2  Demographics and social characteristics

2.1 Burning Man attendance

2.1.1 Proportion of virgins

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 2024
Virgin 38.6% (37.6%, 39.6%) 35.1% (34.2%, 36.1%) 35.8% (34.7%, 36.8%) 39.3% (37.9%, 40.7%) 36.2% (35.1%, 37.3%) 31.7% (30.6%, 32.8%) 25.9% (24.9%, 26.9%) 28.3% (27.3%, 29.4%) 34.8% (33.4%, 36.1%) 31.8% (30.1%, 33.6%)

2.1.2 Number of burns attended

2.1.3 Plans to Return to Black Rock City

2024
No, definitely no 0.5% (0.3%, 0.9%)
Not likely 1.0% (0.7%, 1.4%)
Maybe in the future if possible 15.6% (14.4%, 16.9%)
Yes, not in 2025 but definitely in the next 5 years 18.9% (17.5%, 20.4%)
Yes, definitely in 2025 63.9% (62.2%, 65.6%)

2.1.4 Reason for Returning or not Returning to Black Rock City

2.2 Demographics

2.2.1 Age

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 2024
0-19 1.3% (0.9%, 1.6%) 1.2% (0.7%, 1.6%) 1.2% (0.6%, 1.7%) 0.7% (0.3%, 1.1%) 0.8% (0.4%, 1.2%) 0.3% (0.1%, 0.5%) 0.1% (0.0%, 0.2%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.1% (0.0%, 0.1%)
20-29 29.6% (28.7%, 30.5%) 31.6% (30.6%, 32.6%) 29.2% (27.9%, 30.5%) 26.6% (25.6%, 27.7%) 24.1% (23.0%, 25.1%) 17.7% (16.8%, 18.5%) 12.1% (11.3%, 13.0%) 11.8% (10.9%, 12.8%) 13.8% (12.4%, 15.2%)
30-39 35.2% (34.2%, 36.1%) 38.7% (37.6%, 39.7%) 37.3% (36.0%, 38.6%) 41.0% (39.9%, 42.1%) 41.3% (40.2%, 42.4%) 42.6% (41.4%, 43.8%) 46.7% (45.5%, 47.8%) 44.5% (43.1%, 45.8%) 42.5% (40.7%, 44.2%)
40-49 17.2% (16.5%, 18.0%) 14.0% (13.3%, 14.6%) 15.4% (14.5%, 16.3%) 15.4% (14.7%, 16.2%) 16.0% (15.3%, 16.8%) 18.7% (17.8%, 19.6%) 21.8% (20.9%, 22.8%) 25.1% (23.9%, 26.2%) 23.3% (21.9%, 24.8%)
50-59 10.5% (9.9%, 11.1%) 9.3% (8.7%, 9.8%) 10.6% (9.9%, 11.3%) 9.9% (9.4%, 10.5%) 10.8% (10.2%, 11.4%) 11.8% (11.1%, 12.5%) 12.2% (11.5%, 12.8%) 10.7% (10.0%, 11.4%) 12.3% (11.3%, 13.3%)
60-69 5.3% (4.8%, 5.7%) 4.6% (4.2%, 5.0%) 5.3% (4.8%, 5.8%) 5.2% (4.8%, 5.6%) 5.6% (5.1%, 6.0%) 7.2% (6.6%, 7.7%) 5.5% (5.1%, 5.9%) 5.8% (5.4%, 6.3%) 5.8% (5.2%, 6.4%)
70+ 0.9% (0.7%, 1.1%) 0.8% (0.6%, 0.9%) 1.1% (0.9%, 1.3%) 1.1% (0.9%, 1.2%) 1.4% (1.2%, 1.7%) 1.8% (1.5%, 2.1%) 1.6% (1.4%, 1.8%) 1.9% (1.6%, 2.1%) 2.2% (1.8%, 2.6%)

2.2.2 Current gender

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 2024
Male 58.3% (57.3%, 59.2%) 58.2% (57.2%, 59.1%) 58.5% (57.5%, 59.6%) 56.8% (55.5%, 58.2%) 58.0% (56.9%, 59.1%) 58.7% (57.6%, 59.8%) 56.0% (54.9%, 57.2%) 54.3% (53.1%, 55.5%) 55.6% (54.3%, 56.9%) 56.4% (54.6%, 58.1%)
Female 40.1% (39.1%, 41.0%) 40.6% (39.7%, 41.6%) 39.5% (38.5%, 40.6%) 41.4% (40.1%, 42.7%) 40.4% (39.3%, 41.5%) 39.6% (38.5%, 40.7%) 42.0% (40.8%, 43.1%) 43.6% (42.4%, 44.8%) 42.2% (40.9%, 43.5%) 42.2% (40.5%, 43.9%)
Other identity 1.7% (1.4%, 2.0%) 1.2% (0.9%, 1.5%) 2.0% (1.6%, 2.4%) 1.8% (1.4%, 2.2%) 1.6% (1.4%, 1.9%) 1.7% (1.4%, 2.0%) 2.0% (1.7%, 2.4%) 2.1% (1.8%, 2.4%) 2.2% (1.9%, 2.6%) 1.4% (1.1%, 1.8%)

