Owyhee Cdp, Nevada

Owyhee Cdp is a census designated place located in the Elko County, Nevada, United States. The census designated place has a population of 1017 as per the 2000 census data. It is 15th least populous in Nevada. The census designated place comprises an area of 225.46 square miles (583.94 sq km), of which, 224.3 square miles (580.93 sq km) of it is land and 1.16 square miles (3 sq km) of it is water, making it Nevada's second largest by total area. It is ranks seventh in the size of its inland waterways in Nevada.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 1017 people, 323 households, and 215 families residing in the census designated place. The population density was 4.5 people per square mile (1.74/kmē), making it the least densely populated census designated place in Nevada. There were 371 housing units at an average density of 1.7 per square mile (0.66/kmē). The average household size was 2.65 people, and the average family size was 3.31 people. Age range in the census designated place was well distributed with 40.5% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 138.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.8 males. The median age was 25.2 years, The median age of males was 18.4 years, for females the median age was 33.9 years. The racial makeup of the census designated place was 181 White, 36 Black or African American, 763 American Indian, 6 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, 21 from two or more races and 9 Ohter races.

Elko city Nevada Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Owyhee CDP Nevada School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Owyhee CDP Nevada GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the census designated place was $23214, it is the second lowest census designated place by median household income in the U.S. state of Nevada. The median income for a family in the census designated place was $28846, it is Nevada's third poorest census designated place by median family income. The per capita income for the census designated place was $9869, it is second poorest census designated place by per capita income in Nevada. The median income is $10431, The median income for males was $7237 versus $16607 for females.

In 2000, 384 pupils and students, of which 69.27% are male and 30.73% are female, 37.76% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.77% nursery or pri school, 4.17% kindergarten, 34.64% elementary school, 50.26% high school and 4.17% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census16708
April 2000 Estimate17035
July 2000 Estimate16987
July 2001 Estimate16790
July 2002 Estimate16417
July 2003 Estimate16169
July 2004 Estimate16141
July 2005 Estimate16290
July 2006 Estimate16653
July 2007 Estimate17135
July 2008 Estimate17156
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school20626
Kindergarten61016
Elementary school6667133
High school17122193
College or graduate school31316
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Owyhee CDP, Nevada$23214$28846$9869
Elko County, Nevada$48383$52206$18482
Nevada, United States$44581$50849$21989
United States$41994$50046$21587