Elko County, Nevada

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Key figures

Statistic	Elko County, Nevada	Nevada	United States	Rank
Total Population	54,047	3,184,612	334,922,499	960th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$86,487	$78,260	$80,734	390th of 3,221
Median Age	35.7	39.1	38.9	2911th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.8%	27.9%	35.7%	2389th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$301,400	$435,400	$332,700	618th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,164	$1,597	$1,413	598th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.8%	12.4%	12.5%	2476th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.5%	7.0%	5.2%	1579th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.1	29.0	n/a	2972nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.5%	19.1%	14.1%	519th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.6	n/a	n/a	1259th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.4%	60.0%	65.2%	2103rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.4	24.8	26.4	602nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.3%	11.9%	15.1%	2600th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.2%	n/a	n/a	1398th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.2%	44.0%	46.9%	1202nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.7%	n/a	n/a	725th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Elko County, Nevada

Statistic	Elko County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	61.1%	44.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26.0%	29.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	9.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	8.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.5%	6.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.7%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.4	69.2	61.4

Age in Elko County, Nevada

Statistic	Elko County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Median Age	35.7	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	26.4%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.4%	8.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.4%	14.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.9%	13.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.7%	25.0%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.1%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Elko County, Nevada

Statistic	Elko County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Households	19,627	1,202,593	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.6	2.5
Family Households	66.9%	63.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	38.0%	29.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.7%	19.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.4%	28.0%	28.7%
Never Married	31.6%	34.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Elko County, Nevada

Statistic	Elko County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,139	$41,354	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.6%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.0%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.4%	18.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.1%	10.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.8%	12.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.4%	30.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.1%	12.7%	n/a

Housing in Elko County, Nevada

Statistic	Elko County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Housing Units	22,177	1,326,471	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	55.7%	60.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	9.0%	21.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.5%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,990.0	1,996.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.6%	40.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.7%	33.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,492	$2,027	n/a

Education in Elko County, Nevada

Statistic	Elko County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Less than High School	12.8%	12.5%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.6%	27.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.8%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.7%	18.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.1%	9.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Elko County, Nevada

Statistic	Elko County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.3%	63.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	63.0%	70.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	10.0%	2.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.9%	1.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	43.6%	22.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	19.5%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.6%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Elko County, Nevada

Statistic	Elko County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Born in State of Residence	37.2%	27.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.4%	10.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.1%	8.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	83.1%	70.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	14.7%	19.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.4%	20.9%	16.7%

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