Esmeralda County Demographics

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Esmeralda County's largest population center is Goldfield with an estimated population of 438 in 2005. The population and growth percentages displayed below represent the county as a whole, as well as two of the highest population centers within the county. Dyer/ Fish Lake Valley, not represented here, has an estimated population of approximately 400-500.

Highest Population Centers

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Esmeralda County	1,061	1,038	1,125	1,116	1,176	1,276	1,262
Goldfield	424	498	438	439	453	438	430
Silver Peak	161	162	128	124	127	126	117

Growth Percentages

	2001-2002	2002-2003	2003-2004	2004-2005	2005-2006
Esmeralda County	8.4%	-0.8%	5.3%	8.5%	-1.1%
Goldfield	-11.9%	0.2%	3.1%	-3.3%	-1.7%
Silver Peak	-20.9%	-3.5%	2.4%	-0.9%	-7.1%

Age Distribution

	1990	1995	2000	2005
Esmeralda County	1,349	1,142	1,063	1,276
Under 5 years of age	93	55	34	40
5-18 years of age	255	223	185	196
19-64 years of age	861	706	686	834
65 years of age and older	140	158	178	205

Race, Gender, Education

RACE
White Not of Hispanic Origin	83.1%
Black Not of Hispanic Origin	0.1%
American Indian, Eskimo, etc.	4.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander	0.4%
Hispanic Origin of Any Race	11.8%
GENDER
Females	45.2%
Males	54.8%
EDUCATION
Less than 9th Grade	6.9%
9th to 12th Grade, No Diploma	14.2%
High School Graduate	44.3%
Some College, No Degree	18.0%
Associate Degree	7.0%
Bachelor's Degree	8.0%
Graduate Professional Degree	1.5%

Voter Registration

	2005	2004	2003
Democrat	192	210	204
Republican	350	328	322
Non-partisan	92	88	73
Green	4	3	1
Indep. Amer.	19	11	5
Libertarian	6	5	6
Natural Law	0	0	0
Reform	0	0	0
Other	2	0	0
Total	665	645	611

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