Elko County, Nevada Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Elko county nevada dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school13,237100.0
Nursery school, preschool5604.2
Kindergarten6715.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)6,75451.0
High school (grades 9-12)3,33525.2
College or graduate school1,91714.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over26,798100.0
Less than 9th grade2,1297.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma3,46212.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)8,16130.5
Some college, no degree7,21726.9
Associate degree1,8767.0
Bachelor's degree2,6289.8
Graduate or professional degree1,3254.9
Percent high school graduate or higher79.1(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher14.8(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over33,266100.0
Never married7,42522.3
Now married, except separated20,16660.6
Separated5661.7
Widowed1,3494.1
Female
1,0573.2
Divorced3,76011.3
Female
1,6454.9
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years765100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren39551.6
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over30,627100.0
Civilian veterans4,29914.0
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years12,413100.0
With a disability6885.5
Population 21 to 64 years25,679100.0
With a disability4,69618.3
Percent employed
66.2(X)
No disability20,98381.7
Percent employed
78.2(X)
Population 65 years and over2,701100.0
With a disability1,25146.3
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over41,470100.0
Same house in 199519,76047.6
Different house in the U.S. in 199520,92150.4
Same county
10,81526.1
Different county
10,10624.4
Same state
2,4816.0
Different state
7,62518.4
Elsewhere in 19957891.9
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population45,291100.0
Native40,65589.8
Born in United States
40,31589.0
State of residence
13,07028.9
Different state
27,24560.2
Born outside United States
3400.8
Foreign born4,63610.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,7563.9
Naturalized citizen
1,5383.4
Not a citizen
3,0986.8
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)4,636100.0
Europe2625.7
Asia2535.5
Africa681.5
Oceania150.3
Latin America3,71380.1
Northern America3257.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over41,470100.0
English only33,16180.0
Language other than English8,30920.0
Speak English less than 'very well
3,5818.6
Spanish
6,81316.4
Speak English less than "very well"
3,1207.5
Other Indo-European languages
5041.2
Speak English less than "very well"
1460.4
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2120.5
Speak English less than "very well"
470.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population45,291100.0

Total ancestries reported

47,378104.6
Arab180.0
Czech11740.4
Danish8291.8
Dutch7481.7
English5,33211.8
French (except Basque)11,3362.9
French Canadian13440.8
German7,19215.9
Greek1130.2
Hungarian760.2
Irish15,18911.5
Italian1,8094.0
Lithuanian150.0
Norwegian1,0812.4
Polish5341.2
Portuguese1580.3
Russian1750.4
Scotch-Irish7241.6
Scottish9712.1
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African490.1
Swedish1,2512.8
Swiss1910.4
Ukrainian690.2
United States or American2,8166.2
Welsh4621.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)50.0
Other ancestries15,71734.7
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19


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