COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Clark County

Nevada · 1,375,765 residents · 7,892 sq mi

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Clark County is a county of 1,375,765 people in Nevada. Since 1990 the county has more than doubled, up 634,306 people. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 59% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $132,200. Median household income is $44,616, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 35.2

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,375,765

+86%since 1990

from 741,459 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.4

+3%since 1990

from 33.3 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

7,892 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242.3M

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57.5%(103,301)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.6%(104,267)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(93,132)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.2%(84,636)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.7%(92,853)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3416.2%(223,355)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416%(220,139)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.9%(178,155)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.4%(129,028)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.6%(90,194)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843.4%(46,171)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.8%(10,534)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$44,616

+10%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $30,746 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,785

+44%since 1990

from $15,109 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

10.8%

+0.2 ptssince 1990

from 10.5% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$132,200

+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $92,700 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$716

+5%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $516 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

59.1%

+7.2 ptssince 1990

from 51.9% in 1990

40.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black9.5%(70,484)

Hispanic / Latino10.9%(80,704)

Asian3.5%(26,087)

2000

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

Black8.8%(121,401)

Hispanic / Latino22%(302,143)

Asian5.2%(71,226)

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

17.3%

+3.5 ptssince 1990

from 13.8% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

79.5%

+2.1 ptssince 1990

from 77.3% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

5.9%

+1.0 ptssince 1990

from 4.9% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.9 min

−19%since 1990

from 18.5 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married30.1%(163,505)

Married54.8%(297,635)

Widowed2.4%(13,245)

Divorced12.6%(68,669)

Women 15+

Never married21.6%(114,821)

Married55%(292,384)

Widowed8.5%(45,128)

Divorced14.9%(79,133)

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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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