Eureka County, NV Population

Overview

1,603

Total Population

42.5

Median age

50.66%

Female population %

97.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

90.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

174

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Eureka County is 42.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Eureka County's population under 18 was 31.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Eureka County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Eureka County, 26.58% were under the age of 15, 12.41% aged 15 to 29, 40.11% aged 30 to 64, 18.84% aged 65 to 84, and 2.06% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 21 more females than males in Eureka County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.66% females and 49.34% males in Eureka County, NV.
The Eureka County, NV gender ratio is 97.4:100 i.e. 97.4 men to 100 women (0.974).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 120.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 114.

Eureka County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Eureka County population: 91.52% are White, 0.06% are Black or African American, 5.12% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.12% are Asian and 2.18% are some other race.
Eureka County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 174 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,429 (89.15% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Eureka County is White with a population of 1,467 (91.52% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,078 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Eureka County's population increased by 372 (22.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Eureka County's population decreased by 137 (6.88%), 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, Eureka County's population was lowest in year 2005 at 1,377.