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About Downtown Las Vegas
Las Vegas has been the county seat of Clark County since the formation of the county in 1909. The Census Bureau's official population estimate as of 2005 was 545,147. The city’s Planning and Development Department reported an increase of 41,126 in 2005, for a total population of 575,973. Recent figures place the population for the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which includes all of Clark County, at over 1.6 million people (2004), and the region is one of the fastest growing in the United States. Las Vegas was ranked as the 29th largest city in the United States in 2000, but recent estimates suggest that the city's population has since surpassed that of Atlanta, Nashville, Washington, D.C., Louisville, Denver and Boston to place it 22nd in rank. It is likely to surpass Milwaukee and possibly a few other cities to reach the top 20 by the time of the 2010 Census.
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 478,434 people, 176,750 households, and
117,538 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,630.3/km
(4,222.5/mi). There are 190,724 housing units at an average density of 649.9/km
(1,683.3/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 69.86% White, 10.36% African
American, 0.75% Native American, 4.78% Asian, 0.45% Pacific Islander, 9.75% from
other races, and 4.05% from two or more races. 23.61% of the population is
Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 176,750 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of
18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a
female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 25.0%
of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone
who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the
average family size was 3.20.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.8%
from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there
were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $44,069, and the median income
for a family was $50,465. Males had a median income of $35,511 versus $27,554
for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,060. About 8.6% of
families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including
15.4% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.
As of the 2004 census estimate, the Las Vegas metropolitan area contained over
1.6 million residents, and contains the largest ethnic Hawaiian community
outside of Hawaii.