Laughlin vs Nellis AFB

A side-by-side comparison of Laughlin and Nellis AFB: population, income, housing, and more.

Laughlin and Nellis AFB are places in Nevada. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Laughlin has the higher population (8,643 vs 4,755 in Nellis AFB). Nellis AFB has the higher median household income ($67,036 vs $45,248 in Laughlin). Since 2019, Nellis AFB's population has grown faster (+35.8% vs +8.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Laughlin	Nellis AFB
Population	8,643	4,755
Median age	57.5 yrs	21.4 yrs
Median household income	$45,248	$67,036
Median home value	$255,000	—
Median gross rent	$991	$1,896
Housing units	5,431	1,194
Homeownership rate	48.7%	2.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	24.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laughlin	Nellis AFB
Population	7,965 → 8,643 (+8.5%)	3,501 → 4,755 (+35.8%)
Median household income	$35,971 → $45,248 (+25.8%)	$54,257 → $67,036 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$157,200 → $255,000 (+62.2%)	$89,500 → $98,200 (+9.7%)
Median gross rent	$751 → $991 (+32.0%)	$1,558 → $1,896 (+21.7%)

Laughlin

Population

7,9658,643

Median household income

$35,971$45,248

Median home value

$157,200$255,000

Median gross rent

$751$991

Nellis AFB

Population

3,5014,755

Median household income

$54,257$67,036

Median home value

$89,500$98,200

Median gross rent

$1,558$1,896

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laughlin	Nellis AFB
Under 5	3.2%	15.3%
5 to 17	9.3%	29.6%
18 to 24	6.7%	15.0%
25 to 34	8.8%	28.6%
35 to 44	8.5%	9.9%
45 to 54	9.6%	0.5%
55 to 64	17.2%	0.3%
65 to 74	21.6%	0.8%
75 and over	15.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laughlin	Nellis AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	57.8%
Black or African American	3.9%	9.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.4%	24.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laughlin	Nellis AFB
No high school diploma	11.1%	2.1%
High school graduate	36.7%	20.2%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	56.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laughlin	Nellis AFB
Drove alone	76.4%	80.4%
Carpooled	5.3%	11.1%
Public transit	8.4%	1.5%
Walked	2.2%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	4.1%	0.9%
Other means	3.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laughlin	Nellis AFB
1-unit, detached	32.0%	26.0%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	62.5%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	30.4%	7.3%
20 or more units	17.7%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Laughlin	Nellis AFB
Poverty rate	21.1%	5.8%
Average household size	1.98	3.84
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1991	2003