City safety & data profile
WhitneyNV
Whitney, NV is a 39K-resident city in Clark County with a median household income of $67,155.
Clark County, Nevada. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Whitney, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Whitney has a population larger than 72% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $329,000, and 5 hospitals serving the surrounding area.
- 39K
- Population (place)
- Top 28%
- By size
- $67,155
- Median income (place)
- $329,000
- Median home (place)
- 14.6%
- Poverty rate (place)
The read on Whitney
Whitney posts a median household income higher than 33% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 5 hospitals serve the Whitney area.
- Bottom 34%
- by median income, US cities
- 5
- hospitals in & near Whitney
Composite score · Whitney, NV
29/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024
A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.
Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
See the full national tables: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).
Where Whitney income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$67,155 Bottom 33% higher than 33% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
Population ranking: NV
Population among 22 NV places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.
- Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
641,903 residents
- Henderson
Henderson, NV
285,667 residents
- Reno
Reno, NV
264,165 residents
- North Las Vegas 234,807
North Las Vegas, NV
234,807 residents
- Paradise 223,167
Paradise, NV
223,167 residents
- Sunrise Manor 189,372
Sunrise Manor, NV
189,372 residents
- Spring Valley 178,395
Spring Valley, NV
178,395 residents
- Enterprise 108,481
Enterprise, NV
108,481 residents
- Sparks 96,094
Sparks, NV
96,094 residents
- Carson City 58,639
Carson City, NV
58,639 residents
What this shows By headcount, Las Vegas ranks #1 here -- income honors go to Spanish Springs.
Highest median incomes in NV
Median household income among the same 22-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.
- Spanish Springs
Spanish Springs, NV
$127,658 median
- Summerlin South
Summerlin South, NV
$117,035 median
- Spring Creek
Spring Creek, NV
$105,154 median
- Enterprise
Enterprise, NV
$98,462 median
- Henderson
Henderson, NV
$90,138 median
- Fernley
Fernley, NV
$89,517 median
- Sparks
Sparks, NV
$89,056 median
- Gardnerville Ranchos
Gardnerville Ranchos, NV
$87,785 median
- Reno
Reno, NV
$80,760 median
- North Las Vegas
North Las Vegas, NV
$79,542 median
What this shows Spanish Springs leads this pool on median income; Las Vegas is the population leader instead.
The quick read
Reading Whitney, NV beyond the headline numbers
Whitney sits inside Clark County, Nevada, at roughly 36.10°N, -115.04°W. Population 38,585, $67,155 median household income. Median home value $329,000, median rent $1,574. Poverty rate 14.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
5 hospitals in/around Whitney (nearest 4.2 mi away), 2/5 avg rating, 3 with an ER. Climate: 70.1°F annual average, 4.2" precipitation.
Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 19.1% in Whitney, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.
6.9% unemployment puts Whitney in the toughest quarter of reporting cities for job availability.
18.5% of Whitney adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the lowest quarter of reporting cities.
A median home in Whitney runs about 4.9 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.
Remote work covers 8.5% of Whitney workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.
Poverty in Whitney, NV stands at 14.6%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.
Median rent in Whitney, NV runs $1,574/month, above the midpoint for reporting cities -- worth weighing against the income figures on this page.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Whitney from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.
Looking Back a Decade 2013–2024
County-level trend (Clark County): Whitney's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.
Economics
What stands out most about Whitney's economic profile: median household income at $67,155, 25% below the average across tracked places. Poverty rate runs 18% above average too, at 14.6%.
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 14.6% +18% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 6.9% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 18.5% |
| Work From Home | 8.5% |
| Public Transit | 1.7% |
Headcount
Health at a Glance 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Nearby Hospital Options 5 within 25 mi
CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.
Climate
NOAA 1991-2020 NormalsCost of Living
BEA 20240.2% above national average
Metro area: Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV (MSA)
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.
Flood Insurance Claims History
FEMA NFIP, county-levelSince 2016, NFIP has paid out $931K across 25 flood insurance claims filed in Clark County.
The largest single contributor was Las Vegas Flash Flooding, accounting for 2 claims.
Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.
What alerts and safety updates affect Whitney?
No area-tagged alerts are on record for Whitney right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.
City alert dispatch desk
Sheet NV-WHITNEY · Whitney
Whitney: 3 tagged alerts; lead category ECCC weather alert.
- VOL-TRACE 3 on record
- MIX-LED 100% ca-weather
- DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Los Angeles
Tagged alert mix: Whitney
Published notices carrying this city slug or location tag
- Weather Alerts
Weather Alerts
3
What this shows 3 tagged notices on record for Whitney.
Nearest tagged-volume peer: Los Angeles, CA (3 tagged · Δ0)
Counts reflect published articles tagged to Whitney; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Nevada state hubs · Methodology
Cities with a similar tagged alert volume 4
Nearest published-notice counts on Areazine (3 tagged here), a feed-density peer set, not an ACS demographic match.
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Similar poverty or income, nationwide 8
Two ACS-derived peer sets for Whitney, both outside Nevada so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.
Similar poverty rate
Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NV (14.6% here).
Similar median income
Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NV ($67,155 here).
Compare Whitney with another city
Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.
Cities Close By 8
Turning this into a research checklist
Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.
- Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Whitney area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
- Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
- Compare Whitney against Nevada peers on any ranking lens. Explore Nevada
Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Clark County) where that is the smallest published unit.
Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-16.