COMPARING TWO PLACES
Battle Mountain vs Elko
PLACE A
Battle Mountain, Nevada
VS
PLACE B
Elko, South Carolina
Battle Mountain is 2413% larger than Elko. Battle Mountain earns more, with a median household income $41,579 higher. Battle Mountain has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -27%).
BATTLE MOUNTAINELKODIFFERENCE
Total population3,518140+2413% vs Elko
Population density575133+442
Population growth1.9%-27.5%+29.4 pts
Median age34.632.3+2.3
Male57.0%51.4%+5.7 pts
Female43.0%48.6%−5.7 pts
Foreign-born1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.9%18.6%+54.3 pts
Black0.2%66.6%−66.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.1%0.0%+17.1 pts
Asian0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Other9.4%14.9%−5.5 pts
Median household income$81,857$40,278+$41,579
Per capita income$37,780$18,905+$18,875
Poverty rate10.1%26.7%−16.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3960.489−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%7.5%+10.2 pts
Graduate degree10.1%7.5%+2.7 pts
Unemployment rate13.2%48.4%−35.2 pts
Labor force participation61.6%52.8%+8.8 pts
Median home value$203,800$85,500+$118,300
Median gross rent$899$1,571−$672
Owner-occupied72.8%74.4%−1.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.8%28.3%−9.5 pts
Rent-burdened households34.8%63.6%−28.8 pts
Average commute20.134.3−14.2
Worked from home0.1%19.4%−19.2 pts
Public transit to work9.2%0.0%+9.2 pts
Uninsured4.2%20.9%−16.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024