Nevada / AIANNHCE 2015 / Federally-recognized area

Lovelock

The full tribal profile includes the report map, demographic tables, broadband tables, FCC provider sections, and interactive charts.

100.0%25/3 availability

100.0%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

8Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Lovelock within Nevada, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Lovelock Indian Colony is a colony in Nevada associated with this federally recognized tribe, and it spans less than 0.1 square miles. The latest FCC BDC filing shows 8 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 55 service locations, with current availability of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, and 100.0% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

Lovelock is a federally recognized tribe in Nevada with tribal lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.paiutetribelovelock.org

The Home page for Lovelock functions as a community information page rather than a long-form tribal history. It emphasizes local contacts, community resources, and links to regional programs and services. The available content is oriented toward practical resources rather than a dedicated narrative profile for the tribe. The page includes sections on Tribal Council: Administration >, News Letter, Tribal Court, Law Enforcement, and Housing.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	68	74	109	151	156	210
Households	28	29	25	36	44	37
Median age	36.0	32.8	29.9	23.8	30.3	24.6
Male / Female	45.6% / 54.4%	47.3% / 52.7%	55.0% / 45.0%	56.3% / 43.7%	64.1% / 35.9%	53.8% / 46.2%
Avg. household size	2.43	2.55	4.36	4.19	3.55	5.68
Pop. density (per sq mi)	2106.9	2292.8	3377.2	4678.5	4833.4	6506.5
HH density (per sq mi)	867.5	898.5	774.6	1115.4	1363.3	1146.4

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$12,500	—	$33,750	$35,833	$36,250	$46,250
Per capita income	$9,451	$10,366	$10,204	$9,830	$10,546	$13,066
Poverty rate	36.8%	41.9%	40.4%	46.4%	41.0%	41.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	11.1%	6.3%	5.6%	30.5%	28.7%
HS diploma or higher	48.8%	63.6%	62.1%	58.1%	57.8%	49.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	—	—	—	—	—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Queried by AIANNHCE code. Population and household density are calculated from Census population or households divided by land area in square miles.

Table 3. Download/Upload Speeds (Mbps)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	7.1 Mbps	1.4 Mbps
2019Q2	11.9 Mbps	2.5 Mbps
2019Q3	11.1 Mbps	1.2 Mbps
2019Q4	10.1 Mbps	0.9 Mbps
2020Q1	6.7 Mbps	0.8 Mbps
2020Q2	8.6 Mbps	5.6 Mbps
2020Q3	11.9 Mbps	4.4 Mbps
2020Q4	8.7 Mbps	2.5 Mbps
2021Q1	19.4 Mbps	4.9 Mbps
2021Q2	17.6 Mbps	6.2 Mbps
2021Q3	14.0 Mbps	4.3 Mbps
2021Q4	27.0 Mbps	11.8 Mbps
2022Q1	48.3 Mbps	13.9 Mbps
2022Q2	64.9 Mbps	9.8 Mbps
2022Q3	35.7 Mbps	7.8 Mbps
2022Q4	56.9 Mbps	9.7 Mbps
2023Q1	74.0 Mbps	22.6 Mbps
2023Q2	85.8 Mbps	21.0 Mbps
2023Q3	35.1 Mbps	18.5 Mbps
2023Q4	40.7 Mbps	17.1 Mbps
2024Q1	41.7 Mbps	10.5 Mbps
2024Q2	56.6 Mbps	12.7 Mbps
2024Q3	99.5 Mbps	4.2 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	83.0%	83.0%	0.0%
2024	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	28.0%	22.2%
2018	16.0%	12.5%
2019	14.3%	23.8%
2020	44.8%	31.3%
2021	52.0%	40.0%
2022	55.6%	46.2%
2023	56.8%	46.7%
2024	70.3%	50.0%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	100.0%
100/20 Mbps	100.0%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	100.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	100.0%	85%
Adoption	70.3%	78%

Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Ookla Open Data Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. National benchmarks are carried over from the report comparison section.

Figure 2. Speed Trends (2019–2024)

Figure 3. Availability (2015–2025)

Figure 4. Adoption (2017–2024)

Figure 5. Current Status (2024)

Figure 6. Comparison with National Averages

Figure 7. Fixed Coverage by Technology (25/3 Mbps)

Figure 8. Mobile Area Coverage

Notes: speed trends reflect quarterly mean throughput. Availability shows the share of population with access. Tooltips on the charts expose the underlying values for each series.

Table 8. Broadband Provider Summary

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	8
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	55

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
ATN International, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Wi-Fiber, Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
Lovelock Highspeed	—

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology	25/3	100/20	250/25	1 Gbps
Any Technology	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Fiber	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	90.9%	90.9%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	100.0%
Total area (sq mi)	0.105

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	5.6	5.6	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	5.6	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	5.6	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	5.6	5.6	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	2.9	2.9	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	11.4	11.4	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	14.3	2.9	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	14.3	2.9	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	11.4	11.4	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	2.9	2.9	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	81.8	81.8	81.8
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	20.0	20.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	81.8	81.8	81.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	81.8	81.8	81.8
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	20.0	20.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	81.8	81.8	81.8
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	20.0	20.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	20.0	20.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	76.4	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	20.0	20.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	20.0	20.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	90.9

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	90.9	90.9	90.9	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Copper	20.0	20.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	90.9	90.9	90.9	90.9	0.0	0.0

FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 filing vintage. Coverage values show the share of residential broadband serviceable locations by technology and speed tier across D22, J23, D23, J24, D24, and J25 filings.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 Filing (J25). Fixed coverage shows the share of residential broadband serviceable locations, and mobile coverage shows the share of tribal land area.