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Elko, NV vs Winston-Salem, NC

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- Winston-Salem is 0% more densely populated than Elko.
- People are 17.6% less likely to be married in Winston-Salem.
- The Median Age is 2.7 years older in Winston-Salem.
 Elko, NVWinston-Salem, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock247,917329,725,481
 Female Population48.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.938.4
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 Population - 201018,394  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock185,776285,036,114
 Population - 199014,736  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now39.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,870.393.4
 Land Area17.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Elko, NVWinston-Salem, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Elko, NVWinston-Salem, NCUnited States
 White59.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock32.8%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock16.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Elko, NVWinston-Salem, NCUnited States
 Married Population50.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married32.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.0%10.8%
 Widowed3.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.432.60
 Households7,495  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock56,45180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children38.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,884  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.9%  Unlock10.8%
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 Winston-Salem    26 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Winston Salem is a corrupt and sad city. Many residents aren't open to new comers and crime is rampant. The abysmal crime rate is due in part to the corrupt and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived here since 2008 and the community is beautiful and quiet. Convenient to everything and if you’re not a lazy person you can walk to Walmart, the bank,  More

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I didn't fully appreciate WS until I left. I still have family and friends there, and when I visit (I've lived in various places, now in the midwest for about 20 years)  More

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