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Minden, NV vs Elko, NV

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- Elko is 0% more densely populated than Minden.
- People are 22.5% less likely to be married in Elko.
- The Median Age is 17.3 years younger in Elko.
 Minden, NVElko, NVUnited States
 Population  Unlock20,391329,725,481
 Female Population53.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.238.4
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 Population - 20103,010  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,708285,036,114
 Population - 19901,441  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock22.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now128.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,141.693.4
 Land Area4.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Minden, NVElko, NVUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6410.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8411.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Minden, NVElko, NVUnited States
 White83.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.2%12.2%
 Asian3.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock3.9%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Minden, NVElko, NVUnited States
 Married Population65.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.4%50.2%
 Never Married15.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.662.60
 Households1,346  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,61180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households375  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children2.7%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Minden    3 Reviews
Dennis · Johnson Lane, NV
Saint Minden, Nevada
Over 6 years ago

Moved here to escape traffic and stress UNBELIEVABLE VIEWS! Love the people and quality of  More

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Karen · Minden, NV
Northern Nevada
Over 17 years ago

We moved from Southern California (suburbs of LA) almost 3 years ago to get away from the bad traffic and too many people. We thought Northern Nevada was the perfect  More

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Erica · Minden, NV
great place to live but expensive
Over 19 years ago

The Carson Valley is a beautiful place to live. Lake Tahoe 20 min. away. Snow skiing 20 min. away. Summers are great mostly in the 90s. and dry. Mountains suround the  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews
Josie · Elko, NV
Small town with big problems.
Over 5 years ago

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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NV Lady · San Jacinto, CA
elko life
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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Brad · Elko, NV
Mining based economy
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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