Clark County vs Washoe County

A side-by-side comparison of Clark County and Washoe County: population, income, housing, and more.

Clark County and Washoe County are counties in Nevada. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clark County has the higher population (2,293,764 vs 491,770 in Washoe County). Washoe County has the higher median household income ($85,600 vs $73,845 in Clark County). Washoe County has the higher median home value ($496,600 vs $400,800 in Clark County).

Population, income & housing

	Clark County	Washoe County
Population	2,293,764	491,770
Median age	38.3 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,845	$85,600
Median home value	$400,800	$496,600
Median gross rent	$1,518	$1,507
Housing units	935,960	213,392
Homeownership rate	57.0%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clark County	Washoe County
Population	2,182,004 → 2,293,764 (+5.1%)	456,936 → 491,770 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$59,340 → $73,845 (+24.4%)	$64,791 → $85,600 (+32.1%)
Median home value	$262,700 → $400,800 (+52.6%)	$334,100 → $496,600 (+48.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,132 → $1,518 (+34.1%)	$1,074 → $1,507 (+40.3%)

Clark County

Population

2,182,0042,293,764

Median household income

$59,340$73,845

Median home value

$262,700$400,800

Median gross rent

$1,132$1,518

Washoe County

Population

456,936491,770

Median household income

$64,791$85,600

Median home value

$334,100$496,600

Median gross rent

$1,074$1,507

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clark County	Washoe County
Under 5	5.8%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.8%	15.6%
18 to 24	8.0%	8.8%
25 to 34	14.6%	15.0%
35 to 44	14.1%	13.1%
45 to 54	13.0%	11.9%
55 to 64	12.1%	12.9%
65 to 74	9.5%	10.8%
75 and over	6.1%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clark County	Washoe County
White (non-Hispanic)	39.4%	59.7%
Black or African American	11.7%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.9%
Asian	10.2%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.6%
Some other race	0.6%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.6%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	31.4%	25.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clark County	Washoe County
No high school diploma	13.2%	11.3%
High school graduate	27.6%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.0%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clark County	Washoe County
Drove alone	72.6%	69.6%
Carpooled	10.3%	12.4%
Public transit	2.4%	1.9%
Walked	1.2%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	10.7%	11.2%
Other means	2.6%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clark County	Washoe County
1-unit, detached	60.0%	58.7%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	13.4%
20 or more units	11.2%	10.3%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Clark County	Washoe County
Poverty rate	13.2%	10.7%
Average household size	2.68	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1997	1990