Elko, NV

Census Place

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2023 Population

20,624

0.541% 1-year growth

US Senator

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jacky Rosen

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

34.3

2.39% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

12.3%

7.53% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$75,630

11% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

10,714

2.46% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Elko, NV are White (Non-Hispanic) (61%), Two+ (Hispanic) (9.11%), Other (Hispanic) (9.07%), White (Hispanic) (8.68%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.57%).

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% 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).

Most people in Elko, NV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24 minutes. The average car ownership in Elko, NV was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Elko, NV is home to a population of 20.6k people, from which 96% are citizens. As of 2023, 7.54% of Elko, NV residents were born outside of the country (1.56k people).

In 2023, there were 6.69 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.6k people) in Elko, NV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.88k Two+ (Hispanic) and 1.87k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96%

2023 Citizenship

97.2%

2022 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Elko, NV

White (Non-Hispanic)
12.6k ± 724
Two+ (Hispanic)
1.88k ± 659
Other (Hispanic)
1.87k ± 600

27.7%

Hispanic Population

5.72k people

27.7% of the people in Elko, NV are hispanic (5.72k people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
221,001 ± 11,123 people
Philippines
91,834 ± 7,329 people
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.

Foreign-Born Population

7.54%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.56k people

6.55%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.34k people

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
277 ± 124
Gulf War (2001-)
242 ± 138
Gulf War (1990s)
143 ± 98

Elko, NV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.14 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Elko, NV employs 10.7k people. The largest industries in Elko, NV are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (2,100 people), Accommodation & Food Services (1,224 people), and Educational Services (996 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($89,821), Manufacturing ($89,535), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($88,375).

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.

Employment

Occupations

10.7k

2023 Value

± 890

2.46%

1 Year growth

± 11.5%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Elko, NV, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,291 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,197 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (965 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Elko, NV.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

10.7k

2023 Value

± 890

2.46%

1 Year growth

± 11.5%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Elko, NV, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (2,100 people), Accommodation & Food Services (1,224 people), and Educational Services (996 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.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($89,735), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($89,013), and Public Administration ($81,161).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($83,701), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($72,642), and Public Administration ($70,224).

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.

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, 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

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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.

US Representative Elections

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.

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.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
77 degrees awarded
Electrical, Electronic, & Communications Engineering Technology
32 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
30 degrees awarded

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.

Universities

Gender

Great Basin College

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.

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.

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

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.

Educational Attainment

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Race

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).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Elko, NV have an average commute time of 24 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.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

66.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

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

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Elko, NV colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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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.

$75,630

Median Household Income

± $11,215

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

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.

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.

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 2023

Drove Alone (64.2%)
Carpooled (15.8%)
Public Transit (12%)

In 2023, 64.2% of workers in Elko, NV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (12%).

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

24 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Elko, NV have a shorter commute time (24 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 5.06% of the workforce in Elko, NV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Elko, 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, 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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Elko, NV (2.48k out of 20.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 35 - 44 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 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.

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.

Health

89.6% of the population of Elko, NV has health coverage, with 58.1% on employee plans, 12.6% on Medicaid, 8.33% on Medicare, 10.1% on non-group plans, and 0.473% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Elko County, NV see 2524 patients per year on average, which represents a 4.36% decrease from the previous year (2639 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2074 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1100 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,524 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Elko County, NV

Primary care physicians in Elko County, NV see an average of 2,524 patients per year. This represents a 4.36% decrease from the previous year (2,639 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 N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.4%

Uninsured

58.1%

Employer Coverage

12.6%

Medicaid

8.33%

Medicare

10.1%

Non-Group

0.473%

Military or VA

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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