Winchester is an
unincorporated town in Clark County, Nevada, United States which
contains part of the Las Vegas Strip. The population was 26,958 at
the 2000 census, and was estimated to be 35,587 in 2005. A part of
Clark County, it is governed by the Clark County Commission. Part of
the Las Vegas metropolitan area, its residents use Las Vegas, Nevada
for their postal address.
Winchester is located at 36°8′9″N, 115°7′15″W (36.135971,
-115.120856).
It sits in the east-central part of the Las Vegas Valley. To the
north it borders Las Vegas, to the west and south is the township of
Paradise, and to the east is Sunrise Manor.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total
area of 11.2 km˛ (4.3 mi˛), none of which is covered by water.
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 26,958 people, 11,986
households, and 6,052 families residing in the CDP. The population
density was 2,415.0/km˛ (6,253.2/mi˛). There were 13,535 housing
units at an average density of 1,212.5/km˛ (3,139.6/mi˛). The racial
makeup of the CDP was 71.83% White, 7.03% African American, 0.87%
Native American, 5.36% Asian, 0.44% Pacific Islander, 9.66% from
other races, and 4.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of
any race were 29.01% of the population.
There were 11,986 households out of which 20.2% had children under
the age of 18 living with them, 33.3% were married couples living
together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and
49.5% were non-families. 38.7% of all households were made up of
individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of
age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average
family size was 3.01.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 19.8% under the age of
18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and
17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years.
For every 100 females there were 106.4 males. For every 100 females
age 18 and over, there were 105.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,251, and the
median income for a family was $39,451. Males had a median income of
$27,886 versus $22,453 for females. The per capita income for the CDP
was $20,615. About 11.4% of families and 14.0% of the population were
below the poverty line, including 19.2% of those under age 18 and
8.5% of those age 65 or over. |
