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Elko, NV Urban Area

21,324 Population
12.6 square miles 1,697.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.4 ±1.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$37,003 ±$2,686 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$76,164 ±$8,714 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13.9% ±2.8% (2,911  ±585) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.7 minutes ±2.1 (267,725  ±26,231) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

7,804 ±425 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.2 (20,898  ±456) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.7% ±1.8% (244  ±96) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

8,821 ±388 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$301,200 ±$21,856 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

16.7% ±3.6% (3,524  ±754.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85.9% ±5.1% (11,741  ±811.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
16.4% ±2.4% (2,239  ±341.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.8% ±1.4% (1,661  ±305) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5% ±1.3% (803  ±209) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
803 Total veterans ±209 730 Male ±198 73 Female ±60

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