Pioche, Nevada

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Population in July 2007: 1,991.
Males: 1,093  (54.9%)
Females: 898  (45.1%)
Median resident age:

41.4 years
Nevada median age:

35.0 years

Zip code: 89043

Estimated median household income in 2022: $66,294 (it was $31,150 in 2000)
Pioche:

$66,294
NV:

$72,333

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $28,877 (it was $15,318 in 2000)

Pioche CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $204,092 (it was $75,900 in 2000)
Pioche:

$204,092
NV:

$434,700

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $209,024; detached houses: $223,291; townhouses or other attached units: $168,754; mobile homes: $149,847
March 2022 cost of living index in Pioche: 92.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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  • Races in Pioche, NV (2000)
    • 1,67990.0%White alone
    • 965.1%Hispanic
    • 512.7%Black alone
    • 191.0%American Indian alone
    • 160.9%Two or more races
    • 40.2%Asian alone

Races in Pioche detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth



According to our research of Nevada and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in Pioche, Nevada as of May 17, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Pioche is 1,991 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is much lower than the state average.


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Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 6064 feet

Land area: 3675.7 square miles.

Population density: 0.5 people per square mile   (very low).

Pioche, Nevada map
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Pioche CCD:

0.7% ($554)
Nevada:

0.9% ($1,187)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: North Las Vegas, NV (139.3 miles , pop. 280,543).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (142.7 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (349.5 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities:

Mount Wilson, NV (2.3 miles),
Ursine, NV (4.6 miles),
Dry Valley, NV (4.8 miles),
Panaca, NV (5.3 miles ),
Bennett Springs, NV (5.6 miles),
Beaverdam, NV (5.9 miles),
Caliente, NV (6.2 miles ),
Beryl-Newcastle, UT (7.4 miles )

Latitude: 38.18 N, Longitude: 114.52 W

Area code: 775

Distribution of median household income in Pioche, NV in 2022
Pioche satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.8%
Nevada:

5.0%
Most common industries in Pioche, NV (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Public administration (12.9%)
  • Educational services (11.8%)
  • Construction (8.2%)
  • Health care (7.6%)
  • Utilities (7.3%)
  • Accommodation & food services (6.0%)
  • Food & beverage stores (5.4%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (14.7%)
  • Public administration (12.5%)
  • Utilities (11.7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.1%)
  • Educational services (7.8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, recreation (7.2%)
  • Food & beverage stores (4.7%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (16.8%)
  • Health care (16.5%)
  • Public administration (13.3%)
  • Accommodation & food services (11.2%)
  • Broadcasting & telecommunications (6.7%)
  • Food & beverage stores (6.3%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (5.3%)
Most common occupations in Pioche, NV (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.3%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
  • Cashiers (4.8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.7%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.5%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.3%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (9.4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.8%)
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.0%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4.7%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4.2%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4.2%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (11.2%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (9.1%)
  • Cashiers (8.8%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (7.0%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.7%)
  • Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (6.7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6.0%)

Average climate in Pioche, Nevada

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Earthquake activity:

Pioche-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Nevada state average. It is 4628% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 226.4 miles away from Pioche center
On 12/21/1932 at 06:10:09, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 194.9 miles away from Pioche center
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 298.3 miles away from the city center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 332.1 miles away from Pioche center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 275.0 miles away from the city center
On 12/16/1954 at 11:07:12, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK) earthquake occurred 200.9 miles away from Pioche center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Lincoln County (6) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Snows: 2, Fire: 1, Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Airports located in Pioche:

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pioche:

  • Southern Utah University (about 87 miles; Cedar City, UT; Full-time enrollment: 6,522)
  • Dixie State University (about 91 miles; Saint George, UT; FT enrollment: 6,485)
  • College of Southern Nevada (about 146 miles; Las Vegas, NV; FT enrollment: 18,996)
  • University of Nevada-Las Vegas (about 148 miles; Las Vegas, NV; FT enrollment: 21,153)
  • Nevada State College (about 154 miles; Henderson, NV; FT enrollment: 2,346)
  • Snow College (about 179 miles; Ephraim, UT; FT enrollment: 3,224)
  • Mohave Community College (about 203 miles; Kingman, AZ; FT enrollment: 3,309)

Public elementary/middle school in Pioche:

See full list of schools located in Pioche

Library in Pioche:

  • LINCOLN COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $105,220; Location: 63 MAIN STREET; 48,228 books; 2,297 audio materials; 503 video materials; 30 state licensed databases; 6 print serial subscriptions)

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Pioche: Pioche Mines Mill (A), Pioche Volunteer Fire Department 2 (B), Pioche Volunteer Fire Department 1 (C), Lincoln County Ambulance Service (D), Nevada Division of Forestry Southern Area Region Office Lincoln County Fire Protection Office (E), Old Lincoln County Courthouse (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Court: Lincoln County - Million Dollar Court House (Court House).

