Esmeralda County, NV Population

Overview

987

Total Population

55.8

Median age

50.76%

Female population %

97:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

53.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

276

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Esmeralda County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Esmeralda County is 55.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Esmeralda County's population under 18 was 10.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Esmeralda County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Esmeralda County, 8.61% were under the age of 15, 5.67% aged 15 to 29, 59.68% aged 30 to 64, 24.82% aged 65 to 84, and 1.22% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 15 more females than males in Esmeralda County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.76% females and 49.24% males in Esmeralda County, NV.
The Esmeralda County, NV gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 111.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 99.

Esmeralda County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Esmeralda County population: 94.33% are White, 1.11% are Black or African American, 0.41% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 4.15% are multiracial.
Esmeralda County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 276 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 711 (72.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Esmeralda County is White with a population of 931 (94.33% of the total population).

Esmeralda County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 966 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Esmeralda County's population decreased by 183 (18.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Esmeralda County's population decreased by 51 (6.51%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Esmeralda County's population was lowest in year 2009 at 640.