Gerlach-Empire, Nevada
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| Males: 318 |  (53.7%) |
| Females: 275 |  (46.3%) |
| Median resident age: | 38.5 years |
| Nevada median age: | 35.0 years |
Zip codes: 89405.
| Gerlach-Empire: | $61,366 |
| NV: | $72,333 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $27,523 (it was $14,793 in 2000)
Gerlach-Empire CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $254,379 (it was $71,700 in 2000)
| Gerlach-Empire: | $254,379 |
| NV: | $434,700 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $613,067; detached houses: $676,960; townhouses or other attached units: $384,722; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $610,331; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $303,040; mobile homes: $180,941; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $38,281
Gerlach-Empire, NV residents, houses, and apartments details
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- 42585.2%White alone
- 5511.0%Hispanic
- 142.8%American Indian alone
- 40.8%Two or more races
- 10.2%Asian alone
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Ancestries: Irish (24.2%), German (19.8%), United States (16.8%), English (15.6%), Dutch (8.2%), Scottish (5.6%).
Current Local Time: PST time zone
Land area: 94.1 square miles.
Population density: 6.3 people per square mile (very low).
42 residents are foreign born (6.6% Latin America, 1.8% North America).
| This place: | 8.4% |
| Nevada: | 15.8% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Gerlach-Empire CDP: | 0.7% ($500) |
| Nevada: | 0.9% ($1,187) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sparks, NV 
(76.8 miles , pop. 66,346).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Sacramento, CA (182.5 miles , pop. 407,018).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (455.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Gerlach, NV (1.5 miles ),
), High Desert, NV (5.0 miles ),
), Sutcliffe, NV (7.0 miles ),
), Herlong, CA (7.3 miles ),
), Pyramid Lake, NV (7.3 miles ),
), Patton Village, CA (7.4 miles ),
), Nixon, NV (7.4 miles ),
), Latitude: 40.62 N, Longitude: 119.34 W
| Here: | 3.9% |
| Nevada: | 5.0% |
- Nonmetallic mineral products (38.1%)
- Educational services (13.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (11.0%)
- Construction (5.5%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.0%)
- Other direct selling establishments (4.1%)
- Truck transportation (3.7%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (43.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (14.4%)
- Educational services (9.4%)
- Construction (8.6%)
- Truck transportation (5.8%)
- Groceries & related products merchant wholesalers (4.3%)
- Rail transportation (3.6%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (29.1%)
- Educational services (20.3%)
- Food & beverage stores (13.9%)
- Other direct selling establishments (11.4%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (8.9%)
- U. S. Postal service (6.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (15.1%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.4%)
- Construction laborers (6.0%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (14.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (14.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (10.1%)
- Construction laborers (9.4%)
- Engineers (5.8%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (16.5%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (13.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (12.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (11.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (8.9%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (8.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.3%)
Average climate in Gerlach-Empire, Nevada
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Gerlach-Empire-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Nevada state average. It is 4944% greater than the overall U.S. average.Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Washoe County (28) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 18, Floods: 6, Storms: 4, Mudslides: 2, Snows: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gerlach-Empire:
- Truckee Meadows Community College (about 77 miles; Reno, NV; Full-time enrollment: 6,919)
- University of Nevada-Reno (about 79 miles; Reno, NV; FT enrollment: 15,092)
- Western Nevada College (about 103 miles; Carson City, NV; FT enrollment: 2,338)
- Butte College (about 140 miles; Oroville, CA; FT enrollment: 8,649)
- California State University-Chico (about 147 miles; Chico, CA; FT enrollment: 14,838)
- Yuba College (about 156 miles; Marysville, CA; FT enrollment: 4,737)
- Shasta College (about 157 miles; Redding, CA; FT enrollment: 5,645)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Gerlach-Empire: Gerlach and Waltz Ranch (A), U S Gypsum Company Plant (B), Gerlach Volunteer Fire Department / Gerlach Ambulance Service (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Cottonwood Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Gerlach-Empire: Great Boiling Spring Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.1 people |
| Nevada: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 62.8% |
| Whole state: | 66.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 3.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This place: | 14.6% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This place: | 10.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.9% |
For population 15 years and over in Gerlach-Empire:
- Never married: 21.1%
- Now married: 62.7%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 7.9%
For population 25 years and over in Gerlach-Empire:
- High school or higher: 62.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 7.7 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 11.0 |
| Nevada average: | 11.9 |
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Religion statistics for Gerlach-Empire, NV (based on Washoe County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 60,509 | 13 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 32,557 | 109 |
| Other | 21,728 | 57 |
| Mainline Protestant | 8,194 | 28 |
| Black Protestant | 1,028 | 4 |
| Orthodox | 490 | 3 |
| None | 296,901 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 56
| Washoe County: | 1.38 / 10,000 pop. |
| Nevada: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 5
| This county: | 0.12 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 40
| Washoe County: | 0.99 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.00 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 109
| Washoe County: | 2.69 / 10,000 pop. |
| Nevada: | 2.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 283
| Here: | 6.99 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Washoe County: | 6.5% |
| Nevada: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 21.2% |
| Nevada: | 24.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 14.3% |
| State: | 13.2% |
6.72% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($145,713 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.72% |
| Nevada average: | 6.67% |
0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($163 average AGI)
Washoe County: 0.01% Nevada average: 0.05%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Clark County, NV |  0.43% ($57,501 average AGI) |
| from Lyon County, NV | 0.28% ($54,642) |
| from Los Angeles County, CA | 0.27% ($161,844) |
6.06% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($85,171 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.06% |
| Nevada average: | 5.77% |
0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($110 average AGI)
Washoe County: 0.01% Nevada average: 0.04%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Clark County, NV | 0.45% ($139,375 average AGI) |
| to Lyon County, NV | 0.43% ($58,132) |
| to Carson City, NV | 0.28% ($-285,879) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Gerlach-Empire:
- KKOH (780 AM; 50 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KBZZ (1270 AM; 13 kW; SPARKS, NV; Owner: AMERICOM LAS VEGAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KCBC (770 AM; 50 kW; RIVERBANK, CA; Owner: KIERTRON, INC.)
