About Owyhee

Owyhee is a very small town located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 1,044 people and just one neighborhood, Owyhee is the 44th largest community in Nevada.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Owyhee is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Owyhee is a town of professionals, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Owyhee who work in teaching (12.77%), office and administrative support jobs (11.31%), and management occupations (6.93%).

One of the benefits of Owyhee is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 12.20 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Owyhee is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Owyhee Information and Demographics

The citizens of Owyhee are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 12.91% of adults in Owyhee have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Owyhee in 2000 was $9,869, which is low income relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $39,476 for a family of four.

Owyhee is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Owyhee home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Owyhee is Native American, followed by White. Owyhee also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.15% of the town's residents.

The most common language spoken in Owyhee is English. Some people also speak Other Native American languages.