Henderson: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 528,000

1990: 852,737

2000: 1,563,282

Percent change, 1990–2000: 83.3%

U.S. rank in 1980: 72nd

U.S. rank in 1990: 53rd

U.S. rank in 2000: 32nd

City Residents

1980: 24,363

1990: 62,942

2000: 175,381

2003 estimate: 214,852

Percent change, 1990–2000: 169.4%

U.S. rank in 2000: 118th (State rank: 2nd)

Density: 2,200.8 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 148,181

Black or African American: 6,590

American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,236

Asian: 6,983

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 728

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 18,785

Other: 5,549

Percent of residents born in state: 18.7% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 11,939

Population 5 to 9 years old: 12,727

Population 10 to 14 years old: 12,491

Population 15 to 19 years old: 10,788

Population 20 to 24 years old: 9,884

Population 25 to 34 years old: 27,065

Population 35 to 44 years old: 29,937

Population 45 to 54 years old: 25,272

Population 55 to 59 years old: 9,868

Population 60 to 64 years old: 7,632

Population 65 to 74 years old: 11,222

Population 75 to 84 years old: 5,408

Population 85 years and older: 1,148

Median age: 35.9 years

Births (2002, Clark County)

Total number: 23,756

Deaths (2003, Clark County)

Total number: 12,751

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $26,815

Median household income: $55,949

Total households: 66,555

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 2,698

$10,000 to $14,999: 2,265

$15,000 to $24,999: 5,453

$25,000 to $34,999: 7,003

$35,000 to $49,999: 10,996

$50,000 to $74,999: 16,734

$75,000 to $99,999: 9,817

$100,000 to $149,999: 7,322

$150,000 to $199,999: 2,026

$200,000 or more: 2,241

Percent of families below poverty level: 3.9% (27.1% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 81,627 (Las Vegas MSA)