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Fallon, NV vs Elko, NV

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- Household income in Elko, is 61% more than it is in Fallon and is 14% above the National Average.
- Fallon unemployment rate is 3.3%.
- Elko unemployment rate is 3.3%.
 Fallon, NVElko, NVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,083  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$80,148$69,021
 Family Median Income$62,063  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fallon, NVElko, NVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock23.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fallon, NVElko, NVUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.5%6.5%
 Community, social services3.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.7%13.1%
Reviews for Fallon    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Nothing to do here. all the women go to sandwinds and spread their legs... not much else except walmart where u see everyone you know. Little hick  More

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Over 18 years ago

Nice town but hot, dry and lots of  More

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Over 19 years ago

The cancer cluster scare of a few years ago (2001)was just that- a scare. Cancer clusters are based on the information gathered. Here in Nevada cancer in children is  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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