Storey County, Nevada (NV) Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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County population in 2005: 4,074 (6% urban, 94% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,165
Renter-occupied apartments: 297
% of renters here:   20%
State: 39%
Land area: 263 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 15 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   5.8%
Whole state: 10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   3.6%
Whole state: 4.9%

Industries providing employment: Retail trade (15.8%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (15.2%), Educational,health and social services (12.7%), Manufacturing (11.7%), Construction (10.6%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 72%
  • Government: 17%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

Storey County, Nevada business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Storey County, Nevada:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.0%)
  • Hispanic (5.1%)
  • American Indian (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • Other race (1.7%)
  • Filipino (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:   44.5 years
Nevada median age:   35.0 years

Males: 1,762   (51.8%)
Females: 1,637   (48.2%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $36,466
County population in 2003: 3,532
Jobs in 2003: 965

Total labor force in 2004: 2,014
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.4%

Average household size:
Storey County:   2.3 people
Nevada: 2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $50,172 ($45,490 in 2000)
This county   $50,172
Nevada:   $49,169

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $288,319
Storey County   $288,319
Nevada:   $283,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $513
Institutionalized population: 4
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Storey County in 2000: $1058

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 3
  • Burglaries: 22
  • Thefts: 36
  • Auto thefts: 2



Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2000: 27 buildings, average cost: $94,000
  • 2001: 25 buildings, average cost: $95,000
  • 2002: 25 buildings, average cost: $107,000
  • 2003: 36 buildings, average cost: $122,400
  • 2004: 51 buildings, average cost: $163,700
  • 2005: 47 buildings, average cost: $161,900
  • 2006: 33 buildings, average cost: $184,100



2004 Presidential Election results in Storey County Nevada:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 57.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 40.2%


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $904 (0.7%)

Area name: Reno-Sparks, NV MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Storey County is $712 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $880 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1279 a month.

Cities in this county include: Clark , Virginia City .

Neighboring counties: Lyon County , Washoe County , Carson City .

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Storey County: Gooseberry Mill (A), Granite Mill (B), Soderlinge Mill (C), Smith and Nettleton Mill (D), Smith Ranch (E), Greeley and Company Mill (F), Monte Cristo (G), Eagle-Picher Industries Inc Mill (H), Sierra Nevada Mill (I), Landmark Letter (J), McClelland and Davis Mill (K), Wunotoo (L), McClellan and Staples Mill (M), American Flat Mill (N), Winfield Mill (O), Eclipse Mill (P), Sapphire Mill (Q), Atlas Mill (R), Marysville Mill (S), Evans Mill (T)

Cemeteries: Virginia City Cemeteries (1), Fireman Cemetery (2), Catholic Cemetery (3), Mount Saint Mary Cemetery (4), Masonic Cemetery (5), Hebrew Cemetery (6), Pioneer Cemetery (7)

Lakes and reservoirs: Meeker Pond (A), Divide Reservoir (B), Tracy Pond (C), Gooseberry Tailings Reservoir (D), Cooney Reservoir (E)

Creeks: Virginia Creek (A), Long Valley Creek (B), Red Ravine Creek (C), Lousetown Creek (D)

Park in Storey County: Wheeler Monument (1).

Post offices: Virginia City Post Office (A), Clark Post Office (B)

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   5.0%
Nevada: 5.1%

Current college students: 144
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 74 (62% naturalized citizens)

Storey County:   2.2%
Whole state: 15.8%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 12
  • 1990 to 1994: 18
  • 1985 to 1989: 3
  • 1980 to 1984: 0
  • 1975 to 1979: 5
  • 1970 to 1974: 16
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 20

Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 19.3%

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,013
  • One, attached: 38
  • Two: 17
  • 3 or 4: 89
  • 5 to 9: 27
  • Mobile homes: 405
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Storey County with a mortgage: 537 (48 second mortgage, 92 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 152

Agriculture in Storey County
Average size of farms: 15 acres
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $15067
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $13933
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 100.00%
Average age of principal farm operators: 45 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 195.56



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (3%)
  • Educational services (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Philippines (20%)
  • Mexico (16%)
  • Hungary (15%)
  • Ireland (11%)
  • United Kingdom (9%)
  • Brazil (9%)
  • Germany (7%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Storey County:



  • German (15%)
  • Irish (14%)
  • English (12%)
  • French (except Basque) (6%)
  • United States or American (6%)
  • Italian (5%)
  • Danish (4%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 1,358 (78%)
  • Carpooled: 205 (12%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 12 (1%)
  • Bicycle: 8 (0%)
  • Walked: 108 (6%)
  • Worked at home: 54 (3%)
 

4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $51,842.