2.2.3 Ethnoracial background

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022d 2023 2024
White (non-Hispanic) 82.9% (82.1%, 83.6%) 81.1% (80.3%, 81.9%) 80.2% (79.3%, 81.1%) 79.1% (77.9%, 80.2%) 77.1% (76.1%, 78.1%) 76.6% (75.6%, 77.6%) 76.4% (75.4%, 77.4%) 80.5% (79.5%, 81.5%) 80.6% (79.4%, 81.6%) 65.7% (63.8%, 67.6%)
Hispanic/Latino 3.0% (2.7%, 3.3%) 4.1% (3.7%, 4.6%) 5.1% (4.6%, 5.6%) 4.4% (3.8%, 5.0%) 5.0% (4.5%, 5.6%) 5.4% (4.9%, 6.0%) 5.1% (4.6%, 5.7%) 9.7% (9.0%, 10.5%) 9.1% (8.3%, 9.9%) 9.2% (8.1%, 10.4%)
Asian 3.7% (3.4%, 4.1%) 3.9% (3.5%, 4.3%) 4.2% (3.8%, 4.7%) 5.7% (5.0%, 6.4%) 5.6% (5.1%, 6.2%) 5.8% (5.2%, 6.4%) 5.0% (4.5%, 5.6%) 7.9% (7.3%, 8.6%) 8.4% (7.7%, 9.2%) 7.9% (6.9%, 8.9%)
Middle Eastern or North Africana -- -- -- -- 1.5% (1.3%, 1.9%) 1.2% (1.0%, 1.5%) 1.6% (1.3%, 2.0%) 3.0% (2.6%, 3.5%) 2.6% (2.2%, 3.1%) 5.9% (4.8%, 7.2%)
Black (non-Hispanic) 0.9% (0.7%, 1.1%) 0.7% (0.6%, 0.9%) 0.7% (0.5%, 0.9%) 1.1% (0.8%, 1.4%) 1.0% (0.8%, 1.2%) 1.0% (0.8%, 1.3%) 1.1% (0.9%, 1.4%) 2.2% (1.9%, 2.6%) 2.2% (1.8%, 2.7%) 2.2% (1.7%, 2.8%)
Native American 0.5% (0.4%, 0.7%) 0.4% (0.3%, 0.6%) 0.4% (0.2%, 0.6%) 0.4% (0.2%, 0.5%) 0.5% (0.3%, 0.7%) 0.5% (0.3%, 0.7%) 0.4% (0.3%, 0.6%) 1.4% (1.2%, 1.8%) 1.4% (1.2%, 1.8%) 2.2% (1.7%, 3.0%)
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islanderb -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.0% (0.6%, 1.5%)
Otherc 9.1% (8.5%, 9.7%) 9.7% (9.1%, 10.3%) 9.5% (8.8%, 10.1%) 9.4% (8.7%, 10.3%) 9.3% (8.6%, 10.0%) 9.4% (8.8%, 10.1%) 10.3% (9.6%, 11.1%) 3.3% (2.9%, 3.8%) 3.6% (3.2%, 4.2%) 8.7% (7.4%, 10.1%)
a Middle eastern was not an option from 2013-2016.
b Pacific Islander was not an option from 2013-2022.
c The "other or mixed" option in 2013-2019 changed to "other" in 2022.
d In 2022 the format changed to allow users to select multiple options. While this improves our data collection, it unfortunately makes it impossible to make direct comparisons to previous years.

2.2.4 Self-identification as a person of color

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 2024
No 83.6% (82.9%, 84.3%) 84.3% (83.6%, 85.0%) 84.7% (83.8%, 85.5%) 83.7% (82.6%, 84.7%) 84.7% (83.9%, 85.6%) 83.4% (82.5%, 84.3%) 83.7% (82.8%, 84.6%) 81.6% (80.7%, 82.6%) 82.0% (80.9%, 83.0%) 77.2% (75.5%, 78.8%)
Sometimes 9.1% (8.5%, 9.7%) 8.0% (7.4%, 8.6%) 7.5% (6.9%, 8.2%) 7.2% (6.5%, 8.0%) 5.8% (5.3%, 6.4%) 6.1% (5.6%, 6.7%) 5.7% (5.2%, 6.3%) 5.1% (4.5%, 5.6%) 5.2% (4.6%, 5.8%) 6.4% (5.5%, 7.5%)
Yes 7.3% (6.8%, 7.8%) 7.7% (7.2%, 8.3%) 7.8% (7.2%, 8.4%) 9.1% (8.3%, 10.0%) 9.4% (8.8%, 10.1%) 10.5% (9.8%, 11.2%) 10.5% (9.8%, 11.3%) 13.3% (12.5%, 14.2%) 12.8% (11.9%, 13.8%) 16.4% (15.0%, 17.9%)

