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Canyon, TX vs Elko, NV

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- Elko is 0% more densely populated than Canyon.
- People are 13.3% more likely to be married in Elko.
- The Median Age is 5.9 years older in Elko.
 Canyon, TXElko, NVUnited States
 Population  Unlock20,391329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.238.4
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 Population - 201013,359  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,708285,036,114
 Population - 199011,365  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock22.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now44.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,141.693.4
 Land Area7.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Canyon, TXElko, NVUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2014.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.5%  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
 Canyon, TXElko, NVUnited States
 White74.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.2%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock3.9%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Canyon, TXElko, NVUnited States
 Married Population44.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.4%50.2%
 Never Married41.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.1%10.8%
 Widowed3.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.662.60
 Households5,134  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,61180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,789  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Canyon    2 Reviews

Have lived in Canyon for over 15 years. Planned on making this our retirement home 12 years before we actually moved here and don't plan on ever leaving. City is  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved here from Northern California to go to West Texas A&M. The town is "dry" (doesn't sell alcohol in the city limits), so there are no bars. Not a whole lot of  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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