Population 2005: 1,875,765

CLARK COUNTY

NV

US

POPULATION

Number

Number

Number

Total population

1,375,765

Square miles (land)

7,910.34

Population per square mile

173.92

18.19

79.56

GENDER

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

Male

699,728

50.9

50.9

49.1

Female

676,037

49.1

49.1

50.9

AGE

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

15 or younger

300,700

21.9

21.7

21.4

16-24

177,489

12.9

12.9

13.9

25-44

443,494

32.2

31.5

30.2

45-64

307,183

22.3

23.0

22.0

65+

146,899

10.7

11.0

12.4

Number

Number

Number

Average age (years)

35.36

35.70

36.22

RACE AND ETHNICITY

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

White

984,796

71.6

75.2

75.1

Black or African American

124,885

9.1

6.8

12.3

American Indian and Alaska native

10,895

0.8

1.3

0.9

Asian

72,547

5.3

4.5

3.6

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander

6,412

0.5

0.4

0.1

Some other race

118,465

8.6

8.0

5.5

Two or more races

57,765

4.2

3.8

2.4

Hispanic or Latino

302,143

22.0

19.7

12.5

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau