What is the population of Elko County, Nevada?

The population of Elko County, Nevada is 53,595, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Elko County, Nevada?

The median household income in Elko County, Nevada is $83,822, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Elko County, Nevada is $208,333, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Elko County, Nevada is 4.2%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education D

Metric	Elko County	Nevada Avg	U.S. Average
Population	53,595	3,186,464	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	3.1	28.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.49%	1.47%	0.57%
Median age	35.7	37.3	37.1
Households	19,546	1,183,135	128,459,983

Year	Elko County

Group	Share

Elko County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Elko County	Nevada Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$83,822	$75,608	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	1.74%	5.06%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	6.8%	5.2%

Metric	Elko County	Nevada Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$208,333	$338,659	$242,182
Median rent	$1,125	$1,488	$1,342
Homeownership rate	70.4%	59.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Elko County	Nevada Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	17.1	22.4	22.5
Work from home	5.8%	10.5%	13.4%

Elko County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Elko County	Nevada Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	24.4%	31.6%
Average household size	2.71	2.62	2.54

Elko County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Elko County	Nevada Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.1	78.7	78.3
Self-rated poor health	15.8%	17.8%	16.3%
Smokers	20.2%	20.5%	19.0%