Elko

Population: 20,624
Median household income: $75,630
Median home value: $285,400

Elko is a community in Elko County, Nevada, home to 20,624 residents. The median household income of $75,630 is below the Elko County median ($83,427).

Between 2019 and 2023, Elko's population grew 1.6% from 20,304 to 20,624, while its median home value rose 23.0% from $232,100 to $285,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 61.0% of the population. 64.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,624
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $75,630
Median home value: $285,400
Median gross rent: $1,174
Housing units: 9,041
Homeownership rate: 62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,30420,624

Median household income

$79,205$75,630

Median home value

$232,100$285,400

Median gross rent

$1,021$1,174

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,304	$79,205	$232,100	$1,021
2020	20,396	$77,659	$229,600	$1,040
2021	20,391	$80,148	$234,500	$1,094
2022	20,513	$85,000	$275,600	$1,142
2023	20,624	$75,630	$285,400	$1,174

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,459	7.1%
5 to 17	3,518	17.1%
18 to 24	2,119	10.3%
25 to 34	3,377	16.4%
35 to 44	3,066	14.9%
45 to 54	2,328	11.3%
55 to 64	2,112	10.2%
65 to 74	1,892	9.2%
75 and over	753	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,575	61.0%
Black or African American	291	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	697	3.4%
Asian	443	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	60	0.3%
Some other race	103	0.5%
Two or more races	736	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,719	27.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's37.4%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,802	13.3%
High school graduate	4,104	30.3%
Some college or associate's	5,060	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,453	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,109	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone64.2%

Carpooled15.8%

Public transit12.0%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,816	64.2%
Carpooled	1,676	15.8%
Public transit	1,277	12.0%
Walked	394	3.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	280	2.6%
Other means	169	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,857	56.7%
15 to 29 min	1,582	15.3%
30 to 44 min	565	5.5%
45 to 59 min	460	4.5%
60+ min	1,868	18.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 12.3% (2,475 of 20,125)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,908	60.4%
Nonfamily households	3,216	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,124	89.9%
Vacant	917	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,073	62.4%
Renter-occupied	3,051	37.6%

1-unit, detached54.2%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units12.7%

5 to 19 units8.9%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other16.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,901	54.2%
1-unit, attached	201	2.2%
2 to 4 units	1,151	12.7%
5 to 19 units	809	8.9%
20 or more units	526	5.8%
Mobile home & other	1,453	16.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3222500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.8381, -115.7678