2.2.5 First language learned

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 2024
English 87.7% (87.1%, 88.3%) 83.6% (82.9%, 84.4%) 80.1% (79.2%, 81.1%) 78.1% (76.8%, 79.3%) 77.5% (76.4%, 78.5%) 78.1% (77.1%, 79.2%) 77.6% (76.5%, 78.6%) 77.3% (76.2%, 78.4%) 74.6% (73.3%, 75.9%) 76.7% (75.0%, 78.3%)
Spanish 1.7% (1.5%, 2.0%) 2.7% (2.4%, 3.1%) 3.4% (3.0%, 3.9%) 2.8% (2.4%, 3.4%) 3.8% (3.3%, 4.3%) 3.5% (3.1%, 4.1%) 4.0% (3.5%, 4.6%) 5.1% (4.5%, 5.8%) 5.4% (4.7%, 6.1%) 5.3% (4.4%, 6.3%)
Other 1.5% (1.3%, 1.8%) 1.8% (1.5%, 2.1%) 2.6% (2.2%, 3.0%) 3.1% (2.6%, 3.7%) 3.0% (2.6%, 3.5%) 3.0% (2.6%, 3.5%) 3.2% (2.7%, 3.7%) 3.2% (2.8%, 3.7%) 4.1% (3.5%, 4.7%) 3.6% (2.9%, 4.5%)
French 1.7% (1.4%, 2.0%) 2.9% (2.5%, 3.2%) 2.9% (2.5%, 3.3%) 3.6% (3.0%, 4.2%) 3.5% (3.1%, 4.1%) 3.2% (2.8%, 3.7%) 3.4% (2.9%, 3.9%) 2.6% (2.2%, 3.1%) 3.0% (2.5%, 3.5%) 2.6% (2.0%, 3.3%)
Russian 1.6% (1.4%, 1.9%) 2.0% (1.7%, 2.3%) 2.3% (1.9%, 2.7%) 2.2% (1.8%, 2.7%) 2.6% (2.2%, 3.1%) 3.0% (2.5%, 3.4%) 2.9% (2.5%, 3.3%) 2.3% (1.9%, 2.8%) 2.9% (2.4%, 3.5%) 2.3% (1.8%, 2.8%)
German 1.3% (1.2%, 1.6%) 1.6% (1.3%, 1.8%) 2.3% (2.0%, 2.7%) 2.6% (2.2%, 3.2%) 2.4% (2.0%, 2.8%) 2.7% (2.3%, 3.1%) 2.3% (1.9%, 2.7%) 2.5% (2.1%, 3.0%) 2.7% (2.3%, 3.3%) 1.7% (1.3%, 2.2%)
Farsi 0.2% (0.1%, 0.2%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.4% (0.2%, 0.6%) 0.5% (0.3%, 0.7%) 0.4% (0.3%, 0.6%) 0.3% (0.2%, 0.5%) 0.6% (0.4%, 0.8%) 0.4% (0.3%, 0.6%) 0.5% (0.3%, 0.7%) 1.3% (0.8%, 2.1%)
Chinese 0.6% (0.5%, 0.7%) 0.7% (0.5%, 0.9%) 1.1% (0.9%, 1.4%) 1.1% (0.8%, 1.5%) 1.1% (0.9%, 1.4%) 1.3% (1.0%, 1.6%) 1.2% (0.9%, 1.5%) 1.1% (0.8%, 1.4%) 1.5% (1.2%, 2.0%) 1.2% (0.8%, 1.6%)
Portuguese 0.5% (0.3%, 0.6%) 0.6% (0.5%, 0.8%) 0.7% (0.5%, 0.9%) 0.8% (0.5%, 1.1%) 0.9% (0.7%, 1.2%) 0.8% (0.6%, 1.1%) 0.7% (0.5%, 1.0%) 0.9% (0.7%, 1.3%) 0.8% (0.6%, 1.2%) 1.1% (0.8%, 1.7%)
Hebrew 0.7% (0.6%, 0.9%) 0.9% (0.7%, 1.1%) 0.9% (0.7%, 1.1%) 1.0% (0.7%, 1.4%) 0.8% (0.6%, 1.1%) 0.5% (0.4%, 0.7%) 0.8% (0.6%, 1.1%) 0.7% (0.5%, 1.0%) 0.6% (0.4%, 0.8%) 0.9% (0.6%, 1.5%)
Arabic 0.1% (0.1%, 0.2%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.4%) 0.4% (0.3%, 0.6%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.5%) 0.4% (0.3%, 0.7%) 0.3% (0.2%, 0.5%) 0.3% (0.2%, 0.6%) 0.4% (0.2%, 0.6%) 0.3% (0.2%, 0.6%) 0.8% (0.5%, 1.4%)
Dutch 0.9% (0.7%, 1.1%) 0.6% (0.5%, 0.8%) 0.9% (0.7%, 1.2%) 0.8% (0.6%, 1.2%) 1.2% (0.9%, 1.5%) 0.8% (0.6%, 1.0%) 0.7% (0.5%, 0.9%) 0.8% (0.6%, 1.1%) 0.9% (0.7%, 1.3%) 0.6% (0.4%, 0.9%)
Italian 0.3% (0.2%, 0.4%) 0.6% (0.5%, 0.8%) 0.6% (0.5%, 0.8%) 1.0% (0.7%, 1.4%) 0.6% (0.4%, 0.9%) 0.6% (0.5%, 0.9%) 0.9% (0.7%, 1.2%) 0.7% (0.5%, 1.0%) 0.8% (0.6%, 1.1%) 0.5% (0.3%, 0.8%)
Romanian 0.1% (0.1%, 0.2%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.2%) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.4%) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.4%) 0.3% (0.1%, 0.6%)
Hindi 0.1% (0.1%, 0.2%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.4%) 0.3% (0.2%, 0.4%) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.3% (0.2%, 0.5%) 0.4% (0.2%, 0.7%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.5%)
Swedish 0.2% (0.2%, 0.4%) 0.3% (0.2%, 0.5%) 0.3% (0.2%, 0.4%) 0.6% (0.4%, 0.9%) 0.4% (0.2%, 0.6%) 0.4% (0.2%, 0.6%) 0.4% (0.3%, 0.6%) 0.6% (0.4%, 0.8%) 0.3% (0.2%, 0.5%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.5%)
Tagalog < 0.1% (--, --) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.3%) < 0.1% (--, --) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.5%) < 0.1% (--, --) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.3%) < 0.1% (--, --) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.2%) 0.1% (0.0%, 0.2%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.4%)
Polish 0.2% (0.1%, 0.2%) 0.4% (0.3%, 0.5%) 0.4% (0.3%, 0.6%) 0.4% (0.3%, 0.7%) 0.4% (0.3%, 0.6%) 0.4% (0.3%, 0.6%) 0.3% (0.2%, 0.5%) 0.4% (0.2%, 0.6%) 0.6% (0.4%, 0.9%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.3%)
Danish 0.1% (0.1%, 0.2%) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.2%) < 0.1% (--, --) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.3%) < 0.1% (--, --) < 0.1% (--, --) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.3%)
Punjabi < 0.1% (--, --) < 0.1% (--, --) < 0.1% (--, --) < 0.1% (--, --) < 0.1% (--, --) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.2%) < 0.1% (--, --) 0.1% (0.0%, 0.3%) < 0.1% (--, --) 0.1% (0.0%, 0.5%)
Japanese 0.1% (0.1%, 0.2%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.4%) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.4%) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.2%) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.3%) < 0.1% (--, --) < 0.1% (--, --)
Norwegian 0.1% (0.1%, 0.2%) < 0.1% (--, --) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.2%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.3%) < 0.1% (--, --) < 0.1% (--, --) < 0.1% (--, --)
Urdu < 0.1% (--, --) < 0.1% (--, --) < 0.1% (--, --) < 0.1% (--, --) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.3%) < 0.1% (--, --) < 0.1% (--, --) < 0.1% (--, --) < 0.1% (--, --)

