It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Laughlin has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Laughlin has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Laughlin than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Laughlin may be for you.
Despite the fact that it is a small town, Laughlin has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the town for affordable transportation.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Laughlin rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.97% of adults 25 and older in Laughlin have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Laughlin in 2022 was $31,531, which is lower middle income relative to Nevada, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,124 for a family of four. However, Laughlin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Laughlin is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Laughlin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Laughlin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Laughlin also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.57% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Laughlin include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Laughlin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and West Germanic languages.
