--- title: Mineral County, NV Tree and Wildfire Data Sheet url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/mineral-county/ business: Battle Born Tree Service address: 6301 US Highway 50 East, Carson City, NV 89701 phone: 775.232.8243 hours: Office Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5:00 pm; phones answered seven days a week; 24-hour emergency service credentials: ISA Certified Arborist WE-11728A on staff; Nevada Business License # 20131580674; fully insured type: Tree service (removal, crane work, pruning, stump grinding, defensible space, snow removal, firewood) --- - [Home](https://battleborntreeservice.com/) - [Local data](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/) - Mineral County data sheet # Mineral County tree and wildfire data sheet Mineral County has the oldest housing of any county we cover, with 68.9% of homes built before 1980 and a median build year of 1971, and the highest bottled-gas share, 48.8% of households. Its median home value, $156,200, is under half the national figure. How to read this sheet: each column is a place, each row a public number, and the source sits under every table. ## Households and homes | Measure | Mineral County | Nevada | United States | |---|---|---|---| | Households | 1,830 | 1,202,593 | 129,227,496 | | Population | 4,542 | 3,184,612 | 334,922,499 | | Median year homes were built | 1971 | 1996 | 1980 | | Homes built before 1960 | 27.0% | 4.7% | 25.6% | | Homes built before 1980 | 68.9% | 22.0% | 49.7% | | Homes built 2000 or later | 5.8% | 41.5% | 25.1% | | Owner-occupied homes | 72.5% | 60.0% | 65.2% | | Single-family detached homes | 68.1% | 60.4% | 61.3% | | Mobile homes | 23.5% | 5.2% | 5.6% | | Households heating mainly with wood | 14.0% | 1.0% | 1.4% | | Households heating mainly with bottled gas | 48.8% | 3.0% | 4.9% | | Median home value | $156,200 | $435,400 | $332,700 | Source: [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates (tables B01003, B11001, B25003, B25024, B25034, B25035, B25040, B25077)](https://data.census.gov/). Survey estimates with margins of error. ## Wildfire risk to homes | Measure | Mineral County | |---|---| | Risk to homes, higher than this share of Nevada communities | 18.8% | | Risk to homes, higher than this share of US communities | 74.6% | | Wildfire likelihood, Nevada percentile | 12.5% | | Wildfire likelihood, US percentile | 66.6% | | Buildings directly exposed | 36.2% | | Buildings indirectly exposed | 63.8% | | Buildings with minimal exposure | 0.0% | | Buildings counted | 4,602 | Source: [USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, tabular download dated April 15, 2026](https://wildfirerisk.org/download/). County figures. ## Towns we serve in Mineral County | Place | Households | Median year built | Wildfire risk to homes (US percentile) | Elevation | Sheet | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Hawthorne | 1,112 | 1964 | 51.6% | 4,328 ft | | Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates; USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (April 2026); USGS elevation. Towns and neighborhoods we serve in this county. [Download this data sheet (CSV)](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/mineral-county/mineral-county.csv) Hawthorne is the one place we list in Mineral County, 115.3 miles from our yard. This sheet sets the county against Nevada and the United States, gives its Forest Service wildfire ranking and tables Hawthorne with its households, median year built, wildfire rank and elevation. The housing row tells most of the story. ## The oldest housing in the set Homes built before 1980 are 68.9% of the total, against 22.0% for Nevada and 49.7% for the United States. Homes built before 1960 are 27.0%, above the national 25.6%. Only 5.8% date from 2000 or later. Mobile homes are 23.5%, the highest share among the counties. Owner-occupancy is 72.5%. The median home value is $156,200, against $435,400 for Nevada and $332,700 for the country. Hawthorne, with 1,112 households, has a median build year of 1964. ## Heating: bottled gas for half the county Bottled gas is the main heating fuel for 48.8% of households and wood for 14.0%, the highest bottled-gas share and the highest wood share among the counties we cover. The Nevada figures are 3.0% and 1.0%. For anyone burning wood, the household count is small, 1,830 households in all, but the share is large. The [firewood cutting permits guide](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/firewood-cutting-permits-nevada-public-land/) covers public-land cutting. ## Wildfire: a middle rank with no minimal zone The county ranks above 74.6% of US communities and above 18.8% of Nevada communities for risk to homes, with wildfire likelihood at 66.6% nationally. Of 4,602 counted buildings, 36.2% are directly exposed and 63.8% indirectly. None are minimally exposed. Hawthorne ranks lower at 51.6%. That is a national middle for the town, though the county figure takes in far more ground. The elevation of Hawthorne is 4,328 feet. ## How Mineral County compares with the others The median year built is 1971 here, against 1981 for Carson City, 1990 for Douglas and Churchill counties, 1991 for Washoe, 1989 for Storey and 1998 for Lyon. Bottled gas is the main heating fuel for 48.8% of Mineral County households, ahead of Storey at 43.0%, Churchill at 16.0%, Lyon at 10.3%, Douglas at 8.1% and Washoe at 3.6%. Hawthorne's own row is older than the county's, a median of 1964 against 1971, and its wildfire rank, 51.6%, is lower than the county's 74.6%. A homeowner in town should read the Hawthorne row first and the county row second. ## What this means for tree work, and what it does not Old housing points to older trees and the jobs that follow: [trimming](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/hawthorne/tree-trimming/) and [removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/hawthorne/tree-removal/). The drive from our yard to Hawthorne is about 145 minutes without traffic, so the office is the first call: [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243). With 1,830 households, every Mineral County percentage is a rough estimate. The sheet does not count trees or tell species. ### Sources - [U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates](https://data.census.gov/) (pulled October 1, 2026) - [USDA Forest Service: Wildfire Risk to Communities (tabular download dated April 15, 2026)](https://wildfirerisk.org/download/) (pulled October 1, 2026) - [NOAA NCEI: U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (pulled October 1, 2026) - [National Interagency Fire Center: InterAgency Fire Perimeter History and WFIGS perimeters](https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/) (pulled October 1, 2026) ### Talk to the office [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) | Monday to Friday | 8:30 am - 5:00 pm | |---|---| | Saturday and Sunday | Office closed, phones answered | Phones answered seven days a week. 24-hour emergency service. [Free estimate](#quote) ### Keep reading - [Fallon and Hawthorne](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fallon-hawthorne/) - [Hawthorne](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/hawthorne/) - [How old are the homes, and the trees? Housing age by town](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/housing-age-by-town/) - [Who heats with wood in Northern Nevada](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/wood-heat-households/) - [Tree care in October in Northern Nevada](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/tree-care-calendar/october/) ## Questions people ask Still have a question? Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243). Phones are answered seven days a week. ### Does Mineral County have the oldest homes in Nevada? Among the counties we cover, yes: 68.9% built before 1980. We have not compared it with every Nevada county. ### Why is home value so low in Mineral County? The sheet reports $156,200 as the Census estimate but cannot say why. ### Which Mineral County town do you list? Hawthorne, with 1,112 households and a median build year of 1964. ### How many households does this sheet cover? The Census counts 1,830 households in Mineral County, 1,112 of them in Hawthorne. Small counts mean wide margins of error.