page_title: Esmeralda County, Nevada
section_title: 2010 census
hierarchical_section_title: Esmeralda County, Nevada / Demographics / 2010 census
caption_attribution_description: Wild Horse 'High Socks' in Fish Lake Valley
context_page_description: Esmeralda County is a county in the west of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 783, making it the least populous county in Nevada. Esmeralda County does not have any incorporated communities. Its county seat is the town of Goldfield.
  Its 2000 census population density of 0.2706 inhabitants per square mile was the second-lowest of any county in the contiguous United States. Its school district does not have a high school, so students in grades 9–12 go to school in Tonopah, in the Nye County School District.
  Most residents live in Goldfield or in the Fish Lake Valley, near the California border. Esmeralda is the only Nevada county in the Los Angeles TV market as defined by The Nielsen Corporation.
context_section_description: At the 2010 census, there were 783 people, 389 households, and 213 families living in the county. The population density was 0.2 inhabitants per square mile (0.077/km²). There were 850 housing units at an average density of 0.2 per square mile (0.077/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 84.4% white, 4.2% American Indian, 0.4% Asian, 6.6% from other races, and 4.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 15.3% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 26.7% were German, 18.6% were English, 14.0% were American, 13.8% were Irish, and 8.7% were Swedish.
  Of the 389 households, 18.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 45.2% were non-families, and 40.6% of households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.67. The median age was 52.9 years.
  The median household income was $39,712 and the median family income  was $57,292. Males had a median income of $41,023 versus $27,019 for females. The per capita income for the county was $34,571. About 6.7% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.
caption: Wild Horse in Fish Lake Valley, 2013.
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