Elko County vs. Twin Falls County

	Elko County (NV)	Twin Falls County (ID)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	52,460	86,081
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7.2%	11.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	48,942	77,230
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	48,818	77,230
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.4%	7.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.3%	27.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.3%	15.4%
Female persons, percent	48.1%	50.6%
White alone, percent	88.0%	93.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.4%	0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	6.5%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.3%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	24.4%	16.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	66.6%	78.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,144	5,760
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.8%	8.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	21,755	33,698
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.3%	68.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$200,800	$160,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,471	$1,137
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$383	$362
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$933	$777
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	15.9%	13.8%
Building permits, 2018	170	500
Households, 2014-2018	17,688	30,697
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.91	2.69
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.7%	83.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	17.4%	14.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.1%	89.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.5%	80.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.2%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.2%	20.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.4%	9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.1%	14.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.6%	65.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.2%	58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	442,657	132,516
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	946,526	1,233,518
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$18,481	$15,695
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.9	17.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$77,209	$50,778
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,091	$24,222
Persons in poverty, percent	8.3%	13.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,121	2,653
Total employment, 2017	20,105	30,973
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,072,791	1,023,907
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.2%	2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,456	5,809
All firms, 2012	2,990	7,501
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,500	3,831
Women-owned firms, 2012	987	2,039
Minority-owned firms, 2012	511	496
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,257	6,691
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	313	507
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,354	6,368
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%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.0%	22.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	2.8	40.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	17,169.83	1,921.21

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Elko county (NV) and Twin Falls county (ID) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.