- KCFJ (570 AM; 5 kW; ALTURAS, CA; Owner: EDI MEDIA, INC.)
- KHTK (1140 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KFIA (710 AM; 25 kW; CARMICHAEL, CA; Owner: VISTA BROADCASTING INC.)
- KPTT (630 AM; 5 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: LOTUS RADIO CORP.)
- KFBK (1530 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KSTE (650 AM; 25 kW; RANCHO CORDOVA, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KCBS (740 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Gerlach-Empire:
- KNHK (92.9 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KRNG (101.3 FM; FALLON, NV; Owner: SIERRA NV CHRISTIAN MUSIC ASSOC, INC)
- KRNG-FM1 (101.3 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: SIERRA NV CHRISTIAN MUSIC ASSN INC)
Gerlach-Empire fatal accident list:
Aug 25, 2019 12:04 AM, Sr-34, Lat: 40.664031, Lon: -119.331108, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jul 11, 2007 07:50 AM, Sr-447, Lat: 40.648558, Lon: -119.343519, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jul 11, 2007 07:50 AM, Sr-447, Lat: 40.648558, Lon: -119.343519, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
6- GERLACH, Main Street And Aspen Way (Lat: 40.650056 Lon: -119.355444), Type: Gtower, Structure height: 60.4 m, Call Sign: WQNC602,
Assigned Frequencies: 11345.0 MHz, 11345.0 MHz, 11345.0 MHz, 11345.0 MHz, 11425.0 MHz, 11425.0 MHz, 11425.0 MHz, 11425.0 MHz, 11345.0 MHz, 11345.0 MHz... (+67 more), Grant Date: 01/05/2021, Expiration Date: 12/15/2030, Certifier: Louis Tomasetti, Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 1800 M Street, Nw, Suite 800n, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851, Email:
- EMPIRE, Sr-447, South Of Empire Airport (Lat: 40.426000 Lon: -119.351861), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 21.3 m, Call Sign: WQNC603,
Assigned Frequencies: 6004.50 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6004.50 MHz... (+67 more), Grant Date: 01/05/2021, Expiration Date: 12/15/2030, Certifier: Louis Tomasetti, Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 1800 M Street, Nw, Suite 800n, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851, Email:
- GERLACH, Nw Corner Of Elm Street And Highway 447 (Lat: 40.654944 Lon: -119.360361), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 31.4 m, Call Sign: WQOG853,
Assigned Frequencies: 11245.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz, 11645.0 MHz, 11245.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz, 11645.0 MHz, 11245.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz, 11645.0 MHz, 11245.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz, 11645.0 MHz, Grant Date: 12/20/2021, Expiration Date: 09/22/2031, Certifier: Kate Gonnella, Registrant: Burning Man Project, 660 Alabama Street, San Francisco, CA 94110, Phone: (415) 865-3800, Fax: (415) 865-3820, Email:
- PRIVATE LAND, 201 W Sunset (Lat: 40.711778 Lon: -119.337694), Type: Mtower, Structure height: 15.2 m, Call Sign: WQYD780,
Assigned Frequencies: 6315.84 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 10855.0 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 10855.0 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 10855.0 MHz, 6315.84 MHz... (+30 more), Grant Date: 08/26/2016, Expiration Date: 08/26/2026, Cancellation Date: 05/21/2019, Certifier: Louis Tomasetti, Registrant: Commnet Of Nevada, LLC, 1562 North Park St, Castle Rock, CO 80109, Phone: (303) 660-2701, Email:
- GERLACH MOTT, Bowen Canyon, Off 34 (Lat: 40.713306 Lon: -119.333528), Type: Mtower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WQYI807,
Assigned Frequencies: 10855.0 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 10855.0 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 10855.0 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 10855.0 MHz... (+90 more), Grant Date: 10/12/2016, Expiration Date: 10/12/2026, Certifier: Louis Tomasetti, Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 1800 M Street, Nw, Suite 800n, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851, Email:
- QUARRY, 4.5 Miles Sse Of Empire (Lat: 40.514778 Lon: -119.320889), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 14.3 m, Call Sign: WAS468,
Assigned Frequencies: 6286.19 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, Grant Date: 07/07/2020, Expiration Date: 08/01/2030, Registrant: At&t Services, Inc., 208 S. Akard Street, 20f, Dallas, TX 75202, Phone: (855) 699-7073, Fax: (214) 746-6410, Email:
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||
| C) Refinancings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $176,040 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $220,350 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $155,860 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0035.01
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 6 | $153,485 | 2 | $156,365 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $113,760 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0035.01
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 74.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 16.8%Wood
- 5.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.2%Other fuel
- 70.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 17.7%Wood
- 7.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.1%Electricity
Gerlach-Empire compared to Nevada state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Gerlach-Empire on our top lists:
- #91 on the list of "Top 100 cities with shortest commuting times"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"