2.2.6 Personal income in 2024

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 2024
No income 3.3% (2.9%, 3.8%) 2.9% (2.5%, 3.5%) 3.0% (2.6%, 3.5%) 3.2% (2.8%, 3.7%) 2.3% (2.0%, 2.7%) 3.0% (2.6%, 3.4%) 2.9% (2.4%, 3.4%) 3.3% (2.7%, 4.0%)
Less than $7,500 5.3% (4.7%, 5.8%) 4.7% (4.1%, 5.3%) 3.9% (3.4%, 4.4%) 3.3% (2.9%, 3.8%) 3.2% (2.8%, 3.7%) 2.8% (2.4%, 3.2%) 2.7% (2.3%, 3.2%) 2.7% (2.2%, 3.4%)
$7,500-$14,999 6.8% (6.3%, 7.4%) 5.8% (5.2%, 6.5%) 6.4% (5.8%, 7.0%) 5.7% (5.2%, 6.3%) 4.7% (4.2%, 5.3%) 4.1% (3.6%, 4.7%) 3.5% (3.0%, 4.0%) 3.7% (3.0%, 4.4%)
$15,000-$24,999 9.4% (8.8%, 10.1%) 8.5% (7.7%, 9.3%) 8.3% (7.7%, 9.0%) 7.9% (7.3%, 8.6%) 7.1% (6.5%, 7.7%) 5.3% (4.8%, 5.9%) 4.9% (4.4%, 5.5%) 4.1% (3.5%, 4.8%)
$25,000-$34,999 9.6% (8.9%, 10.3%) 8.6% (7.9%, 9.4%) 8.6% (8.0%, 9.3%) 8.6% (7.9%, 9.2%) 7.3% (6.7%, 7.9%) 6.1% (5.6%, 6.7%) 5.9% (5.3%, 6.6%) 4.8% (4.1%, 5.5%)
$35,000-$49,999 12.3% (11.7%, 13.1%) 12.5% (11.6%, 13.4%) 12.3% (11.6%, 13.1%) 11.0% (10.3%, 11.7%) 10.5% (9.8%, 11.2%) 9.4% (8.7%, 10.1%) 8.7% (8.0%, 9.5%) 8.2% (7.2%, 9.2%)
$50,000-$74,999 16.9% (16.1%, 17.7%) 17.1% (16.1%, 18.2%) 17.4% (16.6%, 18.3%) 17.4% (16.5%, 18.3%) 17.2% (16.4%, 18.1%) 15.1% (14.2%, 15.9%) 14.3% (13.4%, 15.3%) 13.3% (12.1%, 14.5%)
$75,000-$99,999 12.5% (11.8%, 13.2%) 12.3% (11.5%, 13.2%) 12.8% (12.1%, 13.6%) 12.6% (11.9%, 13.4%) 13.4% (12.6%, 14.2%) 13.3% (12.5%, 14.2%) 13.5% (12.6%, 14.5%) 13.4% (12.3%, 14.7%)
$100,000-$149,999 12.9% (12.2%, 13.6%) 15.3% (14.3%, 16.2%) 14.1% (13.4%, 14.9%) 15.3% (14.5%, 16.1%) 16.7% (15.8%, 17.6%) 16.9% (16.0%, 17.8%) 18.1% (17.1%, 19.1%) 18.1% (16.7%, 19.5%)
$150,000-$299,000 8.1% (7.5%, 8.7%) 8.8% (8.1%, 9.6%) 9.5% (8.9%, 10.1%) 10.2% (9.5%, 10.9%) 12.2% (11.5%, 13.0%) 16.5% (15.6%, 17.4%) 17.2% (16.3%, 18.3%) 19.1% (17.7%, 20.5%)
$300,000 or more 2.9% (2.6%, 3.3%) 3.4% (2.9%, 3.9%) 3.6% (3.2%, 4.0%) 4.8% (4.3%, 5.3%) 5.2% (4.7%, 5.8%) 7.6% (7.0%, 8.2%) 8.1% (7.4%, 8.9%) 9.5% (8.5%, 10.6%)

