Henderson, NV Profile

Henderson, NV, population 256,445, is located in Nevada's Clark county, about 10.0 miles from Paradise and 12.8 miles from Las Vegas.

Through the 90's Henderson's population has grown by about 170%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Henderson has grown by about 32%. Since 2005 Henderson's population has grown by about 11%.

Henderson's property crime levels tend to be lower than Nevada's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Henderson tend to be much lower than Nevada's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	50%
	Females	50%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	84%
	African American	4%
	Native American	1%
	Asian	4%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	7%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	7.00%	Over 60:	8.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	175,484	N/A
2001	193,333	9.99%
2002	205,022	6.05%
2003	214,522	4.63%
2004	224,191	4.51%
2005	231,787	3.39%
2006	240,515	3.77%
2007	249,508	3.74%
2008	253,693	1.68%
2009	256,445	1.08%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$55,949

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	283
2002	238
2003	202
2004	203
2005	186
2006	245
2007	235
2008	207
2009	234
2010	205

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	9	99	195	220
2002	4	104	200	146
2003	10	104	103	212
2004	7	59	128	261
2005	9	40	133	250
2006	5	63	237	283
2007	9	66	227	289
2008	5	90	212	222
2009	4	56	257	295
2010	8	35	189	311

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	2,816
2002	2,792
2003	2,676
2004	2,893
2005	2,861
2006	2,782
2007	2,504
2008	2,270
2009	1,975
2010	1,966

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	1,434	2,863	908
2002	1,470	2,705	1,152
2003	1,441	2,884	1,364
2004	1,677	3,423	1,376
2005	1,556	3,645	1,453
2006	1600	3614	1460
2007	1789	3215	1289
2008	1542	3443	829
2009	1411	3141	619
2010	1280	3406	510