Owyhee

Population: 760
Median household income: $59,338
Median home value: $66,800

Owyhee is a community in Elko County, Nevada, home to 760 residents. The median household income of $59,338 is below the Elko County median ($83,427).

From 2019 to 2023, Owyhee's population declined 33.0% from 1,135 to 760, while its median home value rose 31.0% from $51,000 to $66,800.

72.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1981.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 760
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $59,338
Median home value: $66,800
Median gross rent: $518
Housing units: 331
Homeownership rate: 45.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,135760

Median household income

$36,563$59,338

Median home value

$51,000$66,800

Median gross rent

$425$518

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,135	$36,563	$51,000	$425
2020	912	$46,250	$50,000	$426
2021	921	$39,583	$50,900	$468
2022	1,012	$56,000	$57,500	$513
2023	760	$59,338	$66,800	$518

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

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4425.4%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	66	8.7%
5 to 17	107	14.1%
18 to 24	31	4.1%
25 to 34	93	12.2%
35 to 44	193	25.4%
45 to 54	55	7.2%
55 to 64	123	16.2%
65 to 74	51	6.7%
75 and over	41	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36	4.7%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	522	68.7%
Asian	3	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	65	8.6%
Two or more races	20	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	113	14.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.2%

High school graduate26.1%

Some college or associate's38.3%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	129	23.2%
High school graduate	145	26.1%
Some college or associate's	213	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	50	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	19	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone65.2%

Carpooled24.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	191	65.2%
Carpooled	73	24.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	7.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	2.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	191	67.0%
15 to 29 min	67	23.5%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	15	5.3%
60+ min	12	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 26.7% (198 of 742)

	Count	Share
Family households	150	58.8%
Nonfamily households	105	41.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	255	77.0%
Vacant	76	23.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	117	45.9%
Renter-occupied	138	54.1%

1-unit, detached72.2%

1-unit, attached6.3%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	239	72.2%
1-unit, attached	21	6.3%
2 to 4 units	27	8.2%
5 to 19 units	7	2.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37	11.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3253600
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 224 sq mi
Water area: 0.6 sq mi
Center point: 41.9280, -116.2122