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Clark County

Nevada · 2,407,226 residents (2025 est.) · 7,892 sq mi
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Clark County is home to 2,329,548 people in Nevada. Since 2000 the county has risen by half, up 953,783 people. That puts it in the top 6% of US counties for household income. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The foreign-born share is 22%. 58% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 79%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,329,548
+69%since 2000
from 1,375,765 in 2000
2,407,226 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
295 / sq mi
+28%since 2009
from 231 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
38.5
+12%since 2000
from 34.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
7,892 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
583K1.1M1.5M2.0M2.5M19902000201020202024Clark County
20242.3M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.6%(130,819)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96%(140,332)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.6%(154,050)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.1%(142,486)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.9%(136,445)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.6%(341,019)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.2%(331,311)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.9%(301,655)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.1%(281,012)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.6%(223,701)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.9%(114,490)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(32,228)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$76,472
−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $44,616 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$39,897
+83%since 2000
from $21,785 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.9%
+16.3 ptssince 2009
from 34.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.0%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 10.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.468
+8%since 2010
from 0.434 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance7.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services6.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade3.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration3.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$431,000
+79%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $132,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,626
+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $716 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
57.8%
−1.3 ptssince 2000
from 59.1% in 2000
42.2% rent
Vacancy rate
9.1%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 13.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.68 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.68 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
25.7%
−16.0 ptssince 2009
from 41.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
54.6%
+5.6 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.6
+13%since 2009
from 5.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
38
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic60.2%(828,669)
Black8.8%(121,401)
Hispanic / Latino22%(302,143)
Asian5.2%(71,226)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic38.3%(891,499)
Black11.5%(268,625)
Hispanic / Latino31.9%(742,075)
Asian10.5%(244,465)
Other7.9%(182,884)
Diversity Score
90
+13%since 2009
from 80 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
33
−2%since 2020
from 34 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican22.6%(526,609)
Central American3.3%(76,401)
Cuban1.7%(39,173)
Salvadoran1.6%(37,555)
South American1.3%(29,418)
Puerto Rican1.1%(26,569)
Guatemalan0.8%(19,439)
Spaniard0.4%(9,567)
Colombian0.4%(8,541)
Honduran0.3%(7,244)
Nicaraguan0.3%(7,185)
Peruvian0.3%(6,515)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.2%(4,333)
Dominican0.2%(3,911)
Ecuadorian0.2%(3,532)
Panamanian0.1%(3,103)
Venezuelan0.1%(2,532)
Chilean0.1%(2,404)
Costa Rican0.1%(1,479)
Bolivian0%(805)
Uruguayan0%(403)
Paraguayan0%(171)
Asian origin
Filipino5.5%(128,657)
Chinese1.6%(38,322)
Korean0.6%(14,562)
Vietnamese0.6%(14,344)
Asian Indian0.6%(13,994)
Japanese0.5%(10,915)
Thai0.3%(6,170)
Taiwanese0.1%(2,173)
Laotian0.1%(2,006)
Pakistani0.1%(1,932)
Cambodian0.1%(1,781)
Indonesian0%(1,090)
+ 13 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0%(809)
Kazakh0%(785)
Burmese0%(586)
Sri Lankan0%(508)
Hmong0%(335)
Malaysian0%(175)
Uzbek0%(157)
Mongolian0%(119)
Mien0%(87)
Okinawan0%(69)
Bhutanese0%(25)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian1%(22,802)
Samoan0.4%(9,424)
Chamorro0.2%(4,517)
Guamanian0%(911)
Fijian0%(817)
Tongan0%(741)
Ancestry
German8%(185,553)
English7.2%(168,507)
Irish6.8%(158,933)
Italian4.6%(107,116)
American2.9%(66,932)
Polish1.7%(40,237)
Subsaharan African1.7%(38,727)
French1.3%(30,865)
Scottish1.2%(29,037)
Norwegian0.9%(20,085)
Russian0.7%(17,044)
Swedish0.7%(16,677)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.6%(13,327)
Arab0.6%(12,868)
Ethiopian0.5%(11,183)
Portuguese0.4%(9,606)
Danish0.4%(9,348)
West Indian0.4%(9,186)
Greek0.4%(8,471)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(8,305)
Hungarian0.4%(8,186)
Welsh0.3%(7,938)
British0.3%(7,165)
French Canadian0.3%(7,008)
Armenian0.3%(5,838)
Swiss0.2%(5,297)
Iranian0.2%(5,289)
Czech0.2%(4,895)
Ukrainian0.2%(4,857)
Austrian0.2%(4,194)
Canadian0.2%(4,175)
Romanian0.2%(3,741)
Lebanese0.2%(3,695)
Serbian0.1%(3,454)
Jamaican0.1%(3,326)
Brazilian0.1%(3,143)
Nigerian0.1%(2,977)
Finnish0.1%(2,721)
Croatian0.1%(2,514)
Lithuanian0.1%(2,499)
Israeli0.1%(2,441)
Slovak0.1%(1,954)
Bulgarian0.1%(1,762)
Haitian0.1%(1,591)
Egyptian0.1%(1,554)
Syrian0.1%(1,482)
Turkish0.1%(1,410)
Moroccan0.1%(1,301)
Belgian0%(1,132)
Iraqi0%(1,117)
Australian0%(1,097)
Ghanaian0%(1,087)
Slovene0%(578)
Latvian0%(403)
Kenyan0%(363)
Guyanese0%(284)
Jordanian0%(251)
Somali0%(216)
Macedonian0%(215)
Barbadian0%(158)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
27.8%
+10.5 ptssince 2000
from 17.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
86.9%
+7.4 ptssince 2000
from 79.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.5%
+3.6 ptssince 2000
from 5.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.1 min
+68%since 2000
from 14.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.8%
−7.6 ptssince 2009
from 78.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.7%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.2%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.2%
+9.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.6%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 10.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.9%
−4.2 ptssince 2011
from 68.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 72.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.8%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
33.6%
+7.7 ptssince 2009
from 25.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.0%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Female
50.0%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Foreign born
21.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 21.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.5%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.5%
+3.2 ptssince 2012
from 10.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
12.2%
−10.0 ptssince 2013
from 22.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.5%
+13.2 ptssince 2017
from 79.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.0%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 93.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.6%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 82.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
66.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2016
from 65.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
22.3%
−1.3 ptssince 2016
from 23.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married39.5%(374,459)
Married46.5%(441,293)
Widowed2.6%(25,063)
Divorced11.3%(107,434)
Women 15+
Never married32.6%(312,099)
Married45.3%(433,094)
Widowed7.5%(72,105)
Divorced14.5%(138,800)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
12.2%
−10.0 ptssince 2013
from 22.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
51.3%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 52.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 10.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.8%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 16.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
21.1%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 19.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
62.2%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 63.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
36.5%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 34.3% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)30%(40,694)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.8%(37,713)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.8%(43,047)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(4,238)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(940)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 135,565 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Clark County, Nevada?

Clark County, Nevada has about 2,329,548 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Clark County, Nevada?

The typical household in Clark County, Nevada earns about $76,472 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Clark County, Nevada expensive?

In Clark County, Nevada, the median home is worth about $431,000, and the typical rent is about $1,626 a month.

How educated are people in Clark County, Nevada?

About 27.8% of adults age 25 and over in Clark County, Nevada hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Clark County, Nevada?

About 13.0% of people in Clark County, Nevada live below the federal poverty line.

Has Clark County, Nevada grown since 1990?

Yes, Clark County, Nevada has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,588,089 residents, a change of about 214 percent over that period.

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