Demographics of Elko city, Nevada

Elko city, Nevada had 21,019 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +464 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Elko city, in four figures

21,019
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 20,696 ±37.; +2.3%
Change since July 2020: +464 people.; 33.2 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $79,036 ±$9,484
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Elko city, Nevada's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Elko city, Nevada's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Elko city, Nevada's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Elko city, Nevada's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	20,555	100.0	100.0
2021	20,621	100.3	100.2
2022	20,753	101.0	100.7
2023	20,868	101.5	101.6
2024	20,943	101.9	102.5
2025	21,019	102.3	103.1

Population of Elko city, Nevada on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	20,555	—
2021	20,621	+66
2022	20,753	+132
2023	20,868	+115
2024	20,943	+75
2025	21,019	+76

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.2 ±1.4: for men 32.5 ±1.7 and for women 33.8 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Elko city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nevada	United States
Under 5	1,579 ±249	7.6% ±1.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,464 ±406	16.7% ±2.0	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,428 ±368	11.7% ±1.8	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,536 ±581	31.6% ±2.8	28.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,125 ±511	19.9% ±2.5	25.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,564 ±376	12.4% ±1.8	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $79,036 ±$9,484, and income per person $37,142 ±$2,709, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,260 ±$596 in Nevada and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Elko city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nevada	United States
Under $25,000	969 ±227	12.7% ±2.9	13.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,642 ±333	21.6% ±4.2	17.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,084 ±246	14.2% ±3.2	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	872 ±255	11.5% ±3.3	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,638 ±291	21.5% ±3.7	18.2% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	757 ±220	10.0% ±2.8	9.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	646 ±180	8.5% ±2.3	10.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Elko city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nevada	United States
All ages	2,793 ±572	13.8% ±2.8	12.4% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	888 ±292	17.8% ±5.5	16.3% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,626 ±365	13.5% ±2.9	11.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	279 ±110	8.6% ±3.2	11.2% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Elko city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Elko city	Nevada	United States
Housing units	8,589 ±372	1,326,471 ±610	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.6% ±2.2	90.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.4% ±3.1	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.6% ±3.7	60.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.4% ±4.8	40.0% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$309,100 ±$18,502	$435,400 ±$1,611	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,267 ±$76	$1,597 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±2	1996 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Elko city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nevada	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,981 ±724	28.9% ±3.5	29.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,419 ±723	60.0% ±3.5	44.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	89 to 355	0.4% to 1.7%	9.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	574 ±205	2.8% ±1.0	8.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	648 ±193	3.1% ±0.9	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	65 ±31	0.3% ±0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	12 to 142	0.1% to 0.7%	0.6% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	710 ±214	3.4% ±1.0	6.0% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Elko city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nevada	United States
Born in the state	9,157 ±619	44.2% ±3.0	27.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,710 ±651	46.9% ±3.1	51.4% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	51 to 199	0.2% to 1.0%	1.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,704 ±297	8.2% ±1.4	19.1% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	605 ±197	2.9% ±1.0	10.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,099 ±263	5.3% ±1.3	8.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Elko city among the places of Nevada

17th of 33 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Nevada page.

Places of Nevada near Elko city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Winchester CDP	37,081 ±1,911
Summerlin South CDP	31,354 ±1,847
Fernley city	24,225 ±30
Sun Valley CDP	22,228 ±1,585
Mesquite city	22,059 ±36
Elko city	20,696 ±37
Spanish Springs CDP	17,980 ±1,194
Dayton CDP	15,781 ±960
Boulder City city	14,919 ±22
Spring Creek CDP	14,739 ±1,033
Gardnerville Ranchos CDP	12,114 ±791

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Nevada by poverty rate
No. 8 Places in Nevada by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 8 Places in Nevada by median household income
No. 14 Places in Nevada by per capita income
No. 15 Places in Nevada by foreign-born share
No. 16 Places in Nevada by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026