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People QuickFacts |
Clark County |
Nevada |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
1,865,746 | 2,600,167 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
35.6% | 30.1% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
1,375,535 | 1,998,257 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
8.0% | 7.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
26.4% | 25.7% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
10.4% | 11.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
49.1% | 49.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
78.2% | 81.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
10.3% | 8.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.0% | 1.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
7.2% | 6.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.6% | 0.5% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
2.8% | 2.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
27.8% | 25.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
52.3% | 58.0% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
34.5% | 37.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
18.0% | 15.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
26.0% | 23.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
79.5% | 80.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
17.3% | 18.2% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
264,470 | 375,910 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
24.3 | 23.3 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
788,094 | 1,102,379 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
59.1% | 60.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
36.3% | 32.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$139,500 | $142,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
512,253 | 751,165 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.65 | 2.62 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$55,960 | $54,996 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$21,785 | $21,989 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
10.7% | 10.6% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Clark County |
Nevada |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
40,284 | 61,1641 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
849,309 | 1,165,3751 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
32.9% | 29.1%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
116,979 | 167,221 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
110,300 | 169,505 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.5% | 2.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.0% | 1.1% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
6.5% | 5.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.2% | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
6.8% | 5.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
28.3% | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
3,859,954 | 8,466,212 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 16,513,814 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
19,302,266 | 26,999,899 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$12,734 | $12,452 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
16,440,741 | 19,537,592 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
24,089 | 27,209 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
9,837,127 | 15,474,0101 |