People Facts Henderson Nevada
Population, 2003 estimate 214,852 2,241,154
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 22.5% 12.2%
Population, 2000 175,381 1,998,257
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 169.4% 66.3%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.8% 7.3%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.1% 25.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 10.1% 11.0%
Female persons, percent, 2000 50.4% 49.1%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 84.5% 75.2%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 3.8% 6.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.7% 1.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 4.0% 4.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4% 0.4%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 3.2% 8.0%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.5% 3.8%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 10.7% 19.7%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 32.3% 37.4%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 8.3% 15.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 13.2% 23.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 88.5% 80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 23.7% 18.2%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 23.6 23.3
 
Housing units, 2000 71,149 827,457
Homeownership rate, 2000 70.5% 60.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $156,000 $142,000
 
Households, 2000 66,331 751,165
Persons per household, 2000 2.63 2.62
Median household income, 1999 $55,949 $44,581
Per capita money income, 1999 $26,815 $21,989
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 5.6% 10.5%
    Business Facts
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 301,224 12,806,893
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,252,566 18,220,790
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $9,153 $10,874
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 206,841 15,323,751
Total number of firms, 1997 9,654 129,757
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 10.8% 11.7%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 31.8% 25.7%
    Geography Facts Henderson Nevada
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 80 109,826
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,200.8 18.2
Counties Clark County