Elko County vs Lyon County

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

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

Lyon County has the higher population (60,630 vs 53,852 in Elko County). Elko County has the higher median household income ($83,427 vs $73,460 in Lyon County). Lyon County has the higher median home value ($342,600 vs $282,400 in Elko County).

Population, income & housing

	Elko County	Lyon County
Population	53,852	60,630
Median age	35.4 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$83,427	$73,460
Median home value	$282,400	$342,600
Median gross rent	$1,126	$1,259
Housing units	22,033	24,998
Homeownership rate	70.4%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elko County	Lyon County
Population	52,297 → 53,852 (+3.0%)	54,380 → 60,630 (+11.5%)
Median household income	$81,232 → $83,427 (+2.7%)	$56,875 → $73,460 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$212,500 → $282,400 (+32.9%)	$214,900 → $342,600 (+59.4%)
Median gross rent	$952 → $1,126 (+18.3%)	$1,033 → $1,259 (+21.9%)

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

Lyon County

Population

54,38060,630

Median household income

$56,875$73,460

Median home value

$214,900$342,600

Median gross rent

$1,033$1,259

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elko County	Lyon County
Under 5	6.8%	5.2%
5 to 17	20.0%	15.6%
18 to 24	8.2%	6.6%
25 to 34	14.5%	12.6%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.9%	11.1%
55 to 64	12.1%	14.3%
65 to 74	8.5%	14.0%
75 and over	4.2%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elko County	Lyon County
White (non-Hispanic)	62.7%	71.7%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.8%	1.6%
Asian	1.4%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.9%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.6%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	25.7%	18.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elko County	Lyon County
No high school diploma	12.8%	12.3%
High school graduate	32.9%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elko County	Lyon County
Drove alone	64.2%	75.8%
Carpooled	14.5%	13.1%
Public transit	10.6%	1.1%
Walked	3.7%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.8%	7.4%
Other means	1.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elko County	Lyon County
1-unit, detached	56.2%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	3.3%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	25.4%	19.2%

Poverty & households

	Elko County	Lyon County
Poverty rate	11.0%	11.0%
Average household size	2.71	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1989	1996