2.2.7 Household income in 2024

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 2024
No income 1.3% (1.1%, 1.6%) 0.9% (0.6%, 1.3%) 1.3% (1.0%, 1.6%) 1.0% (0.7%, 1.3%) 0.8% (0.6%, 1.1%) 2.0% (1.7%, 2.3%) 1.7% (1.4%, 2.1%) 0.5% (0.2%, 1.0%)
Less than $7,500 2.1% (1.8%, 2.5%) 2.4% (2.0%, 2.9%) 2.0% (1.7%, 2.4%) 1.4% (1.2%, 1.8%) 1.4% (1.1%, 1.7%) 1.3% (1.1%, 1.7%) 1.4% (1.1%, 1.7%) 0.9% (0.5%, 1.6%)
$7,500-$14,999 3.7% (3.3%, 4.2%) 2.7% (2.3%, 3.2%) 3.3% (2.9%, 3.7%) 3.2% (2.8%, 3.7%) 2.5% (2.1%, 2.9%) 2.2% (1.9%, 2.6%) 2.0% (1.7%, 2.5%) 1.3% (0.9%, 2.0%)
$15,000-$24,999 5.1% (4.7%, 5.7%) 5.2% (4.6%, 5.9%) 4.5% (4.0%, 5.0%) 4.8% (4.3%, 5.4%) 4.2% (3.8%, 4.7%) 2.9% (2.5%, 3.3%) 2.8% (2.4%, 3.3%) 1.5% (1.0%, 2.1%)
$25,000-$34,999 6.1% (5.6%, 6.7%) 5.8% (5.2%, 6.5%) 5.4% (4.9%, 6.0%) 5.3% (4.8%, 5.8%) 4.5% (4.0%, 5.0%) 3.8% (3.3%, 4.2%) 3.4% (3.0%, 3.9%) 3.0% (2.4%, 3.9%)
$35,000-$49,999 9.0% (8.3%, 9.6%) 8.9% (8.1%, 9.7%) 9.3% (8.6%, 10.0%) 7.6% (7.0%, 8.2%) 7.2% (6.6%, 7.8%) 6.2% (5.6%, 6.8%) 5.7% (5.2%, 6.4%) 5.1% (4.3%, 6.1%)
$50,000-$74,999 14.5% (13.7%, 15.3%) 14.5% (13.5%, 15.5%) 14.0% (13.3%, 14.8%) 13.4% (12.6%, 14.2%) 12.5% (11.7%, 13.3%) 10.8% (10.0%, 11.5%) 10.0% (9.2%, 10.8%) 8.5% (7.4%, 9.8%)
$75,000-$99,999 14.1% (13.3%, 14.9%) 12.5% (11.6%, 13.4%) 12.7% (11.9%, 13.4%) 12.6% (11.9%, 13.4%) 12.5% (11.7%, 13.3%) 12.4% (11.6%, 13.2%) 10.8% (10.0%, 11.7%) 17.1% (15.6%, 18.8%)
$100,000-$149,999 18.8% (18.0%, 19.7%) 19.8% (18.7%, 20.9%) 19.4% (18.5%, 20.3%) 20.1% (19.2%, 21.0%) 20.3% (19.3%, 21.2%) 17.8% (16.9%, 18.7%) 18.6% (17.5%, 19.6%) 31.2% (29.2%, 33.2%)
$150,000-$299,000 17.9% (17.1%, 18.8%) 19.3% (18.3%, 20.4%) 18.7% (17.8%, 19.6%) 20.0% (19.1%, 20.9%) 21.4% (20.5%, 22.4%) 25.1% (24.0%, 26.1%) 25.7% (24.6%, 26.9%) 10.7% (9.5%, 12.1%)
$300,000 or more 7.3% (6.8%, 7.9%) 8.1% (7.4%, 8.8%) 9.5% (8.8%, 10.1%) 10.6% (9.9%, 11.4%) 12.8% (12.0%, 13.6%) 15.8% (14.9%, 16.6%) 17.8% (16.8%, 18.9%) 20.1% (18.3%, 22.0%)

2.2.8 Highest level of education completed

2024
Graduate degree (Master's, Doctorate, or equivalent) 35.3% (33.7%, 37.0%)
Technical/vocational certification or equivalent 3.5% (2.9%, 4.2%)
Bachelor's degree or equivalent 44.6% (42.8%, 46.3%)
Associate's degree or equivalent 6.8% (6.0%, 7.8%)
High school diploma or equivalent 8.9% (7.9%, 9.9%)
Elementary school or equivalent 0.3% (0.2%, 0.7%)
Other 0.5% (0.3%, 0.9%)
None of the above < 0.1% (--, --)

