Who is the Pershing County Assessor?

Jennifer Hill (Republican) is the Assessor of Pershing County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Pershing County Clerk-Treasurer?

Lacey Donaldson (No Political Party) is the Clerk-Treasurer of Pershing County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Pershing County District Attorney?

Derrick S. Penney is the District Attorney of Pershing County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Pershing County Recorder-Auditor?

Melanie Hamilton (Republican) is the Recorder-Auditor of Pershing County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Pershing County Sheriff?

Jerry Allen is the Sheriff of Pershing County, Nevada.

Who are the Pershing County commissioners?

Joe Crim, Jr. (County Commissioner); Connie Gottschalk (County Commissioner); Chuck Sayles (County Commissioner).

Who is on the Pershing County School Board?

James Evans (School Board Trustee); Michael Mancebo (School Board Trustee); Melissa Shields (School Board Trustee); Cindy Lu Plummer (School Board Trustee); Charlie Safford (School Board Trustee).

What is the population of Pershing County?

About 6,487 people, with a median age of 42.4; the median household income is $66,902 and 11.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Pershing County?

3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 85 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,389, against 3.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Pershing County?

6 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 1 school district and 3 special district governments.

Pershing County, NV elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Pershing County: 13 seats on 7 elected bodies. 6 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Pershing County Board of Commissioners

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner	Joe Crim, Jr. Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner	Connie Gottschalk source
County Commissioner	Chuck Sayles source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Jennifer Hill Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk-Treasurer	Lacey Donaldson No Political Party source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
District Attorney	Derrick S. Penney source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Recorder-Auditor	Melanie Hamilton Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Jerry Allen source

School Board

Pershing County School District Board of Trustees

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
School Board Trustee	James Evans source
School Board Trustee	Michael Mancebo source
School Board Trustee	Melissa Shields source
School Board Trustee	Cindy Lu Plummer source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Trustee	Charlie Safford source

Official website

How many local governments Pershing County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 6 local governments in Pershing County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	1	0
School districts (school boards)	1	1
Special districts (elected boards)	3	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Pershing County

6,487people

42.4median ageU.S.: 38.9

$66,902 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

11.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%

6.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$179,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

8.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

10.4%U.S.: 8.4%

17.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

23.9%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 23.6% · White 63.7% · Black 4.8% · Asian 0.9% · Other or more than one race 7% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Pershing County

3.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.6%. Nevada: 4.5%.

85people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

2,304people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

2,389in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.6%	85	2,304	2,389
August 2026	3.4%	81	2,279	2,360
July 2026	3.8%	89	2,272	2,361
June 2026	3.7%	88	2,269	2,357
May 2026	3.7%	88	2,276	2,364
April 2026	3.6%	84	2,271	2,355
March 2026	4.2%	101	2,298	2,399
February 2026	4.3%	100	2,252	2,352
January 2026	4.4%	102	2,226	2,328
December 2025	3.5%	86	2,344	2,430
November 2025	3.8%	92	2,324	2,416
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.6%	87	2,319	2,406
August 2025	3.5%	80	2,233	2,313
July 2025	4.1%	94	2,206	2,300
June 2025	4.5%	103	2,196	2,299
May 2025	4.3%	97	2,163	2,260
April 2025	4.5%	101	2,160	2,261
March 2025	4.8%	108	2,150	2,258
February 2025	4.7%	104	2,124	2,228
January 2025	4.8%	108	2,132	2,240
December 2024	4.3%	97	2,173	2,270
November 2024	4.5%	102	2,176	2,278
October 2024	4.5%	104	2,198	2,302

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.2%	96	2,214	2,310
2024	5.3%	117	2,097	2,214
2023	5.4%	117	2,065	2,182
2022	4.7%	106	2,148	2,254
2021	3.8%	88	2,198	2,286
2020	5.5%	126	2,147	2,273
2019	4.6%	107	2,199	2,306
2018	4.5%	102	2,153	2,255
2017	5.2%	116	2,102	2,218
2016	6.8%	147	2,019	2,166

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Nevada's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.7% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Pershing County

770.1 per 100,0002020. Nevada: 460.3.

725.7 per 100,0002020. Nevada: 1,926.6.

2murders2020, 52 violent crimes in all.

2020 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2020	52	770.1	49	725.7
2019	32	480.4	78	1,171.0
2018	47	727.9	66	1,022.1
2017	39	593.9	104	1,583.7
2016	54	813.9	97	1,461.9

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Pershing County Sheriff's Office	2020	49	27	4,930
Lovelock Police Department	2023	5	18	1,850

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Nevada · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.93 per 1,000 residents2020, 2 agencies serving 6,752 people.

13sworn officers2020, full-time, as of October 31.

10civilian staff2020, full-time.

2020 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (2), 2020

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Pershing County Sheriff's Office	11	7	4,930
Lovelock Police Department	2	3	1,822

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2020	13	1.93	10	2
2019	16	2.40	9	2
2018	18	2.79	9	2
2017	17	2.59	9	2
2016	17	2.56	4	2

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Pershing County Assessor?: Jennifer Hill (Republican) is the Assessor of Pershing County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Pershing County Clerk-Treasurer?: Lacey Donaldson (No Political Party) is the Clerk-Treasurer of Pershing County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Pershing County District Attorney?: Derrick S. Penney is the District Attorney of Pershing County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Pershing County Recorder-Auditor?: Melanie Hamilton (Republican) is the Recorder-Auditor of Pershing County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Pershing County Sheriff?: Jerry Allen is the Sheriff of Pershing County, Nevada.
Who are the Pershing County commissioners?: Joe Crim, Jr. (County Commissioner); Connie Gottschalk (County Commissioner); Chuck Sayles (County Commissioner).
Who is on the Pershing County School Board?: James Evans (School Board Trustee); Michael Mancebo (School Board Trustee); Melissa Shields (School Board Trustee); Cindy Lu Plummer (School Board Trustee); Charlie Safford (School Board Trustee).
What is the population of Pershing County?: About 6,487 people, with a median age of 42.4; the median household income is $66,902 and 11.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Pershing County?: 3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 85 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,389, against 3.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Pershing County?: 6 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 1 school district and 3 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Clark County Election Department's index of elected officials, each other county's own website and its school district's, and the Secretary of State's certified list of 2026 general-election candidates; officials appointed since a page was updated may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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