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Lander County Demographics

Population

Year Population
2010 5,992
2009 6,003
2008 5,891
2007 5,747
2006 5,655

Source: Nevada State Demographer

Return to TopGender Composition

Year Est Population Male Female
# % # %
2010* 5,775 2,928 50.7 2,847 49.3
2009 5,243 2,635 50.3 2,608 49.7
2008 5,139 2,636 51.3 2,503 48.7
2007 4,871 2,470 50.7 2,401 49.3
2006 4,827 2,462 51.0 2,365 49.0

Source: Experian/Applied Geographic Solutions, *U.S. Census Bureau

Return to TopAge Distribution

Year Est Population 0-14 15-19 20-34 35-54 55+
# % # % # % # % # %
2010* 5,775 1,300 22.5 453 7.8 1,009 17.5 1,592 27.6 1,421 24.6
2009 5,243 1,066 20.3 483 9.2 913 17.4 1,397 26.6 1,384 26.4

Source: Experian/Applied Geographic Solutions, *U.S. Census Bureau

Return to TopRace/Ethnic Origin

Year Est Population White Black American Indian Asian/Pacific Islander Hispanic/Latino
# % # % # % # % # %
2010* 5,775 4,984 86.3 46 0.8 313** 5.4 39 0.7 1,219 21.1
2009 5,243 4,810 91.7 20 0.4 300 5.7 20 0.4 1,062 20.3
2008 5,139 4,323 84.1 12 0.2 215 4.2 22 0.4 838 16.3
2007 4,871 4,122 84.6 12 0.2 181 3.7 21 0.4 792 16.3

Source: Experian/Applied Geographic Solutions, balance of population is two or more races. *U.S. Census Bureau, **American Indian and Alaska Native

Return to TopEducational Attainment

Year Population 25+ < 9th 9th-12th
no diploma		 High School Diploma Some College
no diploma
# % # % # % # %
2009 3,266 228 7.0 442 13.5 1,199 36.7 822 25.2
2008 3,180 202 6.4 415 13.1 1,204 37.9 831 26.1
2007 2,992 194 6.5 401 13.4 1,122 37.5 781 26.1
2006 2,930 182 6.2 390 13.3 1,099 37.5 771 26.3
2005 2,781 146 5.2 414 14.9 1,054 37.9 709 25.5
Year Population 25+ Associate Degree Bachelor's Degree Graduate/Professional Degree
# % # % # %
2009 3,266 175 5.4 289 8.9 111 3.4
2008 3,180 171 5.4 256 8.1 101 3.2
2007 2,992 159 5.3 244 8.2 91 3.0
2006 2,930 165 5.6 234 8.0 89 3.0
2005 2,781 138 5.0 230 8.3 90 3.2

Source: Experian/Applied Geographic Solutions