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Searchlight, NV

246 Population
3.9 square miles 63.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

64.2 ±10.9 Median age
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metro Area: 38.5 ±0.1
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Nevada: 39.1 ±0.1
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$41,839 ±$15,760 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metro Area: $39,897 ±$367
  • about the same as the amount in Nevada: $41,354 ±$333
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$49,766 ±$28,777 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metro Area: $76,472 ±$643
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Nevada: $78,260 ±$596
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

20.3% ±22.7% (50  ±60) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metro Area: 13% 300,884 (±0.3% / ±7,011)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Nevada: 12.4% 390,669 (±0.3% / ±7,932)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

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Families

211 ±92 Number of households
  • the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metro Area: 862,518 ±2,566
  • Nevada: 1,202,593 ±3,427
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
1.2 ±0.1 (246  ±109) Persons per household
  • about two-fifths of the figure in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metro Area: 2.7 2,310,047 (±0 / ±286)
  • about half the figure in Nevada: 2.6 3,148,260
  • about half the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

380 ±111 Number of housing units
  • the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metro Area: 948,995 ±320
  • Nevada: 1,326,471 ±610
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$142,700 ±$117,999 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metro Area: $431,000 ±$1,706
  • about one-third of the amount in Nevada: $435,400 ±$1,611
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

19.1% ±22.1% (47  ±58.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metro Area: 14.4% 330,859 (±0.4% / ±7,995.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Nevada: 14.2% 448,121 (±0.3% / ±8,983.1)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.9% ±24% (220  ±114.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metro Area: 86.9% 1,412,110
  • a little higher than the rate in Nevada: 87.5% 1,957,058 (±0.5% / ±11,272.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
5.8% ±17.4% (14  ±42.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metro Area: 27.8% 452,023
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Nevada: 27.9% 623,877 (±0.3% / ±6,338.7)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

19.4% ±15.5% (47  ±43) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metro Area: 7.5% 135,565 (±0.2% / ±3,068)
  • more than double the rate in Nevada: 7.9% 196,013 (±0.2% / ±3,615)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
47 Total veterans ±43 47 Male ±43 N/A Female ±14

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