Elko County, Nevada
18 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 54,047
- Median household income
- $86,487
- ±5,461
- Unemployed
- 4.5%
- 1,251 of 27,787 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.3%
- 17,520 of 19,627 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Elko | 53,915 (2021) | 540 Court St, Elko | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
Special districts 13
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elko-Lander-Eureka Library System | Libraries | 720 Court St, Elko | Website |
| Elko Television District | Miscellaneous commercial activities | Po Box 456, Elko | Website |
| Elko Convention and Vistors Authority | Parks and recreation | 700 Moran Way, Elko | Website |
| West Wendover Recreation District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 5010, West Wendover | — |
| Clover Valley Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 555 W Silver St, Elko | Website |
| Duck Valley Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 555 W Silver St, Elko | — |
| Jiggs Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 555 W Silver St, Elko | Website |
| Lamoille Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 555 W Silver St, Elko | Website |
| Northeast Elko Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 555 W Silver St, Elko | Website |
| Owyhee Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 555 W Silver St, Elko | — |
| Ruby Valley Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 555 W Silver St, Elko | — |
| Starr Valley Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 555 W Silver St, Elko | Website |
| Tuscarora Water District | Water supply utility | 540 Court St, Elko | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Elko
School district34 schools
850 Elm Street, Elko, NV, 89801
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
12th Avenue Farmers' Market (Buhl) · Farmers' Market at Downtown Alive (Twin Falls)
Ely Farmers' Market (Ely)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.