2.3 Residence

2.3.1 Residence inside of Black Rock City

2.3.2 Residence outside of Black Rock City

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 2024
Within California 42.0% (41.1%, 43.0%) 43.7% (42.7%, 44.7%) 39.0% (38.0%, 40.1%) 37.5% (36.3%, 38.8%) 35.4% (34.4%, 36.5%) 37.3% (36.2%, 38.4%) 38.2% (37.1%, 39.4%) 38.0% (36.8%, 39.1%) 37.2% (36.0%, 38.5%) 41.7% (40.0%, 43.4%)
Within Nevada 5.3% (4.9%, 5.8%) 5.4% (5.0%, 5.9%) 5.0% (4.5%, 5.5%) 4.4% (3.9%, 4.9%) 4.3% (3.9%, 4.7%) 4.6% (4.1%, 5.1%) 4.4% (4.0%, 5.0%) 4.3% (3.9%, 4.8%) 4.8% (4.4%, 5.4%) 7.3% (6.4%, 8.3%)
Other location in U.S. 34.8% (33.8%, 35.7%) 35.7% (34.8%, 36.7%) 36.7% (35.6%, 37.7%) 37.6% (36.3%, 38.9%) 36.8% (35.7%, 37.9%) 39.1% (38.0%, 40.2%) 40.7% (39.5%, 41.9%) 41.6% (40.4%, 42.8%) 40.9% (39.6%, 42.2%) 34.3% (32.7%, 35.9%)
Within Canada 7.4% (6.9%, 8.0%) 4.9% (4.5%, 5.3%) 6.2% (5.7%, 6.7%) 6.6% (5.9%, 7.4%) 7.0% (6.4%, 7.7%) 6.2% (5.7%, 6.8%) 5.4% (4.9%, 5.9%) 4.5% (4.0%, 5.0%) 5.0% (4.5%, 5.6%) 2.7% (2.2%, 3.3%)
Other 10.5% (9.8%, 11.1%) 10.3% (9.7%, 10.9%) 13.1% (12.4%, 13.9%) 13.9% (12.8%, 15.0%) 16.5% (15.6%, 17.5%) 12.8% (12.0%, 13.6%) 11.3% (10.5%, 12.0%) 11.6% (10.9%, 12.5%) 12.0% (11.2%, 13.0%) 14.0% (12.7%, 15.5%)

2.4 Politics

2.4.1 Voting history for the last four Federal US elections

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 2024
Did not vote 9.1% (8.5%, 9.9%) 9.1% (8.5%, 9.8%) 12.1% (11.2%, 12.9%) 13.0% (12.0%, 14.0%) 7.8% (7.1%, 8.6%) 8.7% (7.9%, 9.5%) 7.1% (6.4%, 7.9%) 4.1% (3.6%, 4.6%) 4.4% (3.9%, 5.0%) 6.3% (5.5%, 7.3%)
1 election 8.7% (8.2%, 9.3%) 8.9% (8.4%, 9.5%) 8.5% (7.9%, 9.1%) 5.9% (5.3%, 6.5%) 7.6% (7.0%, 8.2%) 7.1% (6.6%, 7.7%) 5.1% (4.6%, 5.6%) 5.2% (4.7%, 5.7%) 5.1% (4.5%, 5.7%) 4.9% (4.2%, 5.8%)
2 elections 11.2% (10.7%, 11.8%) 11.0% (10.4%, 11.6%) 10.6% (10.0%, 11.2%) 9.5% (8.8%, 10.3%) 9.3% (8.7%, 9.9%) 8.3% (7.7%, 8.9%) 7.6% (7.0%, 8.2%) 6.4% (5.8%, 7.0%) 7.6% (6.9%, 8.3%) 8.7% (7.7%, 9.8%)
3 elections 9.2% (8.8%, 9.8%) 9.6% (9.1%, 10.2%) 7.2% (6.7%, 7.8%) 5.5% (5.0%, 6.1%) 6.6% (6.1%, 7.1%) 6.7% (6.2%, 7.3%) 6.0% (5.5%, 6.6%) 12.4% (11.7%, 13.2%) 6.3% (5.7%, 7.0%) 6.4% (5.5%, 7.3%)
4 elections 39.0% (38.2%, 39.8%) 42.8% (41.9%, 43.7%) 36.9% (36.0%, 37.8%) 38.5% (37.4%, 39.6%) 39.2% (38.3%, 40.1%) 42.5% (41.5%, 43.4%) 50.3% (49.3%, 51.3%) 49.1% (48.2%, 50.1%) 51.4% (50.3%, 52.4%) 54.2% (52.6%, 55.7%)
Not eligible to vote 22.7% (21.8%, 23.6%) 18.5% (17.8%, 19.3%) 24.8% (23.8%, 25.7%) 27.6% (26.3%, 28.9%) 29.5% (28.4%, 30.6%) 26.7% (25.6%, 27.8%) 24.0% (22.9%, 25.0%) 22.8% (21.7%, 23.9%) 25.3% (24.0%, 26.6%) 19.6% (18.1%, 21.1%)

