Elko County, NV

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2024 Population

54,047

US Senator

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jacky Rosen

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

35.7

0.847% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.83%

10.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$86,487

3.67% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$301,400

6.73% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

26,536

0.147% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Elko County, NV reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.9% of the residents in Elko County, NV are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Elko County, NV are Great Basin College (911 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Elko County, NV was $301,400, and the homeownership rate was 71.4%.

Most people in Elko County, NV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Elko County, NV was 2 cars per household.

Elko County, NV borders Cassia County, ID, Owyhee County, ID, Twin Falls County, ID, Eureka County, NV, Humboldt County, NV, Lander County, NV, White Pine County, NV, Box Elder County, UT, and Tooele County, UT.

United States Nevada Elko, NV

Population & Diversity

Elko County, NV is home to a population of 54k people, from which 94.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.44% of Elko County, NV residents were born outside of the country (4.56k people).

In 2024, there were 4.99 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (33k people) in Elko County, NV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.62k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 3.99k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.9%

2024 Citizenship

95.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.9% of Elko County, NV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Elko County, NV was 95.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Elko County, NV compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Elko County, NV

White (Non-Hispanic)
33k ± 732
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
6.62k ± 915
Other (Hispanic)
3.99k ± 826

26%

Hispanic Population

14.1k people

26% of the people in Elko County, NV are hispanic (14.1k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Elko County, NV as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Nevada.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
213,777 ± 10,958 people
Philippines
93,429 ± 7,392 people
El Salvador
25,522 ± 3,906 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nevada was Mexico, the natal country of 213,777 Nevada residents, followed by Philippines with 93,429 and El Salvador with 25,522.

Foreign-Born Population

8.44%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

4.56k people

7.85%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

4.23k people

As of 2024, 8.44% of Elko County, NV residents (4.56k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Elko County, NV was 7.85%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Elko County, NV compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
859 ± 236
Vietnam
751 ± 169
Gulf War (1990s)
381 ± 136

Elko County, NV has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.14 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Elko County, NV.

Economy

The economy of Elko County, NV employs 26.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Elko County, NV were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (5,016 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,471 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (2,372 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($127,875), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($106,447), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($100,261).

Employment

Occupations

26.5k

2024 Value

± 1,457

−0.147%

1 Year decline

± 7.64%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Elko County, NV declined at a rate of −0.147%, from 26.6k employees to 26.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Elko County, NV, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (3,500 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,806 people), and Management Occupations (2,174 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Elko County, NV.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Nevada.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nevada (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

26.5k

2024 Value

± 1,457

−0.147%

1 Year decline

± 7.64%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Elko County, NV declined at a rate of −0.147%, from 26.6k employees to 26.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Elko County, NV, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (5,016 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,471 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (2,372 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Elko County, NV, though some of these residents may live in Elko County, NV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$66,697

Median earning men ± $4,213

$35,701

Median earning women ± $2,553

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($107,007), Public Administration ($95,964), and Manufacturing ($90,671).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($85,560), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($83,281), and Public Administration ($53,850).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Nevada.

Y-Axis

5.19%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.53M people employed in Nevada. This represents a 5.19% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 21.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Nevada.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

71
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
66
Other Services (except Public Administration)
58
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$561k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$175k
Accommodation and Food Services
$157k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nevada went to Donald J. Trump with 50.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (47.5%), followed by Other (1.51%).

Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen are the senators currently representing the state of Nevada. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nevada is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Elko County, NV. Showing the available data for Nevada.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.6%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (47.5%)
Democratic Party
Other (1.51%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nevada went to Donald J. Trump with 50.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (47.5%), followed by Other (1.51%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Nevada for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Nevada

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Nevada.

Catherine Cortez Masto

Senator from Nevada

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Jacky Rosen

Senator from Nevada

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen are the senators currently representing Nevada.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Nevada over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Elko County, NV awarded 911 degrees. The student population of Elko County, NV in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,014 male students and 1,922 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Elko County, NV are White (575 and 63.2%), Hispanic or Latino (224 and 24.6%), American Indian or Alaska Native (28 and 3.08%), and Black or African American (26 and 2.86%).

The largest universities in Elko County, NV by number of degrees awarded are Great Basin College (911 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Elko County, NV are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (126 and 13.8%), Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology (102 and 11.2%), and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) (79 and 8.67%).

The median tuition cost in Elko County, NV for a public four year colleges is $3,690 for in-state students and $11,333 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,936 students enrolled in Elko County, NV, 34.5% men and 65.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,639 records, of which 64.6% were women and 35.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
66 degrees awarded
Electrical, Electronic, & Communications Engineering Technology
38 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
29 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Elko County, NV was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 66 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Elko County, NV according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Great Basin College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

911 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Great Basin College with 911 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 433 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Elko County, NV, which is 0.906 times less than the 478 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 575 degrees mean that there were 2.57 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 224 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($3,690) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($165) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,670) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Elko County, NV was $301,400 in 2024, which is 0.906 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $282,400 to $301,400, a 6.73% increase. The homeownership rate in Elko County, NV is 71.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Elko County, NV have an average commute time of 29.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Elko County, NV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 10.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Elko County, NV. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.202%.

Housing

Property

$301,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,999

$14,004

Median Property Taxes

±$949

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Elko County, NV the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Elko County, NV compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

71.4%

Homeownership

2024

68.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.4% of the housing units in Elko County, NV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Elko County, NV compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$86,487

Median Household Income

± $5,461

19.6k

Number of Households

± 1,170

In 2024, the median household income of the 19.6k households in Elko County, NV grew to $86,487 from the previous year's value of $83,427.

The following chart displays the households in Elko County, NV distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Elko County, NV is from Nevada.

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Nevada

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Nevada

In 2023, the income inequality in Nevada was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.276% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Nevada was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nevada in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Nevada across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (63%)
Carpooled (16.6%)
Public Transit (9.98%)

In 2024, 63% of workers in Elko County, NV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.6%) and those who used public transit to get to work (9.98%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Elko County, NV have a longer commute time (29.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 9.86% of the workforce in Elko County, NV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Elko County, NV compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Elko County, NV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Elko County, NV have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 10.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Elko County, NV. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.202%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

9.83% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Elko County, NV (5.23k out of 53.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Elko County, NV is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 11.4% of the children was living in poverty in Elko County, NV. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 404 in Elko County, NV. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 95.7 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

91% of the population of Elko County, NV has health coverage, with 56.4% on employee plans, 13% on Medicaid, 8.78% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 1.12% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Elko County, NV see 2,838 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,838 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2079 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 920 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.8% were men and 48.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,838 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Elko County, NV

Primary care physicians in Elko County, NV see an average of 2,838 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,838 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Elko County, NV in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.8% under 18 years, 21.5% between 18 and 34 years, 37.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.8% were men and 48.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.04%

Uninsured

56.4%

Employer Coverage

13%

Medicaid

8.78%

Medicare

11.7%

Non-Group

1.12%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Elko County, NV grew by 1.51% from 8.9% to 9.04%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Elko County, NV changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 65.8 in Elko County, NV.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Elko County, NV.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 35.5% in Elko County, NV.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Elko County, NV.