Editing Nye County, Nevada (section)

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 32,485 people, 13,309 households, and 9,063 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 15,934 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 90.0% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.18% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.96% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.78% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.32% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.98% from other races, and 3.15% from two or more races. 8.35%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

In 2006 there were 42,693 people living in Nye County, representing a growth of 31.3% since 2000. This was slightly faster growth rate than recorded during the same period for Clark County, where Las Vegas is located.

Even as the Pahrump area grew thanks to its proximity to Las Vegas, the racial makeup of Nye County was very different from that of Clark County. Non-Hispanic whites now constitute 82.7% of the county population. African-Americans were now 1.7% of the population, which meant actual increase of the number of African Americans residing in the county was over 50%. Native Americans were only 1.8% of the population now. Asians were a full one percent of the population. Pacific Islanders were 0.5% of the population and Latinos made up 11.0% of the population.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/32/32023.html|title=Nye County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau|publisher=Quickfacts.census.gov|access-date=January 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205230354/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/32/32023.html|archive-date=February 5, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Of the 13,309 households 16.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.30% were married couples living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.90% were non-families. 25.70% of households were one person and 10.30% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.90.

The age distribution was 3.70% under the age of 18, 5.40% from 18 to 24, 24.00% from 25 to 44, 58.50% from 45 to 64, and 18.40% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 105.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.70 males.

The county's median household income was $36,024, and the median family income was $41,642. Males had a median income of $37,276 versus $22,394 for females. The county's per capita income was $17,962. About 7.30% of families and 10.70% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.10% of those under age 18 and 8.30% of those age 65 or over.

Like many rural counties of the western United States, Nye County experiences a relatively high suicide rate.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090713230022/http://www.reviewjournal.com/cgi-bin/printable.cgi?%2Flvrj_home%2F2000%2FOct-16-Mon-2000%2Fnews%2F14605459.html "Rural Suicide: Soaring rates puzzling"], ''Las Vegas Review-Journal''</ref> According to the Centers for Disease Control, the annual suicide rate in Nye County averaged 28.7561 per 100,000 people during 1989–1998, the most recent period for which data is available. This was the third-highest rate among Nevada counties, behind [[White Pine County, Nevada|White Pine]] (34.3058) and [[Lyon County, Nevada|Lyon County]] (30.8917), but ahead of the overall rate of 22.96 for Nevada, which leads the nation.