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Language Spoken At Home in Elko
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 46,742 | 100% |
English only | 39,283 | 84.0% |
Language other than English | 7,459 | 16.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,776 | 5.9% |
Spanish | 6,655 | 14.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,516 | 5.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 323 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 88 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 261 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 128 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 220 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 44 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Elko
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 50,942 | 100% |
American | 9,944 | 19.5% |
Arab | 31 | 0.1% |
Czech | 69 | 0.1% |
Danish | 925 | 1.8% |
Dutch | 834 | 1.6% |
English | 5,013 | 9.8% |
French (except Basque) | 1,164 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 169 | 0.3% |
German | 7,350 | 14.4% |
Greek | 242 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 96 | 0.2% |
Irish | 5,028 | 9.9% |
Italian | 2,480 | 4.9% |
Lithuanian | 64 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 1,219 | 2.4% |
Polish | 411 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 161 | 0.3% |
Russian | 238 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 599 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 751 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 9 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 112 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 678 | 1.3% |
Swiss | 367 | 0.7% |
Ukrainian | 10 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 532 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Elko
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 18,221 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 12,946 | 71.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,208 | 34.1% |
Married-couple family | 10,319 | 56.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,760 | 26.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,211 | 6.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 631 | 3.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,416 | 7.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 817 | 4.5% |
Nonfamily households | 5,275 | 29.0% |
Householder living alone | 4,140 | 22.7% |
65 years and over | 1,078 | 5.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,853 | 37.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,305 | 18.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Elko
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 50,144 | 100% |
Householder | 18,221 | 36.3% |
Spouse | 10,260 | 20.5% |
Child | 16,048 | 32.0% |
Other relatives | 3,396 | 6.8% |
Nonrelatives | 2,219 | 4.4% |
Unmarried partner | 1,252 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Elko
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 20,203 | 100% |
Never married | 6,065 | 30.0% |
Now married, except separated | 11,105 | 55.0% |
Separated | 170 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 426 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 2,437 | 12.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 18,544 | 100% |
Never married | 3,727 | 20.1% |
Now married, except separated | 10,987 | 59.2% |
Separated | 487 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 1,088 | 5.9% |
Divorced | 2,255 | 12.2% |
Fertility in Elko
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,027 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 330 | 32.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 67 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 83 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 166 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 29 | 0% |
Grandparents in Elko
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 910 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 375 | 41.2% |
Less than 1 year | 93 | 10.2% |
1 or 2 years | 77 | 8.5% |
3 or 4 years | 110 | 12.1% |
5 or more years | 95 | 10.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 375 | 100% |
Who are female | 200 | 53.3% |
Who are married | 320 | 85.3% |
School Enrollment in Elko
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 13,729 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 820 | 6.0% |
Kindergarten | 611 | 4.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,477 | 47.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,542 | 25.8% |
College or graduate school | 2,279 | 16.6% |
Educational Attainment in Elko
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 31,340 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,090 | 6.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,021 | 9.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,229 | 29.4% |
Some college, no degree | 8,994 | 28.7% |
Associate's degree | 2,944 | 9.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,415 | 10.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,647 | 5.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.2% |
Veteran Status in Elko
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 36,215 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,278 | 11.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Elko
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 50,342 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,497 | 8.9% |
Under 18 years | 14,673 | 100% |
With a disability | 273 | 1.9% |
18 to 64 years | 31,278 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,682 | 8.6% |
65 years and over | 4,391 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,542 | 35.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Elko
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 50,006 | 100% |
Same house | 43,224 | 86.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,711 | 13.4% |
Same county | 3,769 | 7.5% |
Different county | 2,942 | 5.9% |
Same state | 817 | 1.6% |
Different state | 2,125 | 4.2% |
Abroad | 71 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Elko
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 50,942 | 100% |
Native | 46,086 | 90.5% |
Born in United States | 45,723 | 89.8% |
State of residence | 16,755 | 32.9% |
Different state | 28,968 | 56.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 363 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 4,856 | 9.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Elko
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,856 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,292 | 26.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,564 | 73.4% |
Year of Entry in Elko
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,219 | 100% |
Native | 363 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 363 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 4,856 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 81 | 1.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,775 | 98.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Elko
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,856 | 100% |
Europe | 246 | 5.1% |
Asia | 434 | 8.9% |
Africa | 66 | 1.4% |
Oceania | 14 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 3,946 | 81.3% |
Northern America | 150 | 3.1% |