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Nevada·Elko County
6 tracts·12K people·$309K median·657/mi²
White 60 · Hispanic 29 · Other 4 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 3 · Black 1
Married couple 45 · Living alone 29 · Other 26
Health 27 · Retail 18 · Professional 16 · Manufacturing 15 · Leisure 15 · Public admin 7 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Construction · maintenance 22 · Service 17 · Sales · office 17 · Production · transport 14
Drive alone 62 · Carpool 36 · Transit 13 · Walk 6 · Work from home 4 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Elko is $309,100 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Elko has 20,696 residents across 5 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.2; the population is 60.0% White, 28.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% Other, 3.4% Multiracial, 2.8% Asian and 1.1% Black; the average household has 2.7 people; 17.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.8% (Census ACS).
Elko Institute for Academic Achievement (61%), Mountain View Elementary School (42%) and Northside Elementary School (37%) lead the elementary schools; Flagview Intermediate School (35%) and Adobe Middle School (26%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,267/month, 20% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Elko is $79,036 a year, 8% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Elko, median rent is $1,267/month and the median home value is $309,100 (Census ACS).
Elko reported 5.3 violent crimes and 16.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 17°F; there are 20 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 11 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Elko are wildfire (100), winter weather (97) and lightning (76), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Elko, 5.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).