Clark County, Nevada

Clark County is a county located in Nevada, in the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. The population of county in 2000 stood at 1375765 as per the Census data. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 1865746, It is most populous county in Nevada. The county encompasses an area of 8090.66 mi˛ (20954.71 square kilometre ), of which, 7910.34 square miles (20487.69 square kilometre) of it is land and 180.32 square miles (467.03 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the sixth largest by total area in Nevada. It is ranks second in the size of its inland waterways in Nevada.

Clark County Nevada
Map of Clark County, Nevada

As of the census of 2000, there were 1375765 people, 512253 households, and 339693 families living in the county. The population density was 173.9 people per square mile (67.14/km˛), it is second most densely populated county in Nevada. There were 559799 housing units at an average density of 70.8 per square mile (27.34/km˛). The average household size was 2.65 people, and the average family size was 3.17 people. In the county Age distribution was 25.6% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 96.6 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 97.3 females. In July 2008, its estimated population was 1865746, The racial makeup of the county was 1449410 White, 194045 Black or African American, 19660 American Indian, 135895 Asian, 11514 Native Hawaiian, and 55222 from two or more races.

Clark County Nevada Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Clark County Nevada School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Clark County Nevada GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $44616, making it the seventh highest county by median household income in Nevada. The median income for a family in the county was $50485, making its Nevada's seventh highest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $21785, making it the fourth wealthiest county by per capita income among the Nevada.

In 2000, 329929 pupils and students, of which 50.02% are male and 49.98% are female, 23.98% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.61% nursery or pri school, 6.29% kindergarten, 47.91% elementary school, 20.65% high school and 19.54% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Blue Diamond CdpClark County7.367.36028238.33047954091
2Boulder City CityClark County202.66202.640.021496673.92977050523
3Bunkerville CdpClark County43.4142.950.46101423.61682045076
4Cal-nev-ari CdpClark County2.32.30278120.92087042563
5Enterprise CdpClark County48.648.6014676301.92506350667
6Goodsprings CdpClark County1.491.490232155.72228240430
7Henderson CityClark County79.6979.6901753812200.82681555949
8Indian Springs CdpClark County19.0519.050130268.41468740966
9Las Vegas CityClark County113.36113.310.054784344222.52206044069
10Laughlin CdpClark County89.5188.121.39707680.32109736885
11Mesquite CityClark County15.6415.310.349389613.32019140392
12Moapa Town CdpClark County150.76150.7609286.21758748365
13Moapa Valley CdpClark County43.7143.570.135784132.71669639942
14Mount Charleston CdpClark County29.3629.3602859.73882163125
15Nellis Afb CdpClark County3.073.07088962895.91360133118
16North Las Vegas CityClark County78.5178.51011548814711602346057
17Paradise CdpClark County47.1447.1401860703947.32125839376
18Sandy Valley CdpClark County56.0256.020180432.21743943663
19Searchlight CdpClark County13.0713.07057644.11960624407
20Spring Valley CdpClark County33.3633.3601173903519.42632148563
21Summerlin South CdpClark County40.8440.840373591.53301764784
22Sunrise Manor CdpClark County38.2538.2501561204081.81665941066
23Whitney CdpClark County7.497.490182732438.91696936536
24Winchester CdpClark County4.314.310269586253.22061532251
YearPopulation
April 2000 census1375765
April 2000 Estimate1375535
July 2000 Estimate1393240
July 2001 Estimate1455993
July 2002 Estimate1514128
July 2003 Estimate1570341
July 2004 Estimate1642884
July 2005 Estimate1702957
July 2006 Estimate1770676
July 2007 Estimate1827655
July 2008 Estimate1865746
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school9717879518512
Kindergarten11101966020761
Elementary school8085377206158059
High school341093403168140
College or graduate school292593519864457
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Clark County, Nevada$44616$50485$21785
Nevada, United States$44581$50849$21989
United States$41994$50046$21587