Elko County vs. Eureka County

	Elko County (NV)	Eureka County (NV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	52,460	2,003
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7.2%	0.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	48,942	1,987
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	48,818	1,987
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.4%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.3%	23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.3%	16.3%
Female persons, percent	48.1%	47.2%
White alone, percent	88.0%	91.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.4%	1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	6.5%	3.1%
Asian alone, percent	1.3%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	24.4%	13.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	66.6%	80.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,144	163
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.8%	1.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	21,755	1,080
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.3%	73.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$200,800	$84,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,471	$1,459
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$383	$286
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	15.9%	6.1%
Households, 2014-2018	17,688	750
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.91	2.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.7%	91.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	17.4%	3.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.1%	84.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.5%	77.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.2%	93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.2%	11.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.4%	13.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.1%	7.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.6%	66.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.2%	57.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	442,657	1,544
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	946,526	10,220
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$18,481	$5,107
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.9	25.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$77,209	$77,625
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,091	$34,590
Persons in poverty, percent	8.3%	9.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,121	32
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,456	126
All firms, 2012	2,990	169
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,500	74
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,257	156
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	313	28
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,354	131
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	2.8	0.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	17,169.83	4,175.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Elko county (NV) and Eureka county (NV) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.