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About Whitney
Whitney (formerly East Las Vegas) is an unincorporated township, in Clark
County, Nevada, United States. The population was 18,273 at the 2000 census, and
was estimated to be 27,447 in 2005. It is governed by the Clark County
Commission.
Whitney, at one time, had its own identity, one of a few small communities
between Las Vegas and Henderson along Boulder Highway, at the time U.S. 93 and
U.S. 95. Into the late 1980s, Whitney Elementary School had just two classes.
In the early 1990s, the outward growth of development in Las Vegas and
Henderson, as well as the contsruction of the Interstate 515 bypass of Whitney,
had a negative impact on businesses in the area. It wasn't until the early 2000s
that business began to recover. The area has seen several new housing
developments in vacant land. It is home to UNLV's Sam Boyd Stadium.
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 18,273 people, 7,090 households, and
4,502 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 942.0/km
(2,438.9/mi). There were 7,849 housing units at an average density of 404.6/km
(1,047.6/mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.24% White, 6.82% African
American, 1.11% Native American, 3.81% Asian, 0.45% Pacific Islander, 11.04%
from other races, and 4.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any
race were 25.29% of the population.
There were 7,090 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 27.8% of all
households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average
family size was 3.14.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 9.2%
from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there
were 104.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,536, and the median income
for a family was $41,504. Males had a median income of $30,833 versus $23,988
for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,969. About 8.2% of
families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1%
of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.