Moapa
Town, Nevada
Moapa Town is a town located in
Clark
County, Nevada. As of the
2000
census, the town had a total population of 928.
Geography
\nMoapa
Town is located at 36°41'31" North, 114°36'29" West (36.691815, -114.608145)
1.
According to the
United
States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 390.5
km²
(150.8
mi²).
390.5 km² (150.8 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
Demographics
\nAs of the
census
of
2000, there are 928 people,
273 households, and 220 families residing in the town. The
population
density is 2.4/km² (6.2/mi²). There are 310 housing units at an
average density of 0.8/km² (2.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town
is 62.93% White, 0.22%
African
American, 1.40%
Native
American, 1.83%
Asian, 0.65%
Pacific Islander, 30.50% from other races, and 2.48% from two or more races. 35.02%
of the population are
Hispanic
or
Latino of any race. There
are 273 households out of which 51.3% have children under the age of 18 living
with them, 65.9% are married couples living together, 9.9% have a female householder
with no husband present, and 19.4% are non-families. 14.7% of all households are
made up of individuals and 4.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age
or older. The average household size is 3.40 and the average family size is 3.81.
In the town the population is spread out with 38.8% under the age of 18, 7.7%
from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who are 65 years
of age or older. The median age is 29 years. For every 100 females there are 106.7
males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 100.7 males. The median
income for a household in the town is $48,365, and the median income for a family
is $49,327. Males have a median income of $38,929 versus $20,990 for females.
The per capita income for the town is $17,587. 3.1% of the population and 1.7%
of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty,
3.2% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.