Language Spoken At Home in Elko City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 16,595 | 100% |
English only | 13,199 | 79.5% |
Language other than English | 3,396 | 20.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,332 | 8.0% |
Spanish | 2,918 | 17.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,158 | 7.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 185 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 51 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 156 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 101 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 137 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 22 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Elko City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 18,438 | 100% |
American | 2,305 | 12.5% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 30 | 0.2% |
Danish | 268 | 1.5% |
Dutch | 386 | 2.1% |
English | 1,938 | 10.5% |
French (except Basque) | 414 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 55 | 0.3% |
German | 2,103 | 11.4% |
Greek | 160 | 0.9% |
Hungarian | 27 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,278 | 6.9% |
Italian | 1,445 | 7.8% |
Lithuanian | 5 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 413 | 2.2% |
Polish | 148 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 9 | 0.0% |
Russian | 34 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 149 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 189 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 112 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 239 | 1.3% |
Swiss | 43 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 10 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 325 | 1.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Elko City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,705 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,550 | 67.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,413 | 36.0% |
Married-couple family | 3,502 | 52.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,920 | 28.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 437 | 6.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 194 | 2.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 611 | 9.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 299 | 4.5% |
Nonfamily households | 2,155 | 32.1% |
Householder living alone | 1,710 | 25.5% |
65 years and over | 463 | 6.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,695 | 40.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,103 | 16.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Elko City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 18,115 | 100% |
Householder | 6,705 | 37.0% |
Spouse | 3,399 | 18.8% |
Child | 5,787 | 31.9% |
Other relatives | 1,336 | 7.4% |
Nonrelatives | 888 | 4.9% |
Unmarried partner | 519 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Elko City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,907 | 100% |
Never married | 2,281 | 33.0% |
Now married, except separated | 3,638 | 52.7% |
Separated | 88 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 148 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 752 | 10.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,859 | 100% |
Never married | 1,695 | 24.7% |
Now married, except separated | 3,657 | 53.3% |
Separated | 202 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 393 | 5.7% |
Divorced | 912 | 13.3% |
Fertility in Elko City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 387 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 173 | 44.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 79 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 79 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 140 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Elko City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 391 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 140 | 35.8% |
Less than 1 year | 29 | 7.4% |
1 or 2 years | 2 | 0.5% |
3 or 4 years | 57 | 14.6% |
5 or more years | 52 | 13.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 140 | 100% |
Who are female | 98 | 70.0% |
Who are married | 119 | 85.0% |
School Enrollment in Elko City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,227 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 419 | 8.0% |
Kindergarten | 146 | 2.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,349 | 44.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,189 | 22.7% |
College or graduate school | 1,124 | 21.5% |
Educational Attainment in Elko City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 10,827 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 668 | 6.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,044 | 9.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,995 | 27.7% |
Some college, no degree | 2,882 | 26.6% |
Associate's degree | 1,099 | 10.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,362 | 12.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 777 | 7.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.8% |
Veteran Status in Elko City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 12,947 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,220 | 9.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Elko City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 18,227 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,427 | 7.8% |
Under 18 years | 5,491 | 100% |
With a disability | 98 | 1.8% |
18 to 64 years | 11,317 | 100% |
With a disability | 839 | 7.4% |
65 years and over | 1,419 | 100% |
With a disability | 490 | 34.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Elko City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 18,050 | 100% |
Same house | 14,809 | 82.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,170 | 17.6% |
Same county | 1,851 | 10.3% |
Different county | 1,319 | 7.3% |
Same state | 288 | 1.6% |
Different state | 1,031 | 5.7% |
Abroad | 71 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Elko City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 18,438 | 100% |
Native | 15,997 | 86.8% |
Born in United States | 15,922 | 86.4% |
State of residence | 6,958 | 37.7% |
Different state | 8,964 | 48.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 75 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 2,441 | 13.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Elko City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,441 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 616 | 25.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,825 | 74.8% |
Year of Entry in Elko City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,516 | 100% |
Native | 75 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 75 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,441 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 76 | 3.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,365 | 96.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Elko City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,441 | 100% |
Europe | 87 | 3.6% |
Asia | 265 | 10.9% |
Africa | 66 | 2.7% |
Oceania | 14 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 1,902 | 77.9% |
Northern America | 107 | 4.4% |