Laughlin vs Sandy Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Laughlin and Sandy Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Laughlin and Sandy Valley 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 1,752 in Sandy Valley). Sandy Valley has the higher median household income ($54,556 vs $45,248 in Laughlin). Laughlin has the higher median home value ($255,000 vs $218,500 in Sandy Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Laughlin	Sandy Valley
Population	8,643	1,752
Median age	57.5 yrs	57.2 yrs
Median household income	$45,248	$54,556
Median home value	$255,000	$218,500
Median gross rent	$991	—
Housing units	5,431	1,062
Homeownership rate	48.7%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	27.1%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	13.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laughlin	Sandy Valley
Population	7,965 → 8,643 (+8.5%)	1,727 → 1,752 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$35,971 → $45,248 (+25.8%)	$60,028 → $54,556 (-9.1%)
Median home value	$157,200 → $255,000 (+62.2%)	$157,400 → $218,500 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$751 → $991 (+32.0%)	—

Laughlin

Population

7,9658,643

Median household income

$35,971$45,248

Median home value

$157,200$255,000

Median gross rent

$751$991

Sandy Valley

Population

1,7271,752

Median household income

$60,028$54,556

Median home value

$157,400$218,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laughlin	Sandy Valley
Under 5	3.2%	1.5%
5 to 17	9.3%	7.9%
18 to 24	6.7%	8.6%
25 to 34	8.8%	3.6%
35 to 44	8.5%	10.7%
45 to 54	9.6%	11.4%
55 to 64	17.2%	26.2%
65 to 74	21.6%	25.7%
75 and over	15.1%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laughlin	Sandy Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	84.8%
Black or African American	3.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	16.4%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laughlin	Sandy Valley
No high school diploma	11.1%	5.2%
High school graduate	36.7%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laughlin	Sandy Valley
Drove alone	76.4%	67.5%
Carpooled	5.3%	17.5%
Public transit	8.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	12.7%
Other means	3.5%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laughlin	Sandy Valley
1-unit, detached	32.0%	40.9%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	30.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	17.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	59.1%

Poverty & households

	Laughlin	Sandy Valley
Poverty rate	21.1%	5.4%
Average household size	1.98	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	17	37
Median year structure built	1991	1991