Las Vegas Nevada Census and demographic information

Las Vegas Nevada Census and demographic information

   

Summary - Age, Sex, Race

   
  More Census Data:      
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Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Las Vegas city
 
 

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent

    Total population 478,434 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 478,434 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 112,962 23.6%
Male 243,077 50.8%     Mexican 83,490 17.5%
Female 235,357 49.2%     Puerto Rican 2,866 0.6%
          Cuban 3,393 0.7%
Under 5 years 36,900 7.7%     Other Hispanic or Latino 23,213 4.9%
5 to 9 years 37,034 7.7%   Not Hispanic or Latino 365,472 76.4%
10 to 14 years 32,467 6.8%     White alone 277,704 58.0%
15 to 19 years 29,033 6.1%        
20 to 24 years 30,616 6.4%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 77,156 16.1%       Total population 478,434 100.0%
35 to 44 years 76,139 15.9%   In households 470,249 98.3%
45 to 54 years 59,610 12.5%     Householder 176,750 36.9%
55 to 59 years 23,896 5.0%     Spouse 85,359 17.8%
60 to 64 years 20,286 4.2%     Child 134,304 28.1%
65 to 74 years 33,985 7.1%       Own child under 18 years 107,802 22.5%
75 to 84 years 17,411 3.6%     Other relatives 37,450 7.8%
85 years and over 3,901 0.8%       Under 18 years 12,392 2.6%
          Nonrelatives 36,386 7.6%
Median age (years) 34.5 (X)       Unmarried partner 12,519 2.6%
        In group quarters 8,185 1.7%
18 years and over 354,379 74.1%     Institutionalized population 5,416 1.1%
  Male 179,363 37.5%     Noninstitutionalized population 2,769 0.6%
  Female 175,016 36.6%        
21 years and over 337,045 70.4%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 67,143 14.0%       Total households 176,750 100.0%
65 years and over 55,297 11.6%   Family households (families) 117,466 66.5%
  Male 25,665 5.4%       With own children under 18 years 56,363 31.9%
  Female 29,632 6.2%     Married couple family 85,359 48.3%
            With own children under 18 years 38,108 21.6%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 21,637 12.2%
One race 459,037 95.9%       With own children under 18 years 12,946 7.3%
  White 334,230 69.9%   Nonfamily households 59,284 33.5%
  Black or African American 49,570 10.4%     Householder living alone 44,271 25.0%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 3,570 0.7%       Householder 65 years and over 13,227 7.5%
  Asian 22,879 4.8%        
    Asian Indian 1,229 0.3%   Households with individuals under 18 years 63,050 35.7%
    Chinese 2,784 0.6%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 40,142 22.7%
    Filipino 11,182 2.3%        
    Japanese 2,422 0.5%   Average household size 2.66 (X)
    Korean 1,571 0.3%   Average family size 3.19 (X)
    Vietnamese 946 0.2%        
    Other Asian1 2,745 0.6%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2,145 0.4%       Total housing units 190,724 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 956 0.2%   Occupied housing units 176,750 92.7%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 379 0.1%   Vacant housing units 13,974 7.3%
    Samoan 403 0.1%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1,793 0.9%
    Other Pacific Islander2 407 0.1%        
  Some other race 46,643 9.7%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.5% (X)
Two or more races 19,397 4.1%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.4% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 350,136 73.2%       Occupied housing units 176,750 100.0%
Black or African American 53,923 11.3%   Owner-occupied housing units 104,481 59.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 6,986 1.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 72,269 40.9%
Asian 28,663 6.0%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 4,299 0.9%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.76 (X)
Some other race 55,635 11.6%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.52 (X)

Date: December 19, 2004
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.

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