Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,565 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,288 (0.6%)
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 (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
9.4 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
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)
Cemetery: Westpoint
Cemetery
(1).
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
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% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 64,381
- 1990
to 1994: 45,633
- 1985
to 1989: 40,946
- 1980
to 1984: 28,911
- 1975
to 1979: 20,794
- 1970
to 1974: 15,182
- 1970
to 1974: 9,933
- 1965
to 1969: 21,971
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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 Agriculture
in Clark County
Average size of farms: 272 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $67207
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 27.33%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 61.03%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $67826
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $54791
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.33%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Vegetables: 62 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 107 acresClark
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Nevada state average. It is 30.7 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males in 2005: |
- Construction
(18%)
- Accommodation
and food services (15%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (10%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (5%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Real
estate and rental and leasing (3%)
|
Most
common industries for females in 2005:
|
- Accommodation
and food services (19%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (12%)
- Health
care (11%)
- Educational
services (7%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for males in 2005:
|
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Supervisors
and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (3%)
|
Most
common occupations for females in 2005:
|
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cashiers
(6%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Supervisors
and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (4%)
|
Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(48%)
- Philippines
(10%)
- El
Salvador (4%)
- Canada
(3%)
- Cuba
(3%)
- Korea
(2%)
- United
Kingdom (2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Clark County:
|
- German
(10%)
- Irish
(7%)
- English
(7%)
- Italian
(7%)
- United
States or American (6%)
- Polish
(2%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
|
|
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%)
|
People
in group quarters in Clark County, Nevada
- 4193
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 4152
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 3167
people in state prisons
- 2923
people in nursing homes
- 1070
people in military barracks, etc.
- 1042
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 788
people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 337
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 308
people in other group homes
- 286
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 192
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 175
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 164
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 117
people in halfway houses
- 107
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 92
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 80
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 72
people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 48
people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 43
people in religious group quarters
- 42
people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 38
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 24
people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 22
people in other workers' dormitories
- 8
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 4
people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $61,236.
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% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| 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% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| 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
Births
per 1000 population in Clark County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.6
Deaths
per 1000 population in Clark County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.2
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Clark County
|
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
Households: 1,356,373
- 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.
220,294 married couples with children.
87,637 single-parent households (24,448 men, 63,189 women).
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
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 125,201
| Here: |
73 per 1000 residents | | State: |
71 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 59,967
| Here: |
35 per 1000 residents | | State: | 37
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +52,899
| Here: |
+31 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+27 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +219,112
| Here: |
+128 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+112 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Clark County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 463.31 millions of gallons per day (13% from ground, 87% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 39,997
- 1995
to 1998: 128,550
- 1990
to 1994: 101,903
- 1980
to 1989: 115,562
- 1970
to 1979: 96,185
- 1960
to 1969: 48,318
- 1950
to 1959: 20,758
- 1940
to 1949: 5,790
- 1939
or earlier: 2,736
|
Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Clark County, Nevada: |
- 1
room: 756
- 2
rooms: 5,228
- 3
rooms: 21,765
- 4
rooms: 30,126
- 5
rooms: 69,871
- 6
rooms: 74,841
- 7
rooms: 48,241
- 8
rooms: 28,765
- 9
or more rooms: 23,249
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Clark County, Nevada: |
- 1
room: 16,661
- 2
rooms: 30,815
- 3
rooms: 42,856
- 4
rooms: 55,561
- 5
rooms: 36,911
- 6
rooms: 16,021
- 7
rooms: 6,893
- 8
rooms: 2,394
- 9
or more rooms: 1,299
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Clark County:
|
- no
bedroom: 4,226
- 1
bedroom: 12,665
- 2
bedrooms: 68,661
- 3
bedrooms: 135,217
- 4
bedrooms: 67,128
- 5
or more bedrooms: 14,945
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Clark County:
|
- no
bedroom: 20,540
- 1
bedroom: 66,379
- 2
bedrooms: 81,213
- 3
bedrooms: 32,479
- 4
bedrooms: 7,748
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1,052
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Clark County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 9,551
- 1
vehicle: 99,130
- 2
vehicles: 140,229
- 3
vehicles: 40,682
- 4
vehicles: 9,881
- 5
or more vehicles: 3,369
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Clark County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 39,085
- 1
vehicle: 106,987
- 2
vehicles: 52,301
- 3
vehicles: 8,397
- 4
vehicles: 1,866
- 5
or more vehicles: 775
|
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 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
|
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (70%)
- Electricity
(28%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(66%)
- Utility
gas (32%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7,768
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,455
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 6,937
Clark
County government finances in 2004:
-
Charges - Air Transportation: $243,042,000
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $845,639,000
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $451,704,000
Sewerage: $125,119,000
All Other: $121,254,000
Parks & Recreation: $44,519,000
Regular Highways: $8,604,000
Parking Facilities: $529,000
- Construction
- Air Transportation: $209,249,000
Regular Highways: $190,384,000
Water Utilities: $102,708,000
Natural Resources - Other: $69,753,000
General: $41,874,000
Sewerage: $33,125,000
Parks & Recreation: $15,932,000
Own Hospitals: $6,328,000
Corrections - Other: $4,794,000
Fire Protection: $4,561,000
Health - Other: $3,431,000
General Public Buildings: $2,110,000
Welfare - Other: $703,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $461,848,000
Police Protection: $351,727,000
Water Utilities: $290,185,000
Regular Highways: $242,542,000
Parks & Recreation: $193,110,000
Corrections - Other: $146,172,000
Welfare - Other: $134,995,000
Air Transportation: $122,947,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $100,507,000
Transit Utilities: $96,209,000
Fire Protection: $94,187,000
General - Other: $84,844,000
Health Services - Other: $59,787,000
Central Staff Services: $44,428,000
Sewerage: $38,136,000
Financial Administration: $28,879,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $24,410,000
General Public Buildings: $17,152,000
Natural Resources - Other: $14,939,000
Housing & Community Development: $9,345,000
Parking Facilities: $466,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $24,349,000
Housing & Community Development: $11,773,000
Health & Hospitals: $6,387,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $240,731,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $98,264,000
Highways: $4,711,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,057,973,000
Industrial Revenue: $400,015,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $-107,129,296
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $548,344,000
Water Utilities: $156,274,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $-2,134,649,296
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $1,176,548,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,991,879,000
Industrial Revenue: $378,908,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $21,107,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $444,238,000
Water Utilities: $37,699,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $150,956,000
Interest Earnings: $50,078,000
Special Assessments: $44,664,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $8,999,000
Financial Administration: $2,914,000
Parks & Recreation: $161,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,971,312,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $352,989,000
Transit Utilities: $39,562,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $634,900,000
- State
Intergovernmental - General Support: $373,218,000
All Other: $78,340,000
Highways: $76,686,000
Health & Hospitals: $18,261,000
Public Welfare: $14,328,000
- Tax
- Property: $550,391,000
NEC: $221,299,000
Total General Sales: $192,055,000
Other Selective Sales: $186,792,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $117,400,000
Public Utilities: $46,987,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $671,773,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $63,478,000
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