Elko, Nevada Demographics

Elko is 1st in Nevada out of 34 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Elko is 2nd in Nevada out of 12 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Elko is 3rd in Nevada out of 34 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Elko is 7th in Nevada out of 12 other cities in Current population (2012)

Elko is 7th in Nevada out of 34 other cities in Income per household

Elko is 8th in Nevada out of 34 other cities in Residents younger than 18

Elko is 9th in Nevada out of 34 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Elko is 11th in Nevada out of 34 other cities in Income per capita

Elko is 12th in Nevada out of 25 other cities in Retail sales

Elko is 13th in Nevada out of 34 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Size Demographics
	Elko	Rank	Nevada	US
Current population (2012)	19,386	7th	2,758,931	313,914,040
Size in square miles	17.6	23rd	109,781.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,037.3	16th	24.6	87.4

Age Demographics
	Elko	Rank	Nevada	US
Residents younger than 5	8.5%	3rd	6.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	27.8%	8th	24.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	8.3%	30th	13.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Elko	Rank	Nevada	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.8%	20th	84.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	19.3%	17th	22.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Elko	Rank	Nevada	US
Race - White	78.9%	19th	77.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.0%	22nd	8.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	3.3%	1st	1.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.4%	24th	7.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	32nd	0.7%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.5%	22nd	3.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	26.4%	9th	27.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	66.9%	23rd	52.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Elko	Rank	Nevada	US
Female residents	48.7%	27th	49.6%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	13.9%	15th	19.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Elko	Rank	Nevada	US
Housing units	7,221	19th	1,183,873	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	23.0%	13th	29.6%	25.9%
Households	6,644	15th	986,741	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	65.0%	18th	59.1%	66.1%
Home median value	$196,300	22nd	$225,400	$186,200
People per household	2.7	16th	2.7	2.6

Income Demographics
	Elko	Rank	Nevada	US
Income per capita	$29,166	11th	$27,625	$27,915
Income per household	$71,114	7th	$55,553	$52,762
Income below poverty line	5.9%	28th	12.9%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Elko	Rank	Nevada	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,846	14th	221,260	27,092,908
Retail sales	$593,883	12th	$37,433,983	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$34,653	2nd	$14,579	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$99,765	14th	$28,815,533	$613,795,732