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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Elko County is $29,762, which is higher than the state average of $26,515 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Elko County median household income is $72,280, which has grown by 49.39% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 17.10% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Elko County residents spend 29.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #4

Elko County	29,762 USD
Nevada	26,515 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Elko County	35,921 USD
Nevada	30,415 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Elko County	53,858 USD
Nevada	33,521 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Elko County	21,264 USD
Nevada	26,640 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #2

Elko County	72,280 USD
Nevada	52,205 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Elko County	83,733 USD
Nevada	69,351 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #4

Elko County	49.39%
Nevada	17.10%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Elko County		Nevada		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.88%	$18,577, see rank	16.38%	$20,748	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	20.00%	$16,816, see rank	27.65%	$17,565	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.07%	$2,544, see rank	3.13%	$3,677	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.78%	$23,672, see rank	17.86%	$26,569	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Elko County	77,513 USD
Nevada	61,081 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Elko County	90,451 USD
Nevada	78,301 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Elko County	Nevada	U.S.
White	$73,504, see rank	$54,736	$56,900
Black	$81,083, see rank	$37,269	$35,600
Hispanic	$52,931, see rank	$43,255	$42,396
Asian	$51,186, see rank	$60,168	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$45,893, see rank	$42,555	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$27,361, see rank	$45,921	$53,370
One Race, Other	$60,000, see rank	$42,351	$40,300
Two or More Races	$78,430, see rank	$50,799	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Elko County	Nevada	U.S.
less than 25	$62,429, see rank	$31,410	$25,788
25 to 44	$76,058, see rank	$54,451	$58,398
45 to 64	$78,621, see rank	$60,175	$65,027
65 or over	$48,947, see rank	$41,382	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Elko County	Nevada	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	38,013, see rank	2,175,721	248,775,628
Male¹	19,801, 52.09%, see rank	50.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	15,424, 77.90%, see rank	70.09%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	8, 0.04%, see rank	0.74%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	15,416, 77.85%, see rank	69.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	14,639, 94.96%, see rank	87.53%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	777, 5.04%, see rank	12.47%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,377, 22.10%, see rank	29.91%	30.72%
Female¹	18,212, 47.91%, see rank	49.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	11,439, 62.81%, see rank	60.03%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	11,439, 62.81%, see rank	59.93%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	10,797, 94.39%, see rank	88.96%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	642, 5.61%, see rank	11.04%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,773, 37.19%, see rank	39.97%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Elko County	Nevada	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	25,160, 100%	1,225,882	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	15,895, 63.18%, see rank	78.04%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,940, 15.66%, see rank	10.94%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2,766, 10.99%, see rank	3.59%	5.06%
Walked	1,456, 5.79%, see rank	2.07%	2.78%
Other Means	282, 1.12%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	821, 3.26%, see rank	3.26%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Elko County	29.3 minutes
Nevada	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Elko County	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	25,436	1,240,614	143,435,233
Male¹	14,639, 57.55%, see rank	53.39%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,411, 23.30%, see rank	25.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,320, 15.85%, see rank	26.56%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,389, 9.49%, see rank	18.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	161, 1.10%, see rank	0.38%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,674, 25.10%, see rank	9.32%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,100, 14.35%, see rank	14.47%	17.94%
Female¹	10,797, 42.45%, see rank	46.61%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,136, 29.05%, see rank	30.93%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,100, 28.71%, see rank	29.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,760, 34.82%, see rank	34.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	154, 1.43%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	107, 0.99%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	528, 4.89%, see rank	4.36%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Elko County	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	25,436, 100%	1,240,614	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	6,473, 25.45%, see rank	1.72%	1.96%
Construction	1,833, 7.21%, see rank	6.07%	6.17%
Manufacturing	391, 1.54%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	533, 2.10%, see rank	2.12%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,995, 7.84%, see rank	11.83%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,140, 4.48%, see rank	4.99%	4.93%
Information	297, 1.17%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	912, 3.59%, see rank	5.70%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,293, 5.08%, see rank	10.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,147, 12.37%, see rank	15.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	5,091, 20.01%, see rank	25.97%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,336, 5.25%, see rank	4.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	995, 3.91%, see rank	4.68%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Elko County	%	Nevada	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,966	9.88%, see rank	15.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	889	6.98%, see rank	11.53%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.