White Pine County, NV
Demographic and economic profile of White Pine County, NV, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
White Pine County is a small, resource-extraction-oriented economy of 8,856 residents that has contracted by 9.0% over five years, reflecting broader rural depopulation pressures. The labor force participation rate of 50.7% is notably low, and only 14.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though median worker earnings reach $53,497 and the county's GDP per capita of $70,184 suggests capital-intensive industry output relative to its population. Housing costs are modest—median home value of $196,700 and gross rent of $933/month—with a 77.5% homeownership rate and a 4.9% unemployment rate.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-9.0% since 2018
White Pine County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone6,567 (75.2%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone546 (6.3%)
- Black or African American Alone520 (6.0%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race520 (6.0%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races413 (4.7%)
- Some Other Race Alone121 (1.4%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish384
- 2.Other Indo-European41
- 3.German or other West Germanic25
- 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic17
- 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)16
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services710
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining697
- 3.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance549
- 4.Public Administration (Group)367
- 5.Retail Trade (Group)313
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations940
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations861
- 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations685
- 4.Service Occupations650
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations298
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 10.21×)582
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.62×)442
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 2.49×)779
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.53×)319
- 5.Other Services (LQ 0.94×)159
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.