Clark County, Washington Demographics

Clark County is 49th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Clark County is 2nd in Washington out of 39 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Clark County is 4th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Clark County is 5th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Current population (2012)

Clark County is 5th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Female residents

Clark County is 5th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Households

Clark County is 5th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Housing units

Clark County is 5th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Clark County is 5th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Clark County is 5th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Clark County is 5th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Size Demographics
	Clark County	Rank	Washington	US
Current population (2012)	438,287	5th	6,897,012	313,914,040
Size in square miles	629	35th	66,455.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	676.2	2nd	101.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Clark County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents younger than 5	6.6%	9th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.8%	7th	23.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.6%	30th	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Clark County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.8%	15th	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	25.8%	13th	31.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Clark County	Rank	Washington	US
Race - White	87.9%	30th	81.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.1%	8th	3.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.0%	35th	1.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	4.4%	8th	7.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.7%	5th	0.7%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.8%	9th	4.3%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	21st	11.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	81.0%	21st	71.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Clark County	Rank	Washington	US
Female residents	50.6%	5th	50.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	10.0%	13th	12.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Clark County	Rank	Washington	US
Housing units	168,403	5th	2,907,490	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	22.3%	8th	25.7%	25.9%
Households	157,179	5th	2,602,568	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	67.1%	28th	64.4%	66.1%
Home median value	$254,200	14th	$283,200	$186,200
People per household	2.7	7th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	1,558	4th	28,118	829,658

Income Demographics
	Clark County	Rank	Washington	US
Income per capita	$27,916	9th	$30,481	$27,915
Income per household	$59,051	7th	$58,890	$52,762
Income below poverty line	11.7%	30th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Clark County	Rank	Washington	US
Non-farm private establishments	9,303	5th	173,511	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	107,452	5th	2,355,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	32,941	5th	551,340	27,092,908
Retail sales	$4,169,989	5th	$92,968,519	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,008	21st	$14,380	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$493,316	5th	$12,389,422	$613,795,732