Bunkerville, Nevada

Bunkerville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 1,014 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Location of Bunkerville, Nevada

Bunkerville is located at 36°45′55″N 114°8′11″W (36.765276, -114.136356)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 112.4 km² (43.4 mi²). 111.2 km² (43.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (1.06%) is water.

Hitory

Bunkerville was settled by Mormon pioneers from Salt Lake City, Utah.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 1,014 people, 258 households, and 222 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 9.1/km² (23.6/mi²). There were 277 housing units at an average density of 2.5/km² (6.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.15% White, 0.69% African American, 1.87% Asian, 0.59% Pacific Islander, 15.68% from other races, and 6.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.85% of the population.

There were 258 households out of which 54.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.9% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.6% were non-families. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.93 and the average family size was 4.27.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 41.9% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,076, and the median income for a family was $46,098. Males had a median income of $27,153 versus $20,878 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,820. About 3.6% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.