Official Federal Data
Clark County, Nevada
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV · Population 2,329,548
10 Sources
Updated September 10, 2026
$76,472 up from the baseline named below
Median Income (nominal) vs 2019
$80,734 national
5.6%
Unemployment
4.3% national
$195.9B up from the baseline named below
GDP (nominal) real change vs 2023
27.8% up from the baseline named below
Bachelor's+ vs 2019
35.7% national
Demographics & Population
Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates
Household Income
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median Household (nominal)
$76,472 up from 2019 vs 2019
Per Capita
$39,897 up from 2019 vs 2019
Mean Household
$104,278 up from 2019 vs 2019
Median Household (cost-of-living adjusted)
$76,319 metro RPP 100.2
Poverty Rate
13% down from 2019 vs 2019
Median Income Comparison
Clark County$76,472
Nevada$78,260
National$80,734
Clark County is $1,788 (2.3%) below the Nevada median.
Cost-of-living adjustment uses the BEA all-items regional price parity for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV, 100.2 against a national average of 100 (2024). BEA publishes regional price parity at state and metropolitan level only; there is no county figure, so the metro index stands in for Clark County and the adjusted median is an approximation. Per capita and mean household income above are nominal and carry no adjustment.
Population Profile
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B01001, B02001, B03003
CohortsShare of total population
Under 18 · 22.2%
18-34 · 22.7%
35-54 · 27.2%
55-64 · 12.1%
65+ · 15.9%
Race & Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnic category and overlaps with the race categories above.
Educational Attainment
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · Population 25+
86.9%
High School+
National: 89.6%
down from national 2.7 pts vs national
27.8%
Bachelor's+
National: 35.7%
down from national 7.9 pts vs national
9.5%
Graduate+
National: 14.1%
down from national 4.6 pts vs national
Employment Overview
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
2,329,548
Population
1,184,645
Labor Force
Employed
1,094,725
Unemployment Rate BLS LAUS 2025 annual
5.6%
Mean Commute 1 min below national avg
25.1 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
12.2%
Labor Force and Employed are ACS 5-Year survey estimates; the Unemployment Rate above comes from BLS LAUS, a separate monthly survey with its own methodology. The two won't reconcile by subtracting one from the other.
Key Takeaways
- Income near the national median: Median household income tracks the national median, indicating a broad-based consumer market.
- Below the state median: Median household income runs $1,788 (2.3%) under the Nevada median, so statewide income averages overstate local household buying power.
- Talent gap: Bachelor's-or-higher attainment trails the national average by 7.9 pts, relevant for advanced-services attraction strategy.
Economy & Industry
Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis
$195.9B up from 2023 +3.1% vs 2023
Gross Domestic Product · 2024
+3.1% real (inflation-adjusted)
·
+6.1% nominal
· 2023 to 2024
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis · level and nominal change from CAGDP2 (current dollars); real change from CAGDP9 (chained 2017 dollars), both all-industry total. The two series agree in 2017, the chain reference year, and diverge by the amount of price change since.
100.2
Cost of Living · metro · Above Avg
Key Takeaways
- Largest private-sector industry: Accommodation and Food Services employs 265,730 workers (30% of tracked sectors), at an average wage of $45,208. Every industry figure on this page is private sector; government employs a further 116,364 and is counted separately.
- Economic scale: Regional GDP of $195.9B (2024).
- Wage stratification: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services averages $106,961 while Retail Trade averages $43,904, a 2.4x spread in the same local economy, with implications for workforce development and talent strategy.
Source: BLS QCEW + BEA Regional GDP.
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Industry Concentration
Location Quotient measures regional specialization vs. national average. LQ > 1.0 = concentrated.
Cluster Depth
Source: BLS QCEW · Sub-sectors with LQ ≥ 1.5 indicate genuine cluster concentration
Concentrated Sub-Sectors
8 sub-sectors at LQ ≥ 1.5
Largest grouping among them is Accommodation & Food Services Cluster at 63.7% of the employment across all of them, which signals supply-chain fit for site selectors
228,052
Employment in the sub-sectors listed
9.82x
Peak sub-sector LQ
Sub-Sector Detail
Accommodation
9.82x 145,266
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation
3.31x 770
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related
2.71x 12,102
Air Transportation
2.43x 10,716
Warehousing and Storage
1.93x 28,250
Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
1.83x 7,961
Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers
1.74x 15,347
Rental and Leasing Services
1.74x 7,640
Attraction Opportunities
LQ < 0.5 with ≥ 50 employed, screened against local siting constraints. Source: BLS QCEW
0.05x
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
647 employed
0.11x
Machinery Manufacturing
880 employed
0.11x
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
865 employed
0.22x
Wood Product Manufacturing
689 employed
0.25x
Chemical Manufacturing
1,731 employed
0.27x
Mining (except Oil and Gas)
394 employed
Screened on industrial power cost, rail-truck intermodal access, land base.
Industrial electricity in Nevada costs 8.08¢/kWh against 8.62¢/kWh nationally (2025).
Nevada has 2 rail-truck intermodal terminals, the nearest 5 miles from the county.
Land area 7892 sq mi, larger than 99% of US counties.
Sources: EIA, BTS NTAD, Census Gazetteer.
Key Takeaways
- Top specialization: Accommodation concentrates at 9.82x the national norm, top-decile concentration, the kind of signature sector that defines a region's economic identity to site selectors.
- Cluster depth: 8 sub-sectors register LQ ≥ 1.5, but 74% of the employment across them depends on one source of demand: visitor economy. Read the count as depth within that single demand base rather than as spread across separate ones.
