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West Wendover city, Nevada: commercial real estate data.
West Wendover city is a Census city of 4,514 people across 7.48 square miles of land, in Elko County. Median household income is $49,013, 56.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
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West Wendover
What West Wendover is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.48 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land604
- County holding the largest share of its areaElko County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Wendover
How many people live in West Wendover
- Population4,514
- Median age40.4 plus or minus 8.2
- Population under 18908 plus or minus 370
- Share under 1820.1 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Population 65 and over351 plus or minus 181
- Share 65 and over7.8 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Households2,169
- Family households1,113 plus or minus 273
- Share of households that are families51.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Wendover
Income and work in West Wendover
- Median household income$49,013 plus or minus $20,975
- Per capita income$35,839 plus or minus $8,446
- Civilian labor force3,179
- Employed3,146
- Unemployed33 plus or minus 46
- Unemployment rate1.0 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over3,394
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.8 percent plus or minus 19.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.1 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.0 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Wendover
Housing in West Wendover
- Housing units2,289
- Occupied units2,169
- Vacant units120 plus or minus 90
- Vacancy rate5.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Owner occupied1,218 plus or minus 309
- Renter occupied951 plus or minus 373
- Ownership rate56.2 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$139,700 plus or minus $64,965
- Median gross rent, monthly$611 plus or minus $286
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.0 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Single family units661 plus or minus 298
- Share single family28.9 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Units in buildings of two or more545 plus or minus 332
- Share in buildings of two or more23.8 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Mobile homes1,083 plus or minus 318
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Wendover
How West Wendover gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,038
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,247 plus or minus 691
- Share commuting under 15 minutes74.0 percent plus or minus 19.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more396 plus or minus 318
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.0 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Drove alone65.8 percent plus or minus 15.2
- Carpooled20.3 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked10.5 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Worked from home3.4 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elko County, not West Wendover
Elko County context, not West Wendover figures
These are Elko County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as West Wendover measurements.
- Establishments in Elko County1,185
- Employment at those establishments, Elko County21,652
- Covered employment, Elko County22,205
- Average annual pay, Elko County$64,165
- Average weekly wage, Elko County$1,234
- Housing units permitted, Elko County122
- Of those, single family, Elko County122
- County product, 2024, Elko County$3,994,743,000
- County product change over the prior year, Elko County12.7 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Elko County$61,298
Every figure in this section is published for Elko County as a whole and is not a measurement of West Wendover. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No SBA approvals are recorded to a borrower address in this place in either FOIA release.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
West Wendover questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West Wendover, Nevada?
4,514, in 2,169 households. West Wendover city covers 7.48 square miles of land, which is 604 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West Wendover in?
Elko County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in West Wendover?
$49,013. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $139,700. Median gross rent is $611 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page West Wendover figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Elko County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of West Wendover.
Is zoning published for West Wendover?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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