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)