Clark County, Nevada (NV)

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% of renters here:	41%
State:	39%

Clark County:	11.2%
Nevada:	11.1%

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Races in Clark County, Nevada:

Median resident age:	34.4 years
Nevada median age:	35.0 years

Males: 699,728	(50.9%)
Females: 676,037	(49.1%)

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Clark County:	2.6 people
Nevada:	2.6 people

This county	$49,208
Nevada:	$49,169

Clark County	$298,372
Nevada:	$283,400

Health of residents in Clark County based on 2038 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.
74.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
32.1% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
51.6% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
60.0% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
64.1% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 192 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 152 pounds. This is about average.
29.2% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Area name: Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clark County is $728 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $861 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1195 a month.

Cities in this county include: Las Vegas, Paradise, Henderson, Sunrise Manor, Spring Valley, North Las Vegas, Winchester, Whitney, Boulder City, Enterprise.

2005 air pollution in Clark County:

Carbon Monoxide: 5 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.02 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.116 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.089 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 40 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 142 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 9.4 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 29 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.006 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.008 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Mohave County, Arizona , Lincoln County , Nye County , Inyo County, California , San Bernardino County, California .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Clark County: Spring Mountain Youth Camp (A), Spring Mountain Ranch (B), Lakeview Point (C), Callville Bay (D), Camp Bonanza (E), Mormon Well Corral (F), Camp Thurman (G), Mormon Pass Picnic Area (H), Capitol Camp (I), Agave Roasting Pit (J), Alan Bible Visitor Center (K), East End Light (L), Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment Plant (M), Zarina Mine (N), Younts Ranch (O), YKL Ranch (P), East Mesa Interchange (Q), Las Vegas Bay (R), Seven Sisters Picnic Area (S), Searles Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Westpoint Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Jean Lake (A), Surge Tank Number Two (B), Honeybee Reservoir (C), Weikel Reservoir (D), Searles Reservoir (E), Devils Throat (F), Buffington Reservoir (G), California Wash Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gregg Wash (A), January Wash (B), Pahranagat Wash (C), Morning Star Wash (D), Walker Wash (E), Aztec Wash (F), Saint Thomas Wash (G), Roman Wash (H), Overton Wash (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Clark County include: Desert National Wildlife Range (1), Boulder Canyon Wild Life Refuge (2), Valley of Fire State Park (3), Sunrise Mountain Natural Area (4), Buena Vista Recreation Area (5), Spring Mountain Ranch State Park (6), Lake Mead National Recreation Area (7), Las Vegas Dunes Recreation Lands (8), Virgin Mountain Natural Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Boulder Beach (A), Swim Beach (B), Ann Marguret Beach (C), Engine Beach (D), South Beach (E), Belsmeir Beach (F), North Beach (G), Special Events Beach (H), Old Swim Beach (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Cottonwood Cove Rural Branch Post Office (A), Old Nevada Village Rural Station Post Office (B), Kaolin Post Office (C), Hupton Post Office (D), Sloan Post Office (E), Platina Post Office (F), Jean Post Office (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.2%
Nevada:	5.1%

Current college students: 64,457
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 247,751 (37% naturalized citizens)

Clark County:	18.0%
Whole state:	15.8%

Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 288,011
• One, attached: 33,790
• Two: 6,229
• 3 or 4: 47,037
• 5 to 9: 51,944
• 10 to 19: 36,018
• 20 or more: 62,183
• Mobile homes: 32,962
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1,625

Housing units in Clark County with a mortgage: 214,019 (31,578 second mortgage, 16,700 home equity loan, 626 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 40,689

Clark County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Nevada state average. It is 30.7 times below overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 471,036 (75%) Carpooled: 92,730 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 27,091 (4%) Streetcar or trolley car: 127 (0%) Subway or elevated: 185 (0%) Railroad: 47 (0%) Ferryboat: 11 (0%) Taxi: 498 (0%) Motorcycle: 2,156 (0%) Bicycle: 2,915 (0%) Walked: 14,695 (2%) Other means: 5,368 (1%) Worked at home: 14,377 (2%)

8.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,238 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.83%
Nevada average:	9.02%

0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($591 average AGI)

Clark County:	0.19%
Nevada average:	0.18%

0.27% relocated from other counties in Nevada ($1,395 average AGI)
8.36% relocated from other states ($42,252 average AGI)

Clark County:	8.36%
Nevada average:	7.68%

from Los Angeles County, CA	1.09% ($37,471 average AGI)
from San Diego County, CA	0.30% ($46,792)
from Orange County, CA	0.28% ($60,236)
from San Bernardino County, CA	0.22% ($32,585)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.20% ($94,499)
from Cook County, IL	0.17% ($45,623)
from Riverside County, CA	0.16% ($40,116)

5.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,187 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.84%
Nevada average:	6.56%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($842 average AGI)

Clark County:	0.11%
Nevada average:	0.10%

0.37% relocated to other counties in Nevada ($3,235 average AGI)
5.35% relocated to other states ($44,110 average AGI)

Clark County:	5.35%
Nevada average:	5.26%

to Los Angeles County, CA	0.32% ($35,784 average AGI)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.26% ($55,546)
to Nye County, NV	0.16% ($51,571)
to San Diego County, CA	0.15% ($38,568)
to Orange County, CA	0.12% ($55,450)
to Mohave County, AZ	0.12% ($37,636)
to Washoe County, NV	0.12% ($44,546)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 182,306 (156,919 aged, 25,387 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 1,129,012 (254,608 male householders, 87,797 female householders)

  256,959 spouses, 387,488 children (352,136 natural, 9,382 adopted, 25,970 stepchildren), 25,051 grandchildren, 21,490 brothers or sisters, 15,800 parents, 35,767 other relatives, 44,052 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 227,361 (94,257 male householders (65,797 living alone)), 76,052 female householders (59,589 living alone)), 57,052 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 19,392 (12,134 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 136,787 2-persons, 77,092 3-persons, 64,159 4-persons, 35,296 5-persons, 17,151 6-persons, 11,920 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 125,386 1-person, 37,112 2-persons, 5,473 3-persons, 1,702 4-persons, 378 5-persons, 144 6-persons, 114 7-or-more-persons.

74.0% of residents of Clark County speak English at home.
18.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $8,002,188,000 ($4848 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,093,020,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $3,491,503,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,153,141,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $23,013,000
Federal grants: $1,125,286,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,239,373,000 ($188,788,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $969,872,000 ($437,205,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $116,552,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,072,421,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,703,220,000

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	71 per 1000 residents

Here:	35 per 1000 residents
State:	37 per 1000 residents

Here:	+31 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Here:	+128 per 1000 residents
State:	+112 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 463.31 millions of gallons per day (13% from ground, 87% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.8

Here:	3.8
State:	3.8

36% of Clark County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 3% lived in Nevada.

Clark County:	36.2%
State average:	39.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 262593
• Northeast: 140649
• Midwest: 209860
• South: 141420
• West: 353091

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $143,900

Here:	4.9%
Nevada:	4.8%

Here:	5.1%
Nevada:	5.4%

Here:	12.9%
Nevada:	11.7%