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Buena Vista, CO vs Elko, NV

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- Elko is 0% more densely populated than Buena Vista.
- People are 77.7% more likely to be married in Elko.
- The Median Age is 5.3 years younger in Elko.
 Buena Vista, COElko, NVUnited States
 Population  Unlock20,391329,725,481
 Female Population54.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.238.4
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 Population - 20102,582  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,708285,036,114
 Population - 19901,752  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock22.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now77.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,141.693.4
 Land Area3.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Buena Vista, COElko, NVUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 200.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6413.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Buena Vista, COElko, NVUnited States
 White93.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.2%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock3.9%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander4.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Buena Vista, COElko, NVUnited States
 Married Population28.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.4%50.2%
 Never Married38.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.1%10.8%
 Widowed13.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.662.60
 Households1,273  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,61180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children9.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households751  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children0.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Buena Vista    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Buena Vista is not a place to live if dependent upon needing a liveable or professional income. Jobs are largely retail and service industry - low wages, temporary,  More

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Over 17 years ago

There is no better place to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Buena Vista is the place to be if your into the great outdoors. Hiking, biking, fishing, whitewater rafting, winter sports snow shoeing, back country skiing also close  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

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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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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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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