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Smithfield, VA vs Elko, NV

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- Elko is 0% more densely populated than Smithfield.
- People are 13.7% less likely to be married in Elko.
- The Median Age is 12.9 years younger in Elko.
 Smithfield, VAElko, NVUnited States
 Population  Unlock20,391329,725,481
 Female Population50.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.238.4
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 Population - 20108,101  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,708285,036,114
 Population - 19904,686  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock22.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,141.693.4
 Land Area9.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Smithfield, VAElko, NVUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Smithfield, VAElko, NVUnited States
 White71.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.2%12.2%
 Asian0.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock3.9%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Smithfield, VAElko, NVUnited States
 Married Population58.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.4%50.2%
 Never Married25.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.662.60
 Households3,394  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,61180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,050  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Smithfield    4 Reviews

The entire Isle of Wight area is incredibly racist and a good old boys town. I came to the Hampton Roads area to get away from the racism in the mountains. The areas of  More

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I lived in Smithfield for a few years.not for me.lots of litter,human feces in the phone booth,hot and to Southern for  More

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Over 13 years ago

Smithfield, VA is a bedroom community that has no major industry and has been over developed with houses driving the value of houses down across the entire county. I  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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