarten	4	4	8
Elementary school	48	48	96
High school	51	30	81
College or graduate school	21	18	39

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Esmeralda County, Nevada	$33203	$40917	$18971
Nevada, United States	$44581	$50849	$21989
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587