| | People QuickFacts | Elko County | Nevada |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 51,216 | 2,758,931 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 48,818 | 2,700,552 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 4.9% | 2.2% |
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Population, 2010 | 48,818 | 2,700,551 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 28.9% | 24.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 8.7% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 48.0% | 49.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 89.5% | 77.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.1% | 8.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 6.0% | 1.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.0% | 7.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 0.7% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.2% | 3.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 23.5% | 27.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 68.4% | 53.6% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 86.5% | 78.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 10.5% | 19.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 16.3% | 28.5% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 84.7% | 84.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 16.1% | 22.2% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 4,084 | 230,942 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 28.0 | 23.6 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 19,578 | 1,183,873 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 73.3% | 59.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 14.5% | 29.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $180,700 | $225,400 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 17,244 | 986,741 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.76 | 2.67 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $27,233 | $27,625 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $69,459 | $55,553 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 8.6% | 12.9% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Elko County | Nevada |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 1,075 | 59,2072 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 18,910 | 1,002,9562 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 14.7 | 11.12 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 2,236 | 177,181 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,947 | 221,260 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.4% | 3.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.0% | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.7% | 7.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 8.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.0% | 28.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 15,735,787 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 19,255,893 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 791,435 | 37,433,983 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $16,842 | $14,579 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 474,078 | 28,815,533 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 279 | 6,163 |