Nevada / AIANNHCE 1005 / Federally-recognized area

Elko

The full tribal profile includes the report map, demographic tables, broadband tables, FCC provider sections, and interactive charts.

100.0%25/3 availability

100.0%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

15Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Elko within Nevada, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Federally recognized tribe in Nevada, centered on Elko Colony, spans about 0.3 square miles. FCC BDC records show 15 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 586 service locations, with current availability of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, 100.0% at 100/20, and 10.5% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

In Nevada, Elko has tribal lands managed by a federally recognized tribe. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.temoaktribe.com/index.shtml

The Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone page for Elko functions as a community information page rather than a long-form tribal history. It emphasizes local contacts, community resources, and links to regional programs and services. The available content is oriented toward practical resources rather than a dedicated narrative profile for the tribe.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	1,223	1,101	887	829	721	782
Households	410	355	268	272	239	256
Median age	40.2	45.9	45.3	42.8	47.4	41.1
Male / Female	45.5% / 54.5%	46.5% / 53.5%	49.7% / 50.3%	47.5% / 52.5%	45.5% / 54.5%	49.9% / 50.1%
Avg. household size	2.98	3.10	3.31	3.05	3.02	3.05
Pop. density (per sq mi)	4055.7	3651.1	2941.5	2749.1	2391.0	2593.3
HH density (per sq mi)	1359.6	1177.3	888.7	902.0	792.6	848.9

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$43,095	$42,083	$40,147	$43,500	$45,568	$36,500
Per capita income	$22,939	$23,666	$23,242	$25,745	$27,028	$22,986
Poverty rate	21.4%	25.7%	23.0%	22.7%	23.0%	28.9%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	9.2%	14.0%	14.0%	12.5%	11.8%
HS diploma or higher	52.7%	57.6%	58.5%	62.0%	61.2%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	8.0%	9.8%	6.5%	6.6%	4.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Queried by AIANNHCE code. Population and household density are calculated from Census population or households divided by land area in square miles.

Table 3. Download/Upload Speeds (Mbps)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	13.8 Mbps	2.5 Mbps
2019Q2	18.3 Mbps	3.0 Mbps
2019Q3	28.4 Mbps	13.3 Mbps
2019Q4	25.0 Mbps	10.3 Mbps
2020Q1	19.9 Mbps	6.7 Mbps
2020Q2	26.5 Mbps	5.9 Mbps
2020Q3	25.6 Mbps	5.8 Mbps
2020Q4	26.3 Mbps	15.9 Mbps
2021Q1	36.2 Mbps	6.0 Mbps
2021Q2	61.1 Mbps	8.3 Mbps
2021Q3	49.1 Mbps	8.2 Mbps
2021Q4	60.9 Mbps	9.3 Mbps
2022Q1	77.3 Mbps	8.5 Mbps
2022Q2	59.5 Mbps	8.6 Mbps
2022Q3	52.3 Mbps	10.2 Mbps
2022Q4	94.3 Mbps	16.6 Mbps
2023Q1	150.5 Mbps	91.9 Mbps
2023Q2	124.5 Mbps	95.5 Mbps
2023Q3	348.7 Mbps	276.6 Mbps
2023Q4	286.7 Mbps	221.4 Mbps
2024Q1	286.7 Mbps	219.7 Mbps
2024Q2	295.3 Mbps	155.5 Mbps
2024Q3	165.0 Mbps	108.2 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	30.6%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	90.4%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	100.0%	37.1%	0.0%
2021	100.0%	100.0%	32.0%
2022	100.0%	100.0%	3.6%
2023	100.0%	100.0%	10.5%
2024	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	47.0%	38.7%
2018	45.9%	40.6%
2019	51.5%	39.4%
2020	49.0%	46.4%
2021	48.5%	43.0%
2022	47.4%	57.5%
2023	48.1%	71.1%
2024	49.6%	68.9%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	100.0%
100/20 Mbps	100.0%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	100.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	100.0%	85%
Adoption	49.6%	78%

Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Ookla Open Data Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. National benchmarks are carried over from the report comparison section.

