Churchill County vs Elko County

A side-by-side comparison of Churchill County and Elko County: population, income, housing, and more.

Churchill County and Elko County are counties in Nevada. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elko County has the higher population (53,852 vs 25,614 in Churchill County). Elko County has the higher median household income ($83,427 vs $73,268 in Churchill County). Churchill County has the higher median home value ($298,000 vs $282,400 in Elko County).

Population, income & housing

	Churchill County	Elko County
Population	25,614	53,852
Median age	39.8 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$73,268	$83,427
Median home value	$298,000	$282,400
Median gross rent	$1,203	$1,126
Housing units	10,924	22,033
Homeownership rate	68.1%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Churchill County	Elko County
Population	24,259 → 25,614 (+5.6%)	52,297 → 53,852 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$57,824 → $73,268 (+26.7%)	$81,232 → $83,427 (+2.7%)
Median home value	$191,500 → $298,000 (+55.6%)	$212,500 → $282,400 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$821 → $1,203 (+46.5%)	$952 → $1,126 (+18.3%)

Churchill County

Population

24,25925,614

Median household income

$57,824$73,268

Median home value

$191,500$298,000

Median gross rent

$821$1,203

Elko County

Population

52,29753,852

Median household income

$81,232$83,427

Median home value

$212,500$282,400

Median gross rent

$952$1,126

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Churchill County	Elko County
Under 5	6.2%	6.8%
5 to 17	16.3%	20.0%
18 to 24	8.2%	8.2%
25 to 34	13.6%	14.5%
35 to 44	11.5%	13.7%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.2%	12.1%
65 to 74	11.5%	8.5%
75 and over	8.0%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Churchill County	Elko County
White (non-Hispanic)	71.5%	62.7%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.1%	3.8%
Asian	2.1%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.9%
Two or more races	6.2%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	14.8%	25.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Churchill County	Elko County
No high school diploma	8.0%	12.8%
High school graduate	33.2%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Churchill County	Elko County
Drove alone	78.2%	64.2%
Carpooled	8.3%	14.5%
Public transit	2.4%	10.6%
Walked	4.1%	3.7%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.1%	5.8%
Other means	0.9%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Churchill County	Elko County
1-unit, detached	66.1%	56.2%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.8%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	25.4%

Poverty & households

	Churchill County	Elko County
Poverty rate	9.1%	11.0%
Average household size	2.58	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1987	1989