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Elko, NV
Demographic Data



Elko Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Elko Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

20,756

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.2%
5 - 17:
16.3%
18 - 24:
11.6%
25 - 34:
16.8%
35 - 54:
24.4%
55 - 64:
10.8%
Over 65 Years:
12.8%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.6%
4.6%
87.5%
87.5%
18.0%
18.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Elko
USA
$39,299
$39,299
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Elko
USA
$85,000
$85,000
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

11.4%

Employment Industries

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Mining
Accommodation
Retail
Healthcare
Education
Construction
Transportation
Manufacturing
Arts
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Real estate
Wholesale
Public Service
19.8%
19.8%
11.1%
11.1%
9.0%
9.0%
8.8%
8.8%
8.2%
8.2%
5.8%
5.8%
5.0%
5.0%
5.0%
5.0%
4.7%
4.7%
4.3%
4.3%
3.9%
3.9%
3.0%
3.0%
3.0%
3.0%
2.8%
2.8%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
60.7%
60.7%
29.1%
29.1%
4.1%
4.1%
3.4%
3.4%
1.6%
1.6%
1.0%
1.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
European
Italian
Basque
Norwegian
French
Scottish
Danish
Polish
Slovak
Swedish
Welsh
Greek
Scots-Irish
Dutch
Slovene
British
Hungarian
11.7%
11.7%
10.4%
10.4%
9.8%
9.8%
3.9%
3.9%
3.3%
3.3%
1.8%
1.8%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Langs. of India
Chinese
Native American languages
German/Yiddish
Tagalog
Korean
Japanese
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
82.5%
82.5%
15.2%
15.2%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Elko Residents

6.5%

Real Estate in Popular Elko Neighborhoods

Popular real estate near Elko

Zip Codes in Elko, NV