2.4.2 Political party affiliation

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 2024
Democratic Party 43.3% (32.6%, 34.4%) 42.4% (33.6%, 35.5%) 41.7% (30.5%, 32.3%) 49.9% (34.9%, 37.4%) 51.7% (50.5%, 53.0%) 50.1% (48.9%, 51.4%) 57.0% (55.7%, 58.4%) 54.4% (53.1%, 55.7%) 52.2% (50.7%, 53.6%) 58.1% (56.1%, 59.9%)
Republican Party 6.7% (4.8%, 5.6%) 5.9% (4.4%, 5.2%) 5.9% (4.0%, 4.9%) 6.8% (4.4%, 5.5%) 5.4% (4.9%, 6.0%) 6.5% (5.8%, 7.2%) 5.8% (5.2%, 6.5%) 4.2% (3.7%, 4.7%) 6.9% (6.1%, 7.8%) 1.5% (1.1%, 2.1%)
Libertarian Party 4.8% (3.4%, 4.1%) 3.5% (2.5%, 3.1%) 4.1% (2.7%, 3.5%) 3.8% (2.3%, 3.2%) 4.1% (3.6%, 4.7%) 2.0% (1.8%, 2.3%) 2.3% (1.9%, 2.6%) 2.6% (2.1%, 3.2%) 3.7% (2.9%, 4.7%) 2.1% (1.6%, 2.8%)
Green Party 2.7% (1.8%, 2.3%) 2.7% (1.9%, 2.5%) 3.1% (2.0%, 2.7%) 3.0% (1.8%, 2.7%) 1.8% (1.5%, 2.1%) 4.0% (3.4%, 4.9%) 3.0% (2.4%, 3.8%) 3.0% (2.5%, 3.5%) 1.5% (1.3%, 1.8%) 5.5% (4.8%, 6.4%)
Other US Party 4.1% (2.8%, 3.6%) 3.4% (2.4%, 3.3%) 4.4% (2.8%, 3.9%) 5.0% (2.9%, 4.4%) 1.8% (1.4%, 2.2%) 1.4% (1.2%, 1.8%) 1.4% (1.0%, 1.8%) 1.7% (1.4%, 2.2%) 2.5% (2.0%, 3.3%) 1.0% (0.7%, 1.5%)
None or unaffiliated 38.4% (28.8%, 30.6%) 42.1% (33.4%, 35.3%) 40.9% (29.7%, 31.8%) 31.5% (21.8%, 23.9%) 35.1% (33.9%, 36.4%) 35.9% (34.6%, 37.2%) 30.5% (29.3%, 31.8%) 34.1% (32.9%, 35.4%) 33.2% (31.9%, 34.6%) 31.8% (29.9%, 33.6%)

2.4.3 Political views

2019 2022 2023 2024
Liberal 32.4% (31.3%, 33.5%) 29.7% (28.6%, 30.8%) 28.3% (27.1%, 29.4%) 28.9% (27.3%, 30.5%)
Progressive 19.9% (19.0%, 20.8%) 20.3% (19.4%, 21.3%) 18.2% (17.2%, 19.2%) 21.1% (19.7%, 22.5%)
Socialist 8.4% (7.7%, 9.0%) 9.3% (8.6%, 10.0%) 9.5% (8.7%, 10.3%) 8.7% (7.8%, 9.7%)
Green 5.6% (5.1%, 6.2%) 5.0% (4.5%, 5.6%) 4.9% (4.3%, 5.6%) 3.2% (2.7%, 3.9%)
Centrist or moderate 8.8% (8.2%, 9.5%) 2.6% (2.2%, 3.0%) 2.8% (2.4%, 3.3%) 3.0% (2.4%, 3.7%)
Conservative 2.8% (2.5%, 3.2%) 2.5% (2.1%, 2.9%) 3.6% (3.1%, 4.2%) 3.5% (2.9%, 4.2%)
Libertarian 5.9% (5.3%, 6.5%) 5.6% (5.1%, 6.2%) 5.7% (5.1%, 6.4%) 6.3% (5.5%, 7.2%)
Anarchist 2.4% (2.0%, 2.8%) 3.7% (3.2%, 4.2%) 3.3% (2.8%, 3.8%) 3.0% (2.5%, 3.7%)
None or apolitical 11.6% (10.8%, 12.4%) 9.9% (9.2%, 10.6%) 11.9% (11.0%, 12.8%) 12.0% (10.9%, 13.2%)
Other 2.3% (2.0%, 2.7%) 11.4% (10.7%, 12.3%) 11.9% (11.0%, 12.8%) 10.3% (9.2%, 11.6%)

2.5 Spirituality

2.5.1 How do you describe your spirituality?

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 2024
Spiritual, but not religious 49.2% (48.3%, 50.2%) 50.4% (49.4%, 51.4%) 45.7% (44.6%, 46.8%) 46.5% (45.1%, 47.8%) 46.3% (45.2%, 47.5%) 46.6% (45.4%, 47.7%) 47.7% (46.5%, 48.8%) 47.7% (46.5%, 48.9%) 46.7% (45.4%, 48.1%) 48.3% (46.6%, 50.1%)
Atheist 21.9% (21.1%, 22.7%) 21.3% (20.5%, 22.1%) 24.0% (23.1%, 25.0%) 24.8% (23.7%, 26.0%) 24.5% (23.5%, 25.5%) 23.2% (22.2%, 24.2%) 22.2% (21.2%, 23.2%) 23.3% (22.3%, 24.3%) 23.3% (22.2%, 24.4%) 22.1% (20.7%, 23.5%)
Agnostic 15.5% (14.8%, 16.2%) 14.6% (13.9%, 15.3%) 15.9% (15.1%, 16.7%) 14.7% (13.8%, 15.7%) 15.2% (14.4%, 16.0%) 15.7% (14.9%, 16.6%) 16.3% (15.5%, 17.2%) 16.3% (15.4%, 17.2%) 15.9% (15.0%, 16.9%) 16.0% (14.8%, 17.3%)
Religious 6.3% (5.8%, 6.8%) 5.5% (5.0%, 5.9%) 5.5% (5.0%, 6.0%) 6.1% (5.4%, 6.8%) 5.5% (5.0%, 6.1%) 5.4% (4.9%, 6.0%) 5.7% (5.2%, 6.3%) 5.3% (4.8%, 5.8%) 5.8% (5.2%, 6.5%) 7.0% (6.1%, 8.0%)
Deist 0.8% (0.6%, 1.0%) 0.8% (0.7%, 1.0%) 0.9% (0.8%, 1.2%) 0.8% (0.6%, 1.2%) 0.9% (0.7%, 1.2%) 0.7% (0.5%, 0.9%) 0.7% (0.5%, 0.9%) 0.4% (0.3%, 0.6%) 0.4% (0.3%, 0.7%) 0.7% (0.5%, 1.0%)
I don't know 6.3% (5.8%, 6.9%) 7.4% (6.9%, 8.0%) 8.0% (7.4%, 8.6%) 7.1% (6.4%, 7.8%) 7.5% (6.9%, 8.2%) 8.4% (7.8%, 9.1%) 7.4% (6.8%, 8.0%) 7.0% (6.4%, 7.6%) 7.8% (7.1%, 8.5%) 6.0% (5.2%, 6.8%)

