Nye County, Nevada

Nye County is a one of the county from Nevada's 17 counties, located in Western Region (Mountain) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 32485 inhabitants. Its population was estimated at 44375 in July 2008, making it Nevada's seventh largest county. Its area is just over 18158.73 sq mi (47030.89 square kilometre), of which, 18146.66 square miles (46999.63 square kilometre) of it is land and 12.07 square miles (31.26 square kilometre) of it is water, making it Nevada's largest county by total area.

Nye County Nevada
Map of Nye County, Nevada

As of the census of 2000, there were 32485 people in the county, organized into 13309 households, and 9068 families living in the county. The population density was 1.8 people per square mile (0.69/kmē), it is Nevada's ninth most densely populated county. There were 15934 housing units at an average density of 0.9 per square mile (0.35/kmē). The average household size was 2.42 people, and the average family size was 2.9 people. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 23.7% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 24% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 44375, The racial makeup of the county was 40801 White, 1086 Black or African American, 754 American Indian, 634 Asian, 171 Native Hawaiian, and 929 from two or more races.

Nye County Nevada Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Nye County Nevada School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Nye County Nevada GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $36024, making it the fourth lowest county by median household income in Nevada. The median income for a family in the county was $41642, it is the third poorest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $17962, it is Nevada's fifth poorest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 6644 pupils and students, of which 49.92% are male and 50.08% are female, 20.45% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.46% nursery or pri school, 6.37% kindergarten, 55.51% elementary school, 24.62% high school and 9.05% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Beatty CdpNye County175.65175.65011546.61697141250
2Gabbs CityNye County3.023.020318105.21532228500
3Pahrump CdpNye County297.88297.8802463182.71770834860
4Tonopah CdpNye County16.2116.2102627162.11825637401
YearPopulation
April 2000 census32485
April 2000 Estimate32715
July 2000 Estimate33117
July 2001 Estimate33868
July 2002 Estimate34583
July 2003 Estimate35624
July 2004 Estimate37361
July 2005 Estimate40061
July 2006 Estimate42269
July 2007 Estimate44022
July 2008 Estimate44375
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school178118296
Kindergarten183240423
Elementary school185518333688
High school9077291636
College or graduate school194407601
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Nye County, Nevada$36024$41642$17962
Nevada, United States$44581$50849$21989
United States$41994$50046$21587