COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Clark County

Nevada · 741,459 residents · 7,892 sq mi

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Clark County is a county of 741,459 people in Nevada. There are 634,306 fewer people here than in 2000. 52% of homes are owner-occupied. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $30,746, close to the national figure. Median home value sits at $92,700.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

741,459

−46%vs 2000

vs 1,375,765 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.3

−3%vs 2000

vs 34.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7,892 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242.3M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(56,165)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(51,918)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(45,889)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(45,678)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(54,901)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.9%(139,998)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.6%(115,634)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.6%(85,928)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(67,662)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(53,930)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.7%(19,824)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(3,932)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,746

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,616 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,109

−31%vs 2000

vs $21,785 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.5%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$92,700

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $132,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$516

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $716 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

51.9%

−7.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.1% in 2000

48.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic60.2%(828,669)

Black8.8%(121,401)

Hispanic / Latino22%(302,143)

Asian5.2%(71,226)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic81.3%(602,818)

Black9.5%(70,484)

Hispanic / Latino10.9%(80,704)

Asian3.5%(26,087)

Other5.7%(42,070)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

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)

Bangladeshi0%(50)

Singaporean0%(37)

Bhutanese0%(25)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1%(22,802)

Samoan0.4%(9,424)

Chamorro0.2%(4,517)

Guamanian0%(911)

Fijian0%(817)

Tongan0%(741)

Marshallese0%(78)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(1,126)

Iraqi0%(1,117)

Australian0%(1,097)

Ghanaian0%(1,087)

Palestinian0%(817)

Slovene0%(578)

Latvian0%(403)

Kenyan0%(363)

Cape Verdean0%(350)

Guyanese0%(284)

Jordanian0%(251)

Somali0%(216)

Macedonian0%(215)

Barbadian0%(158)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Filipino population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.8%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.3%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.9%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.5 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 14.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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