Elko County, Nevada

Elko County has a population of 54,047 and has grown 2.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $301,400, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $86,487.

Home price
$301,400
Income
$86,487
Population
54,047
Unemployment
4.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$301,400county
Median gross rent$1,164county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198024.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile26.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,507county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,530county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,166county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,933county
Home insurance / yr$1,774(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.2(statewide)
Median household income$86,487county
Family health premium / yr$21,988(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$15,950(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.759(statewide)
Poverty rate9.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home5.3%county
Unemployment rate4.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force67.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.1%county
Share of workers employed by government15.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.4%county
Economic output per resident$73,912county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.50%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.24%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service14 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12881county
Miles to nearest general aviation field37 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here4county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station11 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.6%county
Traffic deaths85.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.6(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher17.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.2%county
Public schools in the county35county
Public school enrollment9930county
Students per full-time teacher18.6county
Free lunch eligible48.2%county
Elementary schools18county
Middle schools8county
High schools8county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution12 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians35county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter6.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.8%county
Frequent mental distress17.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population54,047county
Land area in square miles17,173county
People per square mile of land3.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores13county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store13.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract4.3%county
Population change since 2020+2.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age35.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.1%county
Share of households that are one person27.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.5%county
Second languages16.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents102county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in1,337county
Households that moved away1,423county
Average income of arriving households$60,171county
Average income of departing households$68,902county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year118county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate402(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature47.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation12.4 incounty
Annual snowfall24.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.83 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F13 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing163 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days105 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 6county
Average first fall frostSep 19county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$103county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh10.2¢county
Household electricity use976 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.79(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity30.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas34.0%county
Homes heated by propane15.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.7%county
Homes heated by wood13.7%county
Households with broadband89.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk54.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk39.2county
Landslide risk56.6county
Hail risk20.9county
Earthquake risk84.2county
Tornado risk1.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk55.9county
Winter weather risk87.4county
Strong wind risk18.2county
Wildfire risk99.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Elko County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Nevada figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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