Pershing County, Nevada Demographics

Pershing County is 4th in Nevada out of 17 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Pershing County is 5th in Nevada out of 17 other counties in Foreign born residents

Pershing County is 5th in Nevada out of 17 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Pershing County is 6th in Nevada out of 17 other counties in Home ownership rate

Pershing County is 6th in Nevada out of 17 other counties in Income per household

Pershing County is 8th in Nevada out of 17 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Pershing County is 8th in Nevada out of 17 other counties in Size in square miles

Pershing County is 9th in Nevada out of 17 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Pershing County is 10th in Nevada out of 17 other counties in Home median value

Pershing County is 10th in Nevada out of 17 other counties in Race - Asian

Size Demographics
	Pershing County	Rank	Nevada	US
Current population (2012)	6,749	11th	2,758,931	313,914,040
Size in square miles	6,036.6	8th	109,781.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1.1	14th	24.6	87.4

Age Demographics
	Pershing County	Rank	Nevada	US
Residents younger than 5	4.3%	16th	6.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	18.1%	16th	24.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.6%	12th	13.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Pershing County	Rank	Nevada	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.6%	14th	84.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	12.4%	15th	22.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Pershing County	Rank	Nevada	US
Race - White	88.1%	12th	77.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	4.1%	4th	8.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	4.1%	8th	1.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.3%	10th	7.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	12th	0.7%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.3%	11th	3.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	22.8%	5th	27.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	67.3%	14th	52.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Pershing County	Rank	Nevada	US
Female residents	36.1%	17th	49.6%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	12.8%	5th	19.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Pershing County	Rank	Nevada	US
Housing units	2,464	14th	1,183,873	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	11.5%	9th	29.6%	25.9%
Households	2,062	12th	986,741	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	73.1%	6th	59.1%	66.1%
Home median value	$153,100	10th	$225,400	$186,200
People per household	2.4	13th	2.7	2.6
Building permits (last year)	2	14th	9,071	829,658

Income Demographics
	Pershing County	Rank	Nevada	US
Income per capita	$18,741	16th	$27,625	$27,915
Income per household	$56,473	6th	$55,553	$52,762
Income below poverty line	11.9%	13th	12.9%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Pershing County	Rank	Nevada	US
Non-farm private establishments	74	14th	58,777	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	945	12th	1,000,610	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	223	14th	221,260	27,092,908
Retail sales	$43,044	12th	$37,433,983	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$6,751	14th	$14,579	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$9,241	12th	$28,815,533	$613,795,732