Laughlin vs Whitney

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

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

Whitney has the higher population (46,268 vs 8,643 in Laughlin). Whitney has the higher median household income ($63,480 vs $45,248 in Laughlin). Whitney has the higher median home value ($299,700 vs $255,000 in Laughlin).

Population, income & housing

	Laughlin	Whitney
Population	8,643	46,268
Median age	57.5 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$45,248	$63,480
Median home value	$255,000	$299,700
Median gross rent	$991	$1,477
Housing units	5,431	18,425
Homeownership rate	48.7%	53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laughlin	Whitney
Population	7,965 → 8,643 (+8.5%)	42,973 → 46,268 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$35,971 → $45,248 (+25.8%)	$49,699 → $63,480 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$157,200 → $255,000 (+62.2%)	$183,500 → $299,700 (+63.3%)
Median gross rent	$751 → $991 (+32.0%)	$1,117 → $1,477 (+32.2%)

Laughlin

Population

7,9658,643

Median household income

$35,971$45,248

Median home value

$157,200$255,000

Median gross rent

$751$991

Whitney

Population

42,97346,268

Median household income

$49,699$63,480

Median home value

$183,500$299,700

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,477

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laughlin	Whitney
Under 5	3.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	9.3%	17.1%
18 to 24	6.7%	9.6%
25 to 34	8.8%	17.1%
35 to 44	8.5%	12.6%
45 to 54	9.6%	11.8%
55 to 64	17.2%	10.6%
65 to 74	21.6%	9.2%
75 and over	15.1%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laughlin	Whitney
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	26.8%
Black or African American	3.9%	14.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	10.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.5%	1.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	16.4%	40.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laughlin	Whitney
No high school diploma	11.1%	16.6%
High school graduate	36.7%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laughlin	Whitney
Drove alone	76.4%	78.2%
Carpooled	5.3%	9.8%
Public transit	8.4%	2.6%
Walked	2.2%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	4.1%	6.2%
Other means	3.5%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laughlin	Whitney
1-unit, detached	32.0%	52.0%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	30.4%	15.9%
20 or more units	17.7%	10.6%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Laughlin	Whitney
Poverty rate	21.1%	16.2%
Average household size	1.98	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	17	29
Median year structure built	1991	2002