Elko, Nevada demographics

Elko, NV demographics: median age 33.2; 17.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Elko city, Nevada · Incorporated city · GEOID 3222500. The survey estimates a population of 20,696 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Elko is 33.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 7,608 households (±379). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.2 ±1.4	39.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,696
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Under 18	5,043 ±476	24.4% ±2.3 pp	21.7%	22.0%
18–34	5,993 ±527	29.0% ±2.5 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	7,096 ±676	34.3% ±3.3 pp	38.9%	38.0%
65 and older	2,564 ±376	12.4% ±1.8 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,696
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Male	10,630 ±439	51.4% ±2.1 pp	50.4%	49.5%
Female	10,066 ±431	48.6% ±2.1 pp	49.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,696
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
White alone	13,669 ±725	66.0% ±3.5 pp	49.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	223 ±134 · low precision	1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision	9.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	807 ±232	3.9% ±1.1 pp	1.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	594 ±209	2.9% ±1.0 pp	9.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	65 ±31	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.7%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,311 ±527	11.2% ±2.5 pp	12.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,027 ±660	14.6% ±3.2 pp	17.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,696
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,715 ±728	71.1% ±3.5 pp	70.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5,981 ±724	28.9% ±3.5 pp	29.6%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,608
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,389 ±424	44.5% ±5.1 pp	44.0%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	403 ±141	5.3% ±1.8 pp	6.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	842 ±203	11.1% ±2.6 pp	13.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,217 ±405	29.1% ±5.1 pp	28.0%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	757 ±228	10.0% ±3.0 pp	8.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,608
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,773 ±301	36.4% ±3.5 pp	29.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,835 ±413	63.6% ±4.4 pp	70.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,608
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,217 ±405	29.1% ±5.1 pp	28.0%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,381 ±360	31.3% ±4.5 pp	33.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,042 ±285	13.7% ±3.7 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,066 ±272	14.0% ±3.5 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	621 ±193	8.2% ±2.5 pp	6.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	87 ±66 · low precision	1.1% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.2%
Seven or more people	194 ±115 · low precision	2.5% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,696
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Native	18,992 ±302	91.8% ±1.4 pp	80.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,704 ±297	8.2% ±1.4 pp	19.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 19,117
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
English only	15,846 ±583	82.9% ±2.9 pp	70.5%	77.7%
Spanish	2,782 ±441	14.6% ±2.3 pp	19.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	21 ±32 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	10 ±12 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	135 ±78 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.3%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	80 ±102 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	25 ±40 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.0%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	27 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	191 ±110 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 13,225
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,876 ±414	14.2% ±3.1 pp	12.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,593 ±529	34.7% ±3.8 pp	27.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,167 ±434	23.9% ±3.2 pp	23.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,320 ±311	10.0% ±2.3 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,454 ±283	11.0% ±2.1 pp	18.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	815 ±217	6.2% ±1.6 pp	9.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 20,444
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Same house	16,934 ±688	82.8% ±3.3 pp	85.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,068 ±588	10.1% ±2.9 pp	8.8%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	437 ±209	2.1% ±1.0 pp	0.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	904 ±409	4.4% ±2.0 pp	4.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	101 ±94 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

10.8% of Elko residents (±2.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.4% in Nevada and 8.4% nationally. 90.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Elko	Nevada	U.S.	Compared with Nevada
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.8% ±2.1 pp	11.4%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.8% ±2.9 pp	92.0%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.8% ±1.3 pp	7.9%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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