Laughlin vs Winchester

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

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

Winchester has the higher population (37,774 vs 8,643 in Laughlin). Winchester has the higher median household income ($49,190 vs $45,248 in Laughlin). Winchester has the higher median home value ($287,100 vs $255,000 in Laughlin).

Population, income & housing

	Laughlin	Winchester
Population	8,643	37,774
Median age	57.5 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$45,248	$49,190
Median home value	$255,000	$287,100
Median gross rent	$991	$1,152
Housing units	5,431	18,067
Homeownership rate	48.7%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laughlin	Winchester
Population	7,965 → 8,643 (+8.5%)	28,231 → 37,774 (+33.8%)
Median household income	$35,971 → $45,248 (+25.8%)	$39,020 → $49,190 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$157,200 → $255,000 (+62.2%)	$162,400 → $287,100 (+76.8%)
Median gross rent	$751 → $991 (+32.0%)	$933 → $1,152 (+23.5%)

Laughlin

Population

7,9658,643

Median household income

$35,971$45,248

Median home value

$157,200$255,000

Median gross rent

$751$991

Winchester

Population

28,23137,774

Median household income

$39,020$49,190

Median home value

$162,400$287,100

Median gross rent

$933$1,152

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laughlin	Winchester
Under 5	3.2%	5.5%
5 to 17	9.3%	18.2%
18 to 24	6.7%	10.0%
25 to 34	8.8%	16.4%
35 to 44	8.5%	12.1%
45 to 54	9.6%	15.6%
55 to 64	17.2%	10.4%
65 to 74	21.6%	7.7%
75 and over	15.1%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laughlin	Winchester
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	23.5%
Black or African American	3.9%	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.8%	8.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.9%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.9%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	16.4%	50.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laughlin	Winchester
No high school diploma	11.1%	25.7%
High school graduate	36.7%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laughlin	Winchester
Drove alone	76.4%	67.6%
Carpooled	5.3%	11.3%
Public transit	8.4%	6.5%
Walked	2.2%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	4.1%	5.3%
Other means	3.5%	6.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laughlin	Winchester
1-unit, detached	32.0%	17.2%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	9.3%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	30.4%	29.1%
20 or more units	17.7%	25.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Laughlin	Winchester
Poverty rate	21.1%	23.9%
Average household size	1.98	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	17	26
Median year structure built	1991	1979