West Wendover, Nevada - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	4,320
Male Share of the Population	53.3%
Female Share of the Population	46.7%
Senior Citizens	7.1%
Employed Population 16+	2,296
Age of the Population	32

Families

% of people married	57.6%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	2%
Median Earnings25+	$36,137
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$29,363
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$36,098

Wealth

Median Family Income	$63,100
% Above Poverty Level	87.7%
% Below Poverty Level	12.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	9 minutes
% Working from Home	1.3%
% Walking and Biking to Work	10.7%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	23.3%
Median Gross Rent	$734
Median House Value	$135,500

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	66.9%
English	6.1%
Irish	5.6%
German	5.3%
Danishn	3.4%
Norwegian	1.6%
Scottish	0.7%
Italian	0.6%
Canadian	0.5%
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West Wendover Almanac

Category	Value
County	Elko County
P.O. Box Zip Codes	89883
Phone Area Codes	775
Time Zone	America/Los_Angeles
Approximate Latitude	40.87
Approximate Longitude	-114.15

West Wendover Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	WENDOVER
Distance	2.6 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 35 F
Apr Temp	40 to 61 F
Jul Temp	66 to 91 F
Oct Temp	40 to 62 F
Annual Precip	4.7 inches

Station	OASIS
Distance	29 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 34 F
Apr Temp	27 to 55 F
Jul Temp	49 to 86 F
Oct Temp	27 to 61 F
Annual Precip	8.1 inches

Station	KNOLLS 10 NE
Distance	46 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 35 F
Apr Temp	35 to 62 F
Jul Temp	61 to 92 F
Oct Temp	34 to 64 F
Annual Precip	7.9 inches

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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