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Elko Population and Demographics

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Elko Population: 16708 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 8543 51.13%
Female 8165 48.87%

Under 5 years 1480 8.86%
5 to 9 years 1383 8.28%
10 to 14 years 1352 8.09%
15 to 19 years 1341 8.03%
20 to 24 years 1155 6.91%
25 to 34 years 2445 14.63%
35 to 44 years 2769 16.57%
45 to 54 years 2209 13.22%
55 to 59 years 765 4.58%
60 to 64 years 541 3.24%
65 to 74 years 666 3.99%
75 to 84 years 440 2.63%
85 years and over 162 0.97%

Median age (years) 31.6

18 years and over 11641 69.67%
Male 5970 35.73%
Female 5671 33.94%
21 years and over 10918 65.35%
62 years and over 1556 9.31%
65 years and over 1268 7.59%
Male 551 3.3%
Female 717 4.29%

Race
One race 16217 97.06%
White 13894 83.16%
Black or African American 62 0.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native 445 2.66%
Asian 187 1.12%
Asian indian 58 0.35%
Chinese 34 0.2%
Filipino 54 0.32%
Japanese 12 0.07%
Korean 11 0.07%
Vietnamese 8 0.05%
Other Asian 10 0.06%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 20 0.12%
Native Hawaiian 5 0.03%
Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0.01%
Samoan 1 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander 12 0.07%
Some other race 1609 9.63%
Two or more races 491 2.94%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 16708 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 3528 21.12%
Mexican 2878 17.23%
Puerto Rican 37 0.22%
Cuban 2 0.01%
Other Hispanic or Latino 611 3.66%
Not Hispanic or Latino 13180 78.88%
White alone 12248 73.31%

Relationship
Total Population 16708 100.00%
In households 16506 98.79%
Householder 6200 37.11%
Spouse 3315 19.84%
Child 5461 32.68%
Own child under 18 years 4687 28.05%
Other relatives 667 3.99%
Under 18 years 260 1.56%
Nonrelatives 863 5.17%
Unmarried partner 401 2.4%
In group quarters 202 1.21%
Institutionalized population 173 1.04%
Non-Institutionalized population 29 0.17%

Households by Type
Total Households 6200 100.0 %
Family households (families) 4218 68.03%
With own children under 18 years 2432 39.23%
Married-couple family 3315 53.47%
With own children under 18 years 1839 29.66%
Female householder, no husband present 567 9.15%
With own children under 18 years 393 6.34%
Non Family households 1982 31.97%
Householder living alone 1574 25.39%
Householder 65 years and over 392 6.32%

Households with individuals under 18 years 2606 42.03%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 932 15.03%

Average Household size 2.66
Average family size 3.24

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 6948 100.00%
Occupied housing units 6200 89.23%
Vacant housing units 748 10.77%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 68 0.98%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 16.3

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 6200 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 3880 62.58%
Renter-occupied housing units. 2320 37.42%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.86
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.33

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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