Laughlin vs Summerlin South

A side-by-side comparison of Laughlin and Summerlin South: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Summerlin South has the higher population (30,075 vs 8,643 in Laughlin). Summerlin South has the higher median household income ($113,301 vs $45,248 in Laughlin). Summerlin South has the higher median home value ($641,600 vs $255,000 in Laughlin).

Population, income & housing

	Laughlin	Summerlin South
Population	8,643	30,075
Median age	57.5 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$45,248	$113,301
Median home value	$255,000	$641,600
Median gross rent	$991	$2,400
Housing units	5,431	14,222
Homeownership rate	48.7%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	49.8%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laughlin	Summerlin South
Population	7,965 → 8,643 (+8.5%)	27,908 → 30,075 (+7.8%)
Median household income	$35,971 → $45,248 (+25.8%)	$93,899 → $113,301 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$157,200 → $255,000 (+62.2%)	$426,400 → $641,600 (+50.5%)
Median gross rent	$751 → $991 (+32.0%)	$1,800 → $2,400 (+33.3%)

Laughlin

Population

7,9658,643

Median household income

$35,971$45,248

Median home value

$157,200$255,000

Median gross rent

$751$991

Summerlin South

Population

27,90830,075

Median household income

$93,899$113,301

Median home value

$426,400$641,600

Median gross rent

$1,800$2,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laughlin	Summerlin South
Under 5	3.2%	5.5%
5 to 17	9.3%	13.1%
18 to 24	6.7%	5.5%
25 to 34	8.8%	9.8%
35 to 44	8.5%	13.3%
45 to 54	9.6%	13.2%
55 to 64	17.2%	13.3%
65 to 74	21.6%	13.4%
75 and over	15.1%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laughlin	Summerlin South
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	61.4%
Black or African American	3.9%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	15.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.9%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	16.4%	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laughlin	Summerlin South
No high school diploma	11.1%	4.1%
High school graduate	36.7%	16.3%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	20.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laughlin	Summerlin South
Drove alone	76.4%	70.7%
Carpooled	5.3%	6.9%
Public transit	8.4%	0.5%
Walked	2.2%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	18.4%
Other means	3.5%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laughlin	Summerlin South
1-unit, detached	32.0%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	30.4%	5.3%
20 or more units	17.7%	8.1%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Laughlin	Summerlin South
Poverty rate	21.1%	5.9%
Average household size	1.98	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	17	24
Median year structure built	1991	2006