Elko County vs. Owyhee County
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Elko County (NV) Owyhee County (ID)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 52,460 11,693
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 7.2% 1.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 48,942 11,526
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 48,818 11,526
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.4% 6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 27.3% 26.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 11.3% 17.8%
Female persons, percent 48.1% 49.0%
White alone, percent 88.0% 91.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.4% 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 6.5% 4.4%
Asian alone, percent 1.3% 0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.3% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 2.6% 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 24.4% 26.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 66.6% 68.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018 3,144 765
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 8.8% 10.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 21,755 4,941
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 72.3% 70.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $200,800 $130,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,471 $1,103
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $383 $308
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $933 $704
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 15.9% 5.4%
Building permits, 2018 170 42
Households, 2014-2018 17,688 4,250
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.91 2.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 83.7% 85.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 17.4% 23.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 92.1% 78.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 82.5% 66.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 85.2% 75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 18.2% 11.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.4% 10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 13.1% 23.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 69.6% 59.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.2% 52.0%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 946,526 42,578
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $18,481 $3,722
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 30.9 25.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $77,209 $40,430
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $33,091 $21,935
Persons in poverty, percent 8.3% 14.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,121 182
Total employment, 2017 20,105 1,745
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,072,791 53,244
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -1.2% -2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,456 717
All firms, 2012 2,990 882
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,500 388
Women-owned firms, 2012 987 297
Minority-owned firms, 2012 511 53
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,257 785
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 313 57
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,354 723
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.4% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 4.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.0% 21.6%
Population per square mile, 2010 2.8 1.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 17,169.83 7,665.51
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Elko county (NV) and Owyhee county (ID) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.