Elko County, Nevada

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 53,852
Median household income: $83,427
Median home value: $282,400

Elko County is a county in Nevada with a population of 53,852. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $83,427 runs above the Nevada figure of $75,561.

Between 2019 and 2023, Elko County's population grew 3.0% from 52,297 to 53,852, while its median household income rose 2.7% from $81,232 to $83,427.

56.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1989.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 53,852
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $83,427
Median home value: $282,400
Median gross rent: $1,126
Housing units: 22,033
Homeownership rate: 70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

52,29753,852

Median household income

$81,232$83,427

Median home value

$212,500$282,400

Median gross rent

$952$1,126

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	52,297	$81,232	$212,500	$952
2020	52,537	$79,375	$225,800	$961
2021	53,420	$82,462	$235,700	$1,054
2022	53,600	$87,755	$274,200	$1,077
2023	53,852	$83,427	$282,400	$1,126

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,673	6.8%
5 to 17	10,745	20.0%
18 to 24	4,435	8.2%
25 to 34	7,805	14.5%
35 to 44	7,393	13.7%
45 to 54	6,425	11.9%
55 to 64	6,526	12.1%
65 to 74	4,586	8.5%
75 and over	2,264	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	33,773	62.7%
Black or African American	456	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,057	3.8%
Asian	734	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	80	0.1%
Some other race	458	0.9%
Two or more races	2,473	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,821	25.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.8%

High school graduate32.9%

Some college or associate's36.8%

Bachelor's degree11.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,475	12.8%
High school graduate	11,516	32.9%
Some college or associate's	12,870	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	3,865	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,273	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone64.2%

Carpooled14.5%

Public transit10.6%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,892	64.2%
Carpooled	3,827	14.5%
Public transit	2,785	10.6%
Walked	968	3.7%
Bicycle	32	0.1%
Worked from home	1,522	5.8%
Other means	301	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,149	44.9%
15 to 29 min	5,354	21.6%
30 to 44 min	2,364	9.5%
45 to 59 min	1,326	5.3%
60+ min	4,612	18.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 11.0% (5,829 of 52,861)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,123	67.1%
Nonfamily households	6,423	32.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,546	88.7%
Vacant	2,487	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,770	70.4%
Renter-occupied	5,776	29.6%

1-unit, detached56.2%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other25.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,380	56.2%
1-unit, attached	261	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1,825	8.3%
5 to 19 units	1,183	5.4%
20 or more units	780	3.5%
Mobile home & other	5,604	25.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 32007
State: Nevada
Land area: 17,173 sq mi
Water area: 29 sq mi
Center point: 41.1411, -115.3514