Elko city, NV

Elko County, NV

2022 population: 20,513 ( 2,216 from 2010 )
Land area: 17.8 square miles
Population density: 1149.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	12,442	60.65%	1.6%
Black:	202	0.98%	23.9%
Indian:	707	3.45%	42.3%
Asian:	351	1.71%	36.0%
2+ races:	820	4.00%	173.3%
Hispanic:	5,960	29.05%	23.5%

Total non-White:	8,071	39.35%	33.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	201	1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,015	13.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
18,297
12,241	66.90%
163	0.89%
497	2.72%
258	1.41%
300	1.64%
4,824	26.36%
6,056	33.10%

2000
16,599
12,026	72.45%
99	0.60%
399	2.40%
199	1.20%
244	1.47%
3,611	21.75%
4,573	27.55%

1990
14,853
12,016	80.90%
46	0.31%
328	2.21%
207	1.39%
n/a
2,256	15.19%
2,837	19.10%

1980
8,758
7,199	82.20%
42	0.48%
430	4.91%
51	0.58%
n/a
1,030	11.76%
1,559	17.80%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

215	1.3
1,483	8.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

10	0.1
1,736	11.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

4,817	55.0
1,278	14.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Elko city, NV

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
33.5
4,837	23.6%
15,676	76.4%
2,626	12.8%

7,802
2.56

4,809	61.6%
3,726	77.5%
503	10.5%
2,993	38.4%

2010
Number	Percent
31.4
5,093	27.8%
13,204	72.2%
1,524	8.3%

6,743
2.66

4,482	66.5%
3,300	73.6%
461	10.3%
2,261	33.5%

2000
Number	Percent
32.1
4,962	29.9%
11,637	70.1%
1,364	8.2%

6,181
2.65

4,153	67.2%
3,363	81.0%
289	7.0%
2,028	32.8%

1990
Number	Percent
29.9
4,461	30.0%
10,392	70.0%
1,152	7.8%

5,606
2.62

3,901	69.6%
3,258	83.5%
290	7.4%
1,705	30.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
2,626	30.0%
6,132	70.0%
911	10.4%

3,435
2.52

2,396	69.8%
2,009	83.8%
227	9.5%
1,039	30.2%

2022 Housing Data for Elko city, NV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	284	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	441	5.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	155	2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	153	2.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	305	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	175	2.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	279	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	475	6.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	255	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	535	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	559	7.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	848	10.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,041	13.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	920	11.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	785	10.1%
$200,000 or more	592	7.6%

Median Household Income	85,000
Per Capita Income	39,299

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	190	2.4%
Public Assistance	96	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	786	10.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	7,336	74.8%
Unemployed	435	4.4%
In Armed Forces	28	0.3%

Total Labor Force	7,799	79.5%
Not in Labor Force	2,015	20.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	5,162	2,867	64.3%
Non-Profit	209	154	57.6%
Self-Employed	378	265	58.8%

Local Government	264	600	30.6%
State Government	126	214	37.1%
Federal Government	82	117	41.2%

Total Private + Self	5,540	3,132	63.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	681	1,085	38.6%
Total	6,221	4,217	59.6%

Pct. Govt.	13.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	786	7.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,806	17.3%
Professional, Technical	2,712	25.9%
Service Occupations	1,742	16.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	72	0.7%
All others	3,411	32.6%

White Collar		50.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2,067	19.8%
Accommodation and food services	1,156	11.1%
Retail trade	937	9.0%
Health care and social assistance	923	8.8%
Educational services	856	8.2%
Construction	605	5.8%
Transportation and warehousing	526	5.0%
Manufacturing	524	5.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	488	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	449	4.3%
Other services	410	3.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	317	3.0%
Wholesale trade	312	3.0%
Public administration	293	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	207	2.0%
Finance and insurance	175	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	104	1.0%
Information	55	0.5%
Utilities	32	0.3%
Management	21	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,121	24.96%
Puerto Rican	28	0.14%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	1	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	1	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	6	0.03%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	6	0.03%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	804	3.92%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	61	0.30%
Korean	35	0.17%
Indian	30	0.15%
Chinese	24	0.12%
Japanese	22	0.11%
Vietnamese	21	0.10%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	15,699	82.5%
Spanish	2,900	15.2%
Other	140	0.7%
Chinese	86	0.5%
German, other Germanic	68	0.4%
Other Asian	45	0.2%
Tagalog	39	0.2%
Other Indo-European	20	0.1%
Korean	12	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,390	11.7%
Irish	2,128	10.4%
English	2,005	9.8%
American	977	4.8%
European	809	3.9%
Italian	683	3.3%
Basque	379	1.8%
Norwegian	338	1.6%
French	337	1.6%
Scottish	336	1.6%
Danish	229	1.1%
Polish	186	0.9%
Slovak	173	0.8%
Swedish	157	0.8%
Welsh	154	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	19,932	97.2%
Not a citizen	581	2.8%

Native	19,170	93.5%
Foreign-born	1,343	6.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
633	4.8%	1,030	7.7%	4,159	31.3%	5,083	38.2%	1,235	9.3%	1,151	8.7%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	633	4.8%
9-12 Years	1,030	7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,159	31.3%
Some College	5,083	38.2%
Bach. Degree	1,235	9.3%
Grad Degree	1,151	8.7%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +924	R +441	D + 3.3%
D +483
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	51%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,304	69.5%	Joe Biden (D)	2,002	26.2%	321	4.2%	7,627	22	23	0.54%
2016	46%	Donald Trump (R)	4,380	66.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,519	22.9%	722	10.9%	6,621	21	20	0.59%

2020 President, Elko city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,002

26.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

5,304

69.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

189

2.5%

Other

132

1.7%

TOTAL

7,627

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Elko city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,519

22.9%

Donald Trump (R)

4,380

66.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

386

5.8%

Other

336

5.1%

TOTAL

6,621

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 20

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elko city, NV

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	37%	Dean Heller* (R)	3,823	71.4%	Jacky Rosen (D)	1,229	22.9%	305 [+]	5.7%	5,357	26	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 149 (2.8%); None of These (X) 94 (1.8%); Barry Michaels (I) 62 (1.2%);
2018	G	37%	Adam Laxalt (R)	3,873	72.3%	Steve Sisolak (D)	1,101	20.6%	381 [+]	7.1%	5,355	27	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ryan Bundy (I) 180 (3.4%); Other (Write-in) 122 (2.3%); None of These (X) 79 (1.5%);
2016	S3	46%	Joe Heck (R)	4,504	68.8%	Catherine Cortez Masto (D)	1,393	21.3%	650 [+]	9.9%	6,547	24	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Other (Write-in) 371 (5.7%); None of These (X) 279 (4.3%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	8,763
Median Value	$275,600

Occupied	7,802	89.0%
Vacant	961	11.0%

Owned	4,635	59.4%
Rented	3,167	40.6%
Median Rent	$1,142

Single-Family Units	4,802	54.8%
Detached	4,656	53.1%
Attached	146	1.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,353	15.4%
Mobile Homes	1,245	14.2%

Elko city, NV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Elko city, NV

2022 Housing Data for Elko city, NV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Elko city, NV

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Elko city, NV

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Elko city, NV

Historical Presidential Election Results for Elko city, NV

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elko city, NV