Lincoln County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Pioche and their reported violations in the past:

PIOCHE PUBLIC UTILITIES (Address: PIOCHE PUC , Population served: 1,000, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-21-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUN-21-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
PIOCHE PUBLIC UTILITIES CASTLETON (Address: PIOCHE PUC , Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2007, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2007), St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-2007)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2007, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-22-2007), St Public Notif requested (MAR-22-2007)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-16-2006), St Public Notif requested (NOV-16-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
EAGLE VALLEY RESORT (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2008, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-10-2008), St Public Notif requested (JAN-22-2009), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-22-2009)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
Average household size:
This place:

2.5 people
Nevada:

2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

65.6%
Whole state:

65.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

5.2%
Whole state:

8.7%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

14.8%
Whole state:

10.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

4.0%
Whole state:

4.9%
150 people in state prisons in 2010
74 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities in 2010
177 people in state prisons in 2000
5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups) in 2000

Banks with branches in Pioche (2011 data):

  • Bank of America, National Association: Pioche Branch at 71 Main Street, branch established on 1944/11/16. Info updated 2009/11/18: Bank assets: $1,451,969.3 mil, Deposits: $1,077,176.8 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5782 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation

For population 15 years and over in Pioche:

Marital status in Pioche, NV
  • Never married: 14.9%
  • Now married: 66.1%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 12.9%
  • Divorced: 6.1%

For population 25 years and over in Pioche:

  • High school or higher: 84.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.0 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2000
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2000
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

9.6
Nevada average:

11.9

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Pioche, NV (based on Lincoln County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Other2,3246
Evangelical Protestant2875
Catholic2141
Mainline Protestant1172
None2,403-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 4
Lincoln County:

8.47 / 10,000 pop.
Nevada:

1.50 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Lincoln County:

2.12 / 10,000 pop.
Nevada:

1.00 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4
This county:

8.47 / 10,000 pop.
Nevada:

2.56 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 4
Here:

8.47 / 10,000 pop.
Nevada:

6.14 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Lincoln County:

10.8%
Nevada:

8.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Lincoln County:

28.9%
Nevada:

24.5%

Strongest AM radio stations in Pioche:

  • KXNT (840 AM; 50 kW; NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KDWN (720 AM; 50 kW; LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: RADIO NEVADA CORP.)
  • KNNZ (940 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR CITY, UT; Owner: MB MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KDXU (890 AM; 10 kW; ST. GEORGE, UT; Owner: WESTERN BROADCASTING, LS, LLC)
  • KSUB (590 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR CITY, UT; Owner: MB MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KUNF (1210 AM; 10 kW; WASHINGTON, UT; Owner: MARATHON MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)
  • KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
  • KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KZNU (1450 AM; 10 kW; ST. GEORGE, UT; Owner: AM RADIO 1450, INC.)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pioche:

  • KLNR (91.7 FM; PANACA, NV; Owner: NEVADA PUBLIC RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KBZB (98.9 FM; PIOCHE, NV; Owner: GLA-MAR BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • K203CA (88.5 FM; MILFORD, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
  • K300AC (107.9 FM; WASHINGTON, ETC., UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)

Pioche fatal accident list:

Sep 21, 1997 02:00 PM, 93, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 11. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 22 took place in 2011, and the least - 0 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
    Fire incident types in Pioche, NV When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (68.5%), and Structure Fires (18.8%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Pioche, NV
    • 12468.5%Outside Fires
    • 3418.8%Structure Fires
    • 189.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 52.8%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Pioche, NV
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Pioche, NV
  • 42.1%Wood
  • 36.5%Electricity
  • 15.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.6%Other fuel
  • 1.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.7%Coal or coke
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Pioche, NV
  • 78.9%Electricity
  • 10.0%Wood
  • 5.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 5.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.1%No fuel used


Pioche 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 significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage 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.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.

Pioche on our top lists:

  • #18 on the list of "Top 100 cities with largest land areas"
There is 1 pilot and no other airmen in this city.
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Top Patent Applicants
Top Patent Applicants
  • David J. Morrison (2)
  • Harker Joseph (1)

Total of 3 patent applications in 2008-2024.