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Clark County, NV

Demographic and economic profile of Clark County, NV, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Clark County anchors Nevada's economy through its outsized hospitality and entertainment sector, with a foreign-born population of 21.9% reflecting the labor-intensive service workforce that supports it. The county's labor force of roughly 2.4 million residents carries a 7.4% unemployment rate and a median worker earnings figure of $41,183, with only 27.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Population grew 7.1% over five years, while a median home value of $400,800 and median gross rent of $1,518/month signal rising housing costs against a median household income of $76,472.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

2,398,871

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$76,472

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+7.1% since 2018

Clark County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone1,016,671 (43.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone320,213 (13.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone280,163 (12.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race265,885 (11.4%)
  • Asian Alone250,287 (10.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races149,978 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish479,136
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)76,221
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)31,433
  4. 4.Other Indo-European29,483
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island26,979

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

21.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

135,565

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$64,351

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$38,654

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services241,206
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance181,484
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services142,018
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)123,449
  5. 5.Construction (Group)83,008

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations367,506
  2. 2.Service Occupations264,702
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations239,105
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations133,415
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations89,997

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 2.60×)244,682
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.26×)78,783
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.06×)78,999
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.05×)122,067
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.03×)136,154

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$400,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,518/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

57.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $400,000 to $499,999123,132 (24.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999113,819 (22.8%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999108,586 (21.8%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99932,306 (6.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99931,386 (6.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99923,975 (4.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

27.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,183

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone764,473 (70.8%)
  • Worked At Home132,118 (12.2%)
  • Carpooled115,881 (10.7%)
  • Public Transit23,704 (2.2%)
  • Other21,697 (2.0%)
  • Walked13,740 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.