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Elko, NV vs Spring Creek, NV

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- Household income in Spring Creek, is 32% more than it is in Elko and is 35% above the National Average.
- Elko unemployment rate is 3.3%.
- Spring Creek unemployment rate is 3.3%.
 Elko, NVSpring Creek, NVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,406  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$105,997$69,021
 Family Median Income$92,009  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Elko, NVSpring Creek, NVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock31.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Elko, NVSpring Creek, NVUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair18.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.2%13.1%
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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Reviews for Spring Creek    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The sunshine and the mountains make Spring Creek an amazing place to live. I feel very fortunate to live and adventure in Northern  More

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I lived in Spring Creek for 15 years and never got use to the weather There are two seasons winter and summer winter averages 195 days of below freezing temps and  More

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Over 19 years ago

THE RUBY ALPS SURROUND THIS HIDDEN WONDER LAND....FRESH AIR , CLEAN WATER AND PURE FRIENDLY FOLKS  More

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