The website Stacker.com lists the 17 fastest growing counties in Nevada. If you're looking to buy real estate, these can be hot spots highlighting where to look. The full list can be found here, and this article will highlight the six most interesting spots.
Stacker begins their article with mention about trends. First, they point out that from 2018 to 2019, the U.S. population grew by .48%, its slowest rate in 100 years. Declining births, increasing deaths largely due to the graying Baby Boomer population, and a crackdown on immigration have contributed to many states seeing net population losses in recent years.
However, they further noted that in other pockets of the country, populations are growing. These shifts can be due to job opportunities, high quality of life, easy commutability to job centers, low rents, or any combination of these or other factors. Stacker compiled a list of the fastest-growing counties in Nevada using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the highest population growth from 2010 to 2019, based on 5-year estimates.
Slacker concludes their backstory by mentioning that a county typically sees population growth as a “bedroom community” (a municipality with an atypically large commuting population) to a large city. These communities are typically quieter than their feeder cities, offer lower rents and a higher quality of living, and are remote enough to be immune to the feeder city’s crime, traffic, and crowds. Keep reading to see if your home county made the list.
Without further ado, here are the six most interesting counties experiencing growth. Real estate options are well worth checking out!
#6. Pershing County
- 2010 to 2019 population change: -88
--- #1,685 among all counties nationwide
- 2010 to 2019 percent population change: -1.3%
--- #15 among counties in Nevada, #1,853 among all counties nationwide
- 2019 population: 6,615
--- #11 largest county in Nevada, #2,702 largest county nationwide
#5. Esmeralda County
- 2010 to 2019 population change: +77
--- #1,456 among all counties nationwide
- 2010 to 2019 percent population change: +8.6%
--- #4 among counties in Nevada, #495 among all counties nationwide
- 2019 population: 969
--- #17 largest county in Nevada, #3,107 largest county nationwide
#4. Lander County
- 2010 to 2019 population change: +98
--- #1,433 among all counties nationwide
- 2010 to 2019 percent population change: +1.8%
--- #10 among counties in Nevada, #1,242 among all counties nationwide
- 2019 population: 5,643
--- #12 largest county in Nevada, #2,784 largest county nationwide
#3. Eureka County
- 2010 to 2019 population change: +135
--- #1,392 among all counties nationwide
- 2010 to 2019 percent population change: +7.8%
--- #5 among counties in Nevada, #545 among all counties nationwide
- 2019 population: 1,859
--- #16 largest county in Nevada, #3,064 largest county nationwide
#2. Humboldt County
- 2010 to 2019 population change: +842
--- #1,021 among all counties nationwide
- 2010 to 2019 percent population change: +5.3%
--- #7 among counties in Nevada, #772 among all counties nationwide
- 2019 population: 16,828
--- #9 largest county in Nevada, #1,987 largest county nationwide
#1. Clark County
- 2010 to 2019 population change: +286,483
--- #9 among all counties nationwide
- 2010 to 2019 percent population change: +15.1%
--- #1 among counties in Nevada, #193 among all counties nationwide
- 2019 population: 2,182,004
--- #1 largest county in Nevada, #13 largest county nationwide