The Town Files

Mineral County, Nevada

4,542 people. The median home is worth $156,200 (typical Nevada town: $361,550) and the median household earns $54,855.

Towns in Mineral County

Towns in Mineral County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Hawthorne3,118$167,900$67,30040.8
Schurz656$94,400$45,10433.2

People and housing

Mineral CountyTypical Nevada town
Median home value$156,200$361,550
Median rent$905$1,386
Median household income$54,855$78,278
Median age44.344.4
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%19.5%
Below the poverty line18.5%9.8%

Jobs and pay

1,166 jobs in 2024, average pay $55,205 a year.

Largest industries in Mineral CountyRetail140 jobs · $37,873Health care & social assistan…93 jobs · $43,608Construction33 jobs · $51,400Professional & technical serv…26 jobs · $82,657
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Mineral County0%4%8%12%16%2000200420082012201620202023 6.8%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 271 storm events in Mineral County from 1996 to 2026, with 1 deaths.

Storm events in Mineral County by type since 1996Hail4Dense Fog4High Wind158Dust Storm5Heavy Rain4Heavy Snow32Debris Flow7Flash Flood14Strong Wind16Winter Storm5
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Mineral County has been included in 7 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
April 27, 2023FloodDR-4708: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
April 4, 2020BiologicalDR-4523: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3443: Covid-19
September 13, 2005HurricaneEM-3243: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
February 23, 2005SnowstormEM-3204: Snow
February 17, 2005SnowstormEM-3202: Record And/Or Near Record Snow
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).