Figure 2. Speed Trends (2019–2024)

Figure 3. Availability (2015–2025)

Figure 4. Adoption (2017–2024)

Figure 5. Current Status (2024)

Figure 6. Comparison with National Averages

Figure 7. Fixed Coverage by Technology (25/3 Mbps)

Figure 8. Mobile Area Coverage

Notes: speed trends reflect quarterly mean throughput. Availability shows the share of population with access. Tooltips on the charts expose the underlying values for each series.

Table 8. Broadband Provider Summary

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	15
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	586

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
ATN International, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Churchill County, State of Nevada	Verizon Communications Inc.
Frontier Communications Corporation	World Mobile Networks, LLC
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	—
EchoStar Corporation	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
JAB Wireless, Inc.	—
Zito West Holding, LLC	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Hot Spot Broadband, Inc.	—
Wells Community Internet Project	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
White Cloud Networks	—
World Mobile Networks, LLC	—

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology	25/3	100/20	250/25	1 Gbps
Any Technology	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	5.5%
Fiber	5.5%	5.5%	5.5%	5.5%
Cable	28.8%	28.8%	28.8%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	100.0%	100.0%	1.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	22.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	100.0%
Total area (sq mi)	0.632

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	25.3	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	85.8	85.8	58.5	45.1	45.1	2.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	45.1	2.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	49.2	2.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	49.2	2.0
Cable	45.1	45.1	45.1	45.1	45.1	0.0
Cable/Fiber	45.1	45.1	45.1	45.1	45.1	2.0
Copper	67.2	67.2	24.0	2.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.7	25.3	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	25.4	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	86.0	86.0	59.6	44.8	44.8	3.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	98.9	97.5	96.0	44.8	3.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	49.0	3.8
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	49.0	3.8
Cable	44.8	44.8	44.8	44.8	44.8	0.0
Cable/Fiber	44.8	44.8	44.8	44.8	44.8	3.8
Copper	68.7	68.7	27.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.9	25.4	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	27.3	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	85.5	85.5	61.3	48.9	48.9	5.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	48.9	5.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	55.7	5.5
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	55.7	5.5
Cable	46.2	46.2	46.2	46.2	46.2	0.0
Cable/Fiber	48.9	48.9	48.9	48.9	48.9	5.5
Copper	64.7	64.7	22.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.2	27.3	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	27.3	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	81.9	81.9	53.7	40.5	40.5	5.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	40.5	5.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	49.6	5.5
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	49.6	5.5
Cable	36.8	36.8	36.8	36.8	36.8	0.0
Cable/Fiber	40.5	40.5	40.5	40.5	40.5	5.5
Copper	65.8	65.8	23.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	14.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.8	27.3	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	82.5	82.5	54.2	40.5	40.5	5.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	40.5	5.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	40.5	5.5
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	40.5	5.5
Cable	36.8	36.8	36.8	36.8	36.8	0.0
Cable/Fiber	40.5	40.5	40.5	40.5	40.5	5.5
Copper	66.4	66.4	23.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	15.7	15.7	15.7	1.5	1.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	76.8	76.8	47.6	32.9	32.9	5.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	32.9	5.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	5.5
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	32.9	5.5
Cable	28.8	28.8	28.8	28.8	28.8	0.0
Cable/Fiber	32.9	32.9	32.9	32.9	32.9	5.5
Copper	62.3	62.3	22.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.0	0.0

FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 filing vintage. Coverage values show the share of residential broadband serviceable locations by technology and speed tier across D22, J23, D23, J24, D24, and J25 filings.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 Filing (J25). Fixed coverage shows the share of residential broadband serviceable locations, and mobile coverage shows the share of tribal land area.