Spring Creek is home to 14,739 people in Nevada. 87% of homes are owner-occupied. Few US cities rank higher on income. Getting to work takes 43 minutes on average. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. 4,191 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $105,154, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Spring Creek
What changed most since 1990
Population5,866 → 14,739(+151%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree16.3% → 22.3%(+6.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share93.8% → 81.3%(−12.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Spring Creek's population equals 27% of Elko County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.5% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 6.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)30.4%(288)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.5%(166)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.9%(274)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 948 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Spring Creek, decade by decade
Spring Creek population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,866
$105,937
$211,926
16.3%
14.8
2000
10,548
$109,498
$210,765
18.4%
23.4
2010
12,361
$123,647
$298,503
16.3%
27.6
2020
14,967
$123,247
$310,524
18.4%
38.3
2024
14,739
$105,154
$360,600
22.3%
40.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
