More about Henderson Henderson is the fastest-growing large city (over 150,000 pop.) in the United States. Henderson is located in Clark County five miles southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 175,381. This number soon rose to 206,153, according to a July 1, 2002 Census estimate. Henderson Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 175,381 people, 66,331 households, and 47,095 families residing in the city. The population density is 849.7/km² (2,200.8/mi²). There are 71,149 housing units at an average density of 344.7/km² (892.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 84.49% White, 3.76% African American, 0.70% Native American, 3.98% Asian, 0.42% Pacific Islander, 3.16% from other races, and 3.49% from two or more races. 10.71% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 66,331 households out of which 33.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% are married couples living together, 10.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% are non-families. 20.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.63 and the average family size is 3.05. In the city the population is spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.4 males. The median income for a household in the city is $55,949, and the median income for a family is $61,176. Males have a median income of $42,263 versus $30,483 for females. The per capita income for the city is $26,815. 5.6% of the population and 3.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 6.4% of those under the age of 18 and 4.7% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. Nevada Regions: Great Basin | Mojave Desert | Lake Tahoe | Las Vegas Valley Largest cities: Carson City | Henderson | Las Vegas | North Las Vegas | Reno | Sparks Counties: Churchill | Clark | Douglas | Elko | Esmeralda | Eureka | Humboldt | Lander | Lincoln | Lyon | Mineral | Nye | Pershing | Storey | Washoe | White Pine Rest Of Tonight...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms late in the evening. Lows in the lower 80s. West wind around 10 mph. Independence Day...Mostly sunny. Highs around 105. Light wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Saturday Night...Clear. Lows in the mid 80s. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. Sunday...Sunny. Highs around 106. Light wind becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon. Sunday Night...Clear. Lows in the lower 80s. West wind around 10 mph. Monday...Sunny. Highs around 106. Monday Night...Clear. Lows in the lower 80s. Tuesday...Sunny. Highs around 103. Tuesday Night...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Wednesday...Sunny. Highs around 101. Wednesday Night...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Thursday...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Thursday Night...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Friday...Sunny. Highs around 100. Powered by HAMweather Copyright © 2003 HAMweather, LLC, all rights reserved.
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