- Attraction whitespace: 6 sub-sectors register LQ < 0.5 with at least 50 employed, candidates for diversification or recruitment depending on labor-market fit.
Source: BLS QCEW sub-sector Location Quotients.
Housing & Affordability
Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026
Housing Overview
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates · Tables B25001, B25077, B25064, B25004
$431,000 up from the baseline named below
Median Home Value vs 2019
$1,626 up from the baseline named below
Rent/Mo vs 2019
57.8% up from the baseline named below
Owner-Occ vs 2019
9.1% down from the baseline named below
Vacancy vs 2019
3.5% available
for rent or sale
for rent or sale
5.6x
Home Value to Income Ratio - Stretched
vs. ~4.1x national average
HUD Fair Market Rents
HUD publishes these by FMR area, which may cover more than one county · Source: HUD · Fair Market Rents FY2026 · Affordability threshold and renter cost burden from Census ACS B25119, B25070
Studio
$1,333/mo
1 Bedroom
$1,478/mo
2 Bedroom
$1,735/mo
3 Bedroom
$2,413/mo
4 Bedroom
$2,764/mo
30% of monthly median renter household income (~$1,366/mo, from a renter median of $54,645) · rents above this line are typically considered cost-burdened.
Measured: 54.6% of renter households already pay 30% or more of income on rent, and 28.1% pay 50% or more.
Key Takeaways
- Stretched market: Home value to income ratio of 5.6x is well above the ~4.1x national average; attainable workforce housing may be a recruitment friction.
- Affordable rent tiers: 1 of 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom sizes sit below what a household on the median renter income of $54,645 can pay without cost burden (~$1,366/mo), and 54.6% of renter households are measured as cost-burdened.
Source: Census ACS housing tables + HUD Fair Market Rents.
Workforce Pipeline
Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition
Labor Market Overview
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B23001, B23025, B08303, B08301
1,441,908 up from the baseline named below
Working Age (18-64) vs 2019
Mean Commute 1 min below national avg
25.1 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
12.2%
Prime-Age Employed (25-54)
78.4%
of prime-age population
Prime-age rate numerator is civilian employed (B23001); the denominator is total population aged 25-54 (B01001), which also includes armed forces.
of population age 16 and over (1,873,028)
unchanged from 2019 vs 2019
Education & Talent Pipeline
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · College Scorecard
Bachelor's+
27.8% up from 2019 vs 2019
HS Diploma+
86.9% up from 2019 vs 2019
Institutions in Clark County
Largest 6 of 25 by credentials awarded, in Clark County
Credentials awarded in Clark County
15,205/yr
6,357/yr
5,307/yr
1,472/yr
876/yr
665/yr
528/yr
Aging Workforce
Source: Census Bureau ACS · Derived from age & employment tables
19.5%
55-64 of working-age population (18-64)
Same cohort is 12.1% of total population, the basis used in the Demographics cohort chart.
Workforce by Occupation
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table C24010 · Civilian employed population 16+
Management / Professional
33.6%
Service
24.2%
Sales & Office
21.8%
Construction / Maint.
8.2%
Production / Transport
12.2%
Bars are drawn on a 0% to 40% axis, so bar length is proportional to actual share. Labels give each group's share of 1,094,725 employed workers.
Key Takeaways
- Healthy participation: 63.9% labor force participation reflects a steady, available local workforce.
- Talent pipeline: the 6 largest of 25 institutions in Clark County award 15,205 credentials a year. Employers drawing from a wider labor shed should read this alongside institutions outside the county, which this page does not aggregate.
Source: ACS workforce data and College Scorecard.
AI Insights
Sample output. Pulse AI analysis draws on 10 federal data sources.
Sample AI Insight
Clark County shows strong potential for accommodation attraction, with a 9.82x concentration and 145,266 jobs in this sub-sector. It ranks in the top decile nationally.
Most of the employment across the concentrated sub-sectors traces back to a single source of demand. Visitor economy accounts for 74% of it, with accommodation the largest single sub-sector at 63.7%. Recruitment that widens the demand base changes that exposure; recruitment inside the same base deepens it.
Industry Shift Analysis
Manufacturing Automation Risk
High
Healthcare Growth Forecast
+4.2% CAGR
Remote Work Migration
67/100
Prospect Match Scores
Advanced Manufacturing
92/100
Life Sciences
84/100
Data Centers
71/100
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Data Sources
Updated from official federal government data.
Census ACS 5-Year2024
BLS QCEW2025 annual
BLS LAUS2025 annual
BEA Regional GDP2024
BEA Regional Price Parity2024
Census CBP2023
HUD Fair Market RentsFY2026
FCC Broadband Map2024
USAspending.govFY2026
College ScorecardAY 2022-23
American Community Survey figures on this page are 2020-2024 five-year averages rather than single-year counts. A five-year estimate pools 60 months of survey responses, so each value describes the period as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Key economic and demographic figures for Clark County, Nevada, from federal data sources.
What is the population of Clark County, Nevada?
2,329,548 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the median household income in Clark County, Nevada?
$76,472 in nominal dollars (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates). Adjusted for local prices using the BEA all-items regional price parity for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV (100.2 against a national average of 100), that is $76,319 at national average prices. BEA publishes regional price parity at metro level; there is no county-level figure.
What is the unemployment rate in Clark County, Nevada?
5.6% (2025 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).
What is the GDP of Clark County, Nevada?
$195.9B (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP2).
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