Elko County vs Washoe County

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

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

Washoe County has the higher population (491,770 vs 53,852 in Elko County). Washoe County has the higher median household income ($85,600 vs $83,427 in Elko County). Washoe County has the higher median home value ($496,600 vs $282,400 in Elko County).

Population, income & housing

	Elko County	Washoe County
Population	53,852	491,770
Median age	35.4 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$83,427	$85,600
Median home value	$282,400	$496,600
Median gross rent	$1,126	$1,507
Housing units	22,033	213,392
Homeownership rate	70.4%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elko County	Washoe County
Population	52,297 → 53,852 (+3.0%)	456,936 → 491,770 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$81,232 → $83,427 (+2.7%)	$64,791 → $85,600 (+32.1%)
Median home value	$212,500 → $282,400 (+32.9%)	$334,100 → $496,600 (+48.6%)
Median gross rent	$952 → $1,126 (+18.3%)	$1,074 → $1,507 (+40.3%)

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

Washoe County

Population

456,936491,770

Median household income

$64,791$85,600

Median home value

$334,100$496,600

Median gross rent

$1,074$1,507

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elko County	Washoe County
Under 5	6.8%	5.4%
5 to 17	20.0%	15.6%
18 to 24	8.2%	8.8%
25 to 34	14.5%	15.0%
35 to 44	13.7%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.9%	11.9%
55 to 64	12.1%	12.9%
65 to 74	8.5%	10.8%
75 and over	4.2%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elko County	Washoe County
White (non-Hispanic)	62.7%	59.7%
Black or African American	0.8%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.8%	0.9%
Asian	1.4%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.6%
Some other race	0.9%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.6%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	25.7%	25.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elko County	Washoe County
No high school diploma	12.8%	11.3%
High school graduate	32.9%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elko County	Washoe County
Drove alone	64.2%	69.6%
Carpooled	14.5%	12.4%
Public transit	10.6%	1.9%
Walked	3.7%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	5.8%	11.2%
Other means	1.1%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elko County	Washoe County
1-unit, detached	56.2%	58.7%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	13.4%
20 or more units	3.5%	10.3%
Mobile home & other	25.4%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Elko County	Washoe County
Poverty rate	11.0%	10.7%
Average household size	2.71	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1989	1990