Shantytown's Livability
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C+
Affordability -
D
Housing -
B
Job Market -
B-
Diversity -
C+
Crime -
A-
Commute -
C
Education -
B-
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Shantytown, NV
Shantytown, NV is located in Elko County in the state of Nevada.
The total City Population for Shantytown is about 201.
The Average Home Value is $181,368 for Elko County, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Home Value of $293,346 for the state of Nevada, and roughly 100% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $70,063, which is roughly 10% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $62,811 for the state of Nevada, and roughly 7% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.28Male Population Estimate: 56.7%
Female Population Estimate: 43.3%
Median Age: 45.8
Male Median Age: 40.5
Female Median Age: 51.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:11.44%
Indian:5.47%
Other:3.48%
Asian:1.99%
Black:0.5%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 20.75%
Libertarian: 1.7%
Other: 1.34%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Shantytown specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Elko County: About 4.08563 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Elko County: About 403.763 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Elko County is about 3% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 29% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Nevada is ranked #19 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 55.81 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 62.43The average living wage for the state of Nevada is $30.4/hr, while the states minimum wage is $9.75/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Nevada a minimum wage score of 53.11 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $9.75/hr, which gives Nevada a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 100 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Nevada is $202.80, resulting in a UI benefit score of 45.07 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Nevada does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Nevada does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Nevada does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Nevada does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Nevada does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Nevada does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Nevada does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Nevada does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Nevada does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Nevada does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Nevada does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Nevada does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ Nevada does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Nevada does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Nevada does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Nevada does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Nevada does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Nevada does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
- Ruby Valley, NV ( 11.42 mi. )
- Jiggs, NV ( 22.91 mi. )
- Lee, NV ( 23.38 mi. )
- Lamoille, NV ( 26.70 mi. )
- Currie, NV ( 27.06 mi. )
- Arthur, NV ( 28.48 mi. )
- Spring Creek, NV ( 31.37 mi. )
- Cherry Creek, NV ( 38.16 mi. )
- Halleck, NV ( 40.70 mi. )
- Elko, NV ( 41.99 mi. )
- Deeth, NV ( 47.01 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 89833Latitude: 40.385376
Longitude: -115.232894
TimeZone: Pacific (GMT -08:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 6000.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 775