Nye County, Nevada: commercial real estate data.
Nye County, Nevada has a population of 54,344 across 18,182 square miles, up 8.5 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $2.67 bn in 2024, 862 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 42 7(a) approvals worth $16.5 m.
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Nye County
How many people live in Nye County
- Population54,344
- Households22,175
- Average household size2.45
- Median household income$60,714
- Median age52.5
- Median gross rent$1,181 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$290,900
- Home value to household income4.8 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over42,423
- Population under 189,016
- Share under 1816.6 percent
- Population 65 and over16,791
- Share 65 and over30.9 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 6428,537
- Civilian labor force19,605
- Unemployment rate8.1 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over43.3 percent
- Rank by population among Nevada counties5th of 17
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents958th
Nye County is the 5th largest of 17 Nevada counties by population. A median home costs 4.8 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 30.9 percent against 16.6 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Nye County
Is Nye County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base8.53 percent
- Census 2020 base population51,590
- Births, 2024381
- Deaths, 2024947
- Natural change, 2024-566
- Net domestic migration, 2024810
- Net international migration, 202440
- Total net migration, 2024850
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 20246,552
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents206th
The county has grown 8.53 percent since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Nye County
Where people moving to Nye County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving2,243
- People arriving, from those returns4,087
- Adjusted gross income arriving$155.2 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$69,214
- Largest single originNye County Non-migrants (16,985 households)
- Largest single destination (16,985 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nye County Non-migrants | 16,985 | 32,233 | $1.11 bn |
| Clark County | 999 | 1,937 | $60.5 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 843 | 1,447 | $58.5 m |
| Other flows - West | 498 | 853 | $35.7 m |
| Other flows - South | 178 | 320 | $11.4 m |
| Other flows - Midwest | 125 | 212 | $8.6 m |
| Los Angeles County | 91 | 148 | $8.5 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 65 | 127 | $4.0 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Nye County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Nye County
What the Nye County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$2.67 bn
- County GDP, 2023$2.48 bn
- GDP change, 2023 to 20247.8 percent
- GDP change over five years43.3 percent
- Rank by GDP among Nevada counties7th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents1061st
- GDP per resident$49,133
Output grew 7.8 percent in the latest year and 43.3 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Nye County
Who employs people in Nye County
- Covered employment, annual average13,764
- Establishments reporting960
- Average annual pay$68,204
- Average weekly wage$1,312
- Sector 54, employment2,186
- Sector 54, average annual pay$123,939
- Sector 44-45, employment1,772
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$37,878
- Sector 72, employment1,619
- Sector 72, average annual pay$26,961
- Sector 21, employment1,008
- Sector 21, average annual pay$117,653
- Sector 56, employment825
- Sector 23, employment753
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 54 | 2,186 | 99 | $123,939 |
| Sector 44-45 | 1,772 | 112 | $37,878 |
| Sector 72 | 1,619 | 98 | $26,961 |
| Sector 21 | 1,008 | 20 | $117,653 |
| Sector 56 | 825 | 66 | $85,500 |
| Sector 23 | 753 | 100 | $52,570 |
| Sector 71 | 541 | 20 | $40,660 |
| Sector 81 | 398 | 63 | $46,631 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 2,186 jobs, 15.9 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job exceeds median household income, which usually means single earner households and a wage base that can carry rent.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Nye County
What businesses operate in Nye County
- Establishments, all industries862
- Employment at those establishments10,673
- Annual payroll$637.2 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents15.9
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Nye County
How much SBA lending happens in Nye County
- 7(a) approvals recorded42
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$16.5 m
- Average 7(a) approval$394,000
- Median 7(a) approval$185,000
- 10th percentile approval$30,000
- 90th percentile approval$996,000
- Largest single approval$3,194,400
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)559
- Jobs per approval13.3
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active17
- Distinct industries receiving approvals23
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer26.2 percent
- Loans on real estate terms11
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter29
- Franchise loans3
- Franchise share of approvals7.1 percent
- Leading industry by approval countOffices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (4)
- Most active lenderNortheast Bank (7)
- 504 approvals recorded20
- 504 gross approval dollars$24.6 m
- Average 504 approval$1,228,400
- Median 504 approval$628,000
- Distinct CDCs active4
- 504 jobs per approval11.2
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved9.1
- Most active CDCMortgage Capital Development Corporation (9)
- 7(a) share of SBA approvals67.7 percent
- Combined SBA approval dollars$41.1 m
The average approval of $394,000 sits well above the median of $185,000, so a small number of large deals is pulling the mean up. The median is the better guide to what a typical borrower here actually gets. Only 26.2 percent of approvals run on real estate terms, so SBA credit here is mostly working capital and equipment rather than property acquisition.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Nye County
Do SBA loans in Nye County get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Status: Exempt from disclosure31
- Status: Paid in full3
- Status: Cancelled7
- Status: Committed, not yet disbursed1
Too few loans have reached a final outcome to publish a charge off rate. only 3 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate. A rate computed on a handful of loans is noise, so none is shown.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Nye County
Which parts of Nye County get the lending
- Places in the county with recorded lending4
- Pahrump, approvals39
- TONOPAH, approvals1
- Beatty, approvals1
- YERMO, approvals1
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| Pahrump | 39 | $12,353,600 |
| TONOPAH | 1 | $3,194,400 |
| Beatty | 1 | $500,000 |
| YERMO | 1 | $500,000 |
Pahrump accounts for 39 approvals against 1 in TONOPAH. County level figures average over that gap, which is why a site decision is made at the submarket rather than the county.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Nye County
How big is Nye County
- Land area18,182 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Nevada counties1st of 17
- Width, east to west175.6 mi
- Height, north to south221 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary8
- Residents per square mile of land3
- Establishments per square mile0.05
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- The Building Permits Survey does not carry a 2024 record for this county.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Nye County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Nye County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population54,344
- Households22,175
- Average household size2.45
- Median household income$60,714
- Median age52.5
Common questions
Nye County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Nye County, Nevada?
54,344, in 22,175 households, ranking 5th of 17 Nevada counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Nye County growing?
The population has grown 8.53 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 381 births against 947 deaths, with net migration of 850. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Nye County?
$60,714. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $290,900, which is 4.8 times income, and median gross rent is $1,181 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Nye County?
862 establishments, employing 10,673 people with an annual payroll of $637.2 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Nye County?
Average annual pay is $68,204, or $1,312 a week, across 13,764 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Nye County?
42 7(a) approvals totalling $16.5 m since FY2020, across 17 lenders, with a median approval of $185,000, plus 20 504 approvals worth $24.6 m. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
What is the radon zone for Nye County?
Zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Nye County come from?
The largest single origin is Nye County Non-migrants, with 16,985 households. Arriving households report an average income of $69,214 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Nye County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Nye County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.