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: 164,674
1990: 258,877
2000: 478,434
2003 estimate: 517,017
Percent change, 1990–2000: 84.1%
U.S. rank in 1980: 89th
U.S. rank in 1990: 63rd
U.S. rank in 2000: 39th (State rank: 1st)
Density: 4,222.5 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 334,230
Black or African American: 49,570
American Indian and Alaska Native: 3,570
Asian: 22,879
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 2,145
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 112,962
Other: 46,643
Percent of residents born in state: 19.7% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 36,900
Population 5 to 9 years old: 37,034
Population 10 to 14 years old: 32,467
Population 15 to 19 years old: 29,033
Population 20 to 24 years old: 30,616
Population 25 to 34 years old: 77,156
Population 35 to 44 years old: 76,139
Population 45 to 54 years old: 59,610
Population 55 to 59 years old: 23,896
Population 60 to 64 years old: 20,286
Population 65 to 74 years old: 33,985
Population 75 to 84 years old: 17,411
Population 85 years and older: 3,901
Median age: 34.5 years
Births (2002, Clark County)
Total number: 23,756
Deaths (2003, Clark County)
Total number: 12,751
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $22,060
Median household income: $44,069
Total households: 177,223
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 13,766
$10,000 to $14,999: 9,523
$15,000 to $24,999: 22,283
$25,000 to $34,999: 23,115
$35,000 to $49,999: 30,839
$50,000 to $74,999: 36,385
$75,000 to $99,999: 19,940
$100,000 to $149,999: 13,665
$150,000 to $199,999: 3,415
$200,000 or more: 4,292
Percent of families below poverty level: 8.6% (34.3% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 81,627