13.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,929 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   13.55%
Nevada average:   9.02%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
9.15% relocated from other counties in Nevada ($33,096 average AGI)
4.40% relocated from other states ($10,832 average AGI)
Storey County:   4.40%
Nevada average: 7.68%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Washoe County, NV  7.08% ($49,350 average AGI)

11.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,655 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   11.79%
Nevada average:   6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.93% relocated to other counties in Nevada ($22,732 average AGI)
3.86% relocated to other states ($12,923 average AGI)
Storey County:   3.86%
Nevada average: 5.26%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Washoe County, NV  4.98% ($36,042 average AGI)
to Lyon County, NV  1.19% ($41,882)
to Carson City, NV  0.98% ($19,286)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 3.0


Births per 1000 population in Storey County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.8


Deaths per 1000 population in Storey County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 0.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 31.3


Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Storey County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 169 (148 aged, 21 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,395
  • In family households: 2,795 (805 male householders, 179 female householders)
    837 spouses, 764 children (649 natural, 15 adopted, 100 stepchildren), 50 grandchildren, 42 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 13 other relatives, 78 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 600 (280 male householders (202 living alone)), 204 female householders (170 living alone)), 116 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 4 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 528 2-persons, 211 3-persons, 146 4-persons, 65 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 372 1-person, 102 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

419 married couples with children.
137 single-parent households (49 men, 88 women).

91.0% of residents of Storey County speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $31,318,000 ($8381 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $23,231,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $4,910,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $825,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,000
Federal grants: $1,002,000
Federal procurement contracts: $24,330,000 ($22,773,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $251,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $227,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,004,000
Federal Government insurance: $23,236,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 67
Here:   16 per 1000 residents
State: 71 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 96
Here:   24 per 1000 residents
State: 37 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +14
Here:   +3 per 1000 residents
State: +27 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +704
Here:   +173 per 1000 residents
State:   +112 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Storey County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.54 millions of gallons per day (41% from ground, 59% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:   5.7
State: 5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:   3.9
State:   3.8



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 34
  • 1995 to 1998: 214
  • 1990 to 1994: 257
  • 1980 to 1989: 414
  • 1970 to 1979: 249
  • 1960 to 1969: 92
  • 1950 to 1959: 25
  • 1940 to 1949: 0
  • 1939 or earlier: 311


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Storey County, Nevada:
  • 1 room: 7
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 76
  • 4 rooms: 111
  • 5 rooms: 324
  • 6 rooms: 338
  • 7 rooms: 176
  • 8 rooms: 61
  • 9 or more rooms: 70


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Storey County, Nevada:
  • 1 room: 18
  • 2 rooms: 52
  • 3 rooms: 59
  • 4 rooms: 49
  • 5 rooms: 44
  • 6 rooms: 54
  • 7 rooms: 21
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Storey County:
  • no bedroom: 7
  • 1 bedroom: 57
  • 2 bedrooms: 317
  • 3 bedrooms: 660
  • 4 bedrooms: 118
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Storey County:
  • no bedroom: 18
  • 1 bedroom: 114
  • 2 bedrooms: 81
  • 3 bedrooms: 84
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0


Cars and other vehicles available in Storey County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 43
  • 1 vehicle: 255
  • 2 vehicles: 500
  • 3 vehicles: 276
  • 4 vehicles: 69
  • 5 or more vehicles: 22


Cars and other vehicles available in Storey County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 43
  • 1 vehicle: 102
  • 2 vehicles: 119
  • 3 vehicles: 25
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 8

50% of Storey County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Nevada.

Storey County:   49.7%
State average:   39.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 780
  • Northeast: 191
  • Midwest: 585
  • South: 276
  • West: 1463

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $128,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
  • Utility gas (20%)
  • Wood (13%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Other fuel (3%)
  • Solar energy (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
  • Electricity (29%)
  • Utility gas (6%)
  • Wood (5%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 31
Here:   9.6%
Nevada:   4.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:   0.0%
Nevada: 5.4%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 0
Here:   0.0%
Nevada: 11.7%



Storey County government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $225,000
  • Charges - All Other: $265,000
    Sewerage: $136,000
    Parks & Recreation: $15,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $294,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,523,000
    Fire Protection: $913,000
    Financial Administration: $733,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $454,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $444,000
    Central Staff Services: $314,000
    Regular Highways: $287,000
    General - Other: $253,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $250,000
    Parks & Recreation: $236,000
    Water Utilities: $232,000
    Corrections - Other: $153,000
    Sewerage: $124,000
    General Public Buildings: $92,000
    Libraries: $86,000
    Welfare - Other: $14,000
    Health Services - Other: $14,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $17,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Central Staff Services: $499,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $838,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $102,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $822,000
    Other, NEC: $98,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $17,000
    Other, NEC: $4,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $286,000
    Interest Earnings: $37,000
    Special Assessments: $5,000
    Rents: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $168,000
    Water Utilities: $122,000
    Corrections - Other: $50,000
    Parks & Recreation: $40,000
    Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $17,000
    Fire Protection: $15,000
    Police Protection: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,648,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $317,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $341,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $252,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,295,000
    All Other: $367,000
    Highways: $94,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,158,000
    NEC: $350,000
    Other Selective Sales: $250,000
    Public Utilities: $200,000
    Total General Sales: $175,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $109,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $2,911,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $50,000

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