West Wendover's Livability
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About West Wendover, NV
West Wendover, NV is located in Elko County in the state of Nevada.
The total City Population for West Wendover is about 4,517 with about 221 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $135,500, which is roughly 54% lower than the Average Home Value of $293,346 for the state of Nevada, and roughly 38% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $54,075, which is roughly 14% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $62,811 for the state of Nevada, and roughly 17% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 3.23Male Population Estimate: 49.3%
Female Population Estimate: 50.7%
Median Age: 36.6
Male Median Age: 26.8
Female Median Age: 27.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:50.5%
Other:4%
Indian:2.7%
Asian:2%
Black:0.9%
Hawaiian:0.8%
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 West Wendover 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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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 89883Latitude: 40.740700
Longitude: -114.078300
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 4361.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 775