2.6 Sexuality and Relationships

2.6.1 Sexual orientation

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022a 2023 2024
Heterosexual or straight 68.5% (67.6%, 69.4%) 67.6% (66.7%, 68.5%) 66.5% (65.4%, 67.5%) 66.5% (65.2%, 67.7%) 66.5% (65.5%, 67.6%) 65.9% (64.8%, 66.9%) 64.9% (63.7%, 66.0%) 60.0% (58.8%, 61.1%) 60.3% (59.0%, 61.6%) 61.7% (60.0%, 63.4%)
Bisexual or pansexual 8.3% (7.7%, 8.9%) 9.3% (8.8%, 9.9%) 9.5% (8.8%, 10.2%) 9.7% (8.9%, 10.5%) 10.1% (9.5%, 10.8%) 10.7% (10.0%, 11.4%) 12.4% (11.7%, 13.2%) 15.3% (14.5%, 16.2%) 15.6% (14.7%, 16.5%) 15.0% (13.8%, 16.3%)
Bicurious or heteroflexible 11.0% (10.4%, 11.6%) 11.1% (10.4%, 11.7%) 11.2% (10.6%, 11.9%) 11.7% (10.9%, 12.6%) 11.0% (10.3%, 11.7%) 11.2% (10.5%, 11.9%) 10.8% (10.1%, 11.5%) 10.3% (9.6%, 11.0%) 9.9% (9.1%, 10.7%) 9.2% (8.3%, 10.2%)
Gay, lesbian, or homosexual 7.2% (6.7%, 7.7%) 7.1% (6.6%, 7.6%) 7.8% (7.2%, 8.4%) 7.8% (7.2%, 8.6%) 8.5% (7.9%, 9.1%) 8.1% (7.5%, 8.7%) 8.3% (7.7%, 9.0%) 8.7% (8.0%, 9.4%) 8.5% (7.8%, 9.3%) 9.0% (8.0%, 10.1%)
Demi-sexual or aesexual 0.4% (0.3%, 0.6%) 0.2% (0.2%, 0.4%) 0.5% (0.3%, 0.7%) 0.4% (0.2%, 0.6%) 0.5% (0.3%, 0.7%) 0.5% (0.4%, 0.7%) 0.4% (0.3%, 0.6%) 2.9% (2.6%, 3.4%) 2.9% (2.5%, 3.4%) 2.7% (2.1%, 3.4%)
Other or refuse labels 4.7% (4.2%, 5.2%) 4.7% (4.3%, 5.2%) 4.6% (4.1%, 5.1%) 3.9% (3.4%, 4.5%) 3.4% (3.0%, 3.8%) 3.7% (3.3%, 4.2%) 3.2% (2.8%, 3.7%) 2.8% (2.4%, 3.2%) 2.9% (2.4%, 3.4%) 2.5% (2.0%, 3.0%)
a 'Demi-sexual' and 'Other' choices were added in 2022.

2.6.2 Partner in the default world

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 2024
Yes, and we are married 22.7% (21.8%, 23.5%) 25.3% (24.1%, 26.4%) 25.4% (24.5%, 26.3%) 26.8% (25.8%, 27.8%) 30.3% (29.3%, 31.4%) 30.6% (29.6%, 31.7%) 32.0% (30.8%, 33.2%) 32.0% (30.4%, 33.6%)
Yes, and we are not married 32.7% (31.7%, 33.8%) 31.4% (30.1%, 32.6%) 31.1% (30.1%, 32.2%) 31.7% (30.7%, 32.8%) 29.7% (28.6%, 30.8%) 36.9% (35.8%, 38.1%) 33.6% (32.4%, 34.9%) 32.1% (30.5%, 33.8%)
No, I am not in a relationship 36.1% (35.1%, 37.2%) 35.9% (34.6%, 37.3%) 36.0% (34.9%, 37.1%) 34.4% (33.3%, 35.5%) 33.0% (31.9%, 34.1%) 25.7% (24.6%, 26.8%) 27.2% (26.1%, 28.4%) 29.3% (27.7%, 31.0%)
It's complicated 8.5% (7.9%, 9.1%) 7.5% (6.8%, 8.2%) 7.5% (6.9%, 8.1%) 7.1% (6.5%, 7.7%) 7.0% (6.4%, 7.6%) 6.7% (6.1%, 7.3%) 7.1% (6.5%, 7.9%) 6.6% (5.7%, 7.5%)