For the size of the city, public transportation in Elko is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Elko, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
The percentage of adults in Elko who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.94% of the adults in Elko have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Elko in 2022 was $39,001, which is middle income relative to Nevada, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $156,004 for a family of four. However, Elko contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Elko is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Elko home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elko residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Elko also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.73% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Elko include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Basque.
The most common language spoken in Elko is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
