County profile
Elko County, NV
United States · GDP 2024
#812 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 45% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$4.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+12.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
21,652
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,185
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$63.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
54,815
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$86.5k±$5.5k
Bachelor's degree+
17.8%±2.0%
Poverty rate
9.8%±1.7%
Business applications
553 · 2025
Retail establishments
166
30.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1U.S. Gold Corp.Basic Materials$17.4M——2Lithium CorporationBasic Materials$042DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Food & accommodation29%
Mining & energy28%
Retail trade17%
Construction11%
Health care10%
Wholesale trade6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
54,815
residents · 2025 · +2.1% since 2020
Income per capita $58.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−193
International migration+200
Natural change+1,117
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.8B2019
$2.9B2020
$3.2B2021
$3.4B2022
$3.5B2023
$4.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$301.4k±$13.0k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$67/mo
Vacancy rate
11.5%±1.6%
Affordability
4.8× wages
Residential permits
$31.7M
118 units · 2.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
87.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 100Winter weather 87Earthquake 84
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3302016
3412017
3492018
3582019
3662020
4042021
4662022
4772023
4972024
5012025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -40% since 20211972021
1042022
842023
1222024
1182025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
9.5 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
10.6 km
UP
Nearest port
597.3 km
CITY OF SACRAMENTO, L STREET LANDING
Nearest commercial airport
51.1 km
ELKO RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$63.2k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Elko?
Elko's economy produced $4.0B in 2024, growing 12.7% year over year — faster than 95% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.