As of the census of 2000, there were 20.732 people, 8,505 households, and 5,287 families residing in the city. The population density was 445.2/km sq (1,153.3/mi sq). There were 6,948 housing units at an average density of 185.1/km sq (479.6/mi sq). The racial makeup of the city was 81.5% White, 0.3% African American, 5.4% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 8.6% from Race (United States Census)other races, and 2.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.4% of the population. There were 8,505 households out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were Marriagemarried couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.26. In the city the population was spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.5 years. For every 100 females there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $48,656, and the median income for a family was $52,263. Males had a median income of $42,155 versus $26,823 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,680. About 6.1% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elko%2C_Nevada