Elko, NV

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population
55,222
0.362% 1-year growth
US Senator
Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic Party
US Senator
Jacky Rosen
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
35.2
0.285% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
10.6%
9.71% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$87,631
6.61% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$272,200
16.8% 1-year growth
2022 Employed Population
26,854
0.559% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Elko, NV had a population of 55.2k people with a median age of 35.2 and a median household income of $87,631. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Elko, NV grew from 55,023 to 55,222, a 0.362% increase and its median household income grew from $82,199 to $87,631, a 6.61% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Elko, NV are White (Non-Hispanic) (64.2%), Two+ (Hispanic) (8.95%), Other (Hispanic) (7.5%), White (Hispanic) (7.48%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (4.34%).

None of the households in Elko, 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.

96.3% of the residents in Elko, NV are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Elko, NV are Great Basin College (843 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Elko, NV was $272,200, and the homeownership rate was 68.6%.

Most people in Elko, NV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29 minutes. The average car ownership in Elko, NV was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Elko, NV is home to a population of 55.2k people, from which 96.3% are citizens. As of 2022, 6.65% of Elko, NV residents were born outside of the country (3.67k people).

In 2022, there were 7.17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (35.4k people) in Elko, NV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.94k Two+ (Hispanic) and 4.14k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.3%
2022 Citizenship
96.5%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 96.3% of Elko, NV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Elko, NV was 96.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Elko, NV
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    35.4k ± 535
  2. Two+ (Hispanic)
    4.94k ± 930
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    4.14k ± 978
24.7%
Hispanic Population
13.6k people

In 2022, there were 7.17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (35.4k people) in Elko, NV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.94k Two+ (Hispanic) and 4.14k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

24.7% of the people in Elko, NV are hispanic (13.6k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Elko, NV as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    221,001 ± 11,123 people
  2. Philippines
    91,834 ± 7,329 people
  3. El Salvador
    23,902 ± 3,781 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nevada was Mexico, the natal country of 221,001 Nevada residents, followed by Philippines with 91,834 and El Salvador with 23,902.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.65%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
3.67k people
6.87%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
3.78k people

As of 2022, 6.65% of Elko, NV residents (3.67k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Elko, NV was 6.87%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    943 ± 198
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    802 ± 241
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    393 ± 154

Elko, NV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.18 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Elko, NV employs 26.9k people. The largest industries in Elko, NV are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (5,785 people), Retail Trade (2,326 people), and Construction (2,316 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($118,750), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($97,384), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($93,133).

Males in Nevada have an average income that is 1.24 times higher than the average income of females, which is $57,632. The income inequality in Nevada (measured using the Gini index) is 0.452, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

26.9k
2022 Value
± 1,385
−0.559%
1 Year decline
± 7.48%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Elko, NV declined at a rate of −0.559%, from 27k employees to 26.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Elko, NV, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (3,680 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,886 people), and Management Occupations (2,335 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Elko, NV.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

26.9k
2022 Value
± 1,385
−0.559%
1 Year decline
± 7.48%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Elko, NV declined at a rate of −0.559%, from 27k employees to 26.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Elko, NV, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (5,785 people), Retail Trade (2,326 people), and Construction (2,316 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Elko, NV, though some of these residents may live in Elko, NV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$69,485
Median earning men ± $4,978
$35,750
Median earning women ± $1,974

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($100,583), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($95,193), and Public Administration ($87,361).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($86,370), Public Administration ($55,320), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,627).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 430
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  2. 259
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
  3. 242
    Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and Accommodation & Food Services

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Nevada went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (47.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.05%).

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.

US Senators from Nevada

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Catherine Cortez Masto
Senator from Nevada3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017
Jacky Rosen
Senator from Nevada1
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.

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US Representatives from Nevada

Nevada is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Nevada have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Elko, NV awarded 843 degrees. The student population of Elko, NV in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,136 male students and 2,061 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Elko, NV are White (514 and 61%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (207 and 24.6%), Two or More Races (35 and 4.15%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (27 and 3.2%).

The largest universities in Elko, NV by number of degrees awarded are Great Basin College (843 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Elko, NV are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (94 and 11.2%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (77 and 9.13%), and Electrician (55 and 6.52%).

The median tuition cost in Elko, NV for a public four year colleges is $3,607 for in-state students and $10,967 for out-of-state students.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 3,197 students enrolled in Elko, NV, 35.5% men and 64.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,811 records, of which 64.9% were women and 35.1% men.

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Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Elko, NV was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 77 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
843 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Great Basin College with 843 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2022, 368 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Elko, NV, which is 0.775 times less than the 475 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 514 degrees mean that there were 2.48 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 207 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($3,607) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($165) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

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

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.34% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.43% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (710k), Some college (606k), and Bachelors Degree (392k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Elko, NV was $272,200 in 2022, which is 0.966 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $233,000 to $272,200, a 16.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Elko, NV is 68.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Elko, NV have an average commute time of 29 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Elko, NV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Elko, NV is $87,631. In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Elko, NV was Lander County, NV with a value of $92,388, followed by Elko County, NV and Storey County, NV, with respective values of $87,755 and $86,932.

Property

$272,200
Median Property Value 2022
±$10,679
$13,445
Median Property Taxes
±$890

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, 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, NV compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

68.6%
Homeownership
2022
68%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 68.6% of the housing units in Elko, NV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.3%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Elko, NV was Lander County, NV with a value of $92,388, followed by Elko County, NV and Storey County, NV, with respective values of $87,755 and $86,932.

The following map shows all of the counties in Elko, NV colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$87,631
Median Household Income
± $4,097
19.6k
Number of Households
± 1,151

In 2022, the median household income of the 19.6k households in Elko, NV grew to $87,631 from the previous year's value of $82,199.

The following chart displays the households in Elko, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Elko, NV is from Nevada.
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Nevada
0.449
2021 Wage GINI in Nevada

In 2022, the income inequality in Nevada was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.556% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nevada was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nevada in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (65.6%)
  2. Carpooled (15.5%)
  3. Public Transit (9.5%)

In 2022, 65.6% of workers in Elko, NV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (9.5%).

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Commute Time

29 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Elko, NV have a longer commute time (29 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 9.03% of the workforce in Elko, NV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

10.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Elko, NV (5.76k out of 54.3k 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, NV is White, followed by Hispanic and Native American.

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.

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Health

91% of the population of Elko, NV has health coverage, with 60.8% on employee plans, 10.4% on Medicaid, 8.8% on Medicare, 9.64% on non-group plans, and 1.38% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nevada see 1696 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.586% decrease from the previous year (1706 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1559 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 416 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,696 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Nevada

Primary care physicians in Nevada see an average of 1,696 patients per year. This represents a 0.586% decrease from the previous year (1,706 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.9% under 18 years, 21.8% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52% were men and 48% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.96%
Uninsured
60.8%
Employer Coverage
10.4%
Medicaid
8.8%
Medicare
9.64%
Non-Group
1.38%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Elko, NV declined by 0.38% from 9% to 8.96%.

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

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