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Salt Lake City, UT vs Elko, NV

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- Elko is 0% more densely populated than Salt Lake City.
- People are 21.4% more likely to be married in Elko.
- The Median Age is 0.8 years older in Elko.
 Salt Lake City, UTElko, NVUnited States
 Population  Unlock20,391329,725,481
 Female Population48.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.238.4
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 Population - 2010186,646  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,708285,036,114
 Population - 1990159,936  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock22.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now27.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,141.693.4
 Land Area111.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Salt Lake City, UTElko, NVUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Salt Lake City, UTElko, NVUnited States
 White65.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.2%12.2%
 Asian5.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock3.9%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander2.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Salt Lake City, UTElko, NVUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.4%50.2%
 Never Married44.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.1%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.662.60
 Households83,197  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,61180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households43,740  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews
Anna · Salt Lake City, UT
Hot but beautiful
Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Tonya · Salt Lake City, UT
Trying it
Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Austin · Pleasant Grove, UT
Paradise
Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews
Josie · Elko, NV
Small town with big problems.
Over 5 years ago

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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NV Lady · San Jacinto, CA
elko life
Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Brad · Elko, NV
Mining based economy
Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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