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Las Vegas

Nevada · 679,817 residents (2025 est.) · 142 sq mi
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Las Vegas is a city of 660,400 people in Nevada. The population is up 38% since 2000. Density works out to 4,655 people per square mile. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 57% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 21%.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 76%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
660,400
+38%since 2000
from 478,434 in 2000
679,817 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
4,655 / sq mi
+18%since 2009
from 3,931 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
38.6
+12%since 2000
from 34.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
142 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
218K339K459K580K701K19902000201020202024Las Vegas
2024660K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.6%(37,155)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96%(39,629)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.7%(44,208)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.3%(41,467)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.1%(40,334)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.3%(94,502)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.9%(91,533)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.8%(84,343)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.3%(81,386)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.4%(62,037)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.1%(33,405)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(10,401)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$73,877
−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $44,069 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$39,906
+81%since 2000
from $22,060 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
49.3%
+15.5 ptssince 2009
from 33.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
14.0%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 11.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.479
+6%since 2010
from 0.450 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services6.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical6.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade3.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$427,900
+76%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $133,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,563
+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $699 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
56.6%
−2.5 ptssince 2000
from 59.1% in 2000
43.4% rent
Vacancy rate
7.4%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.64 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.69 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
25.7%
−15.1 ptssince 2009
from 40.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
55.4%
+4.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.8
+14%since 2009
from 5.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
50
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic58%(277,704)
Black10.1%(48,380)
Hispanic / Latino23.6%(112,962)
Asian4.7%(22,411)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic39.7%(261,965)
Black11.2%(74,082)
Hispanic / Latino34.7%(228,863)
Asian7%(46,204)
Other7.5%(49,286)
Diversity Score
87
+9%since 2009
from 80 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican24.5%(161,531)
Central American3.9%(25,434)
Salvadoran2.1%(13,570)
Cuban1.7%(11,415)
South American1.4%(9,095)
Puerto Rican1.3%(8,465)
Guatemalan0.9%(6,063)
Spaniard0.5%(3,459)
Nicaraguan0.4%(2,685)
Colombian0.3%(2,144)
Peruvian0.3%(1,925)
Honduran0.3%(1,905)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.3%(1,756)
Dominican0.2%(1,361)
Ecuadorian0.2%(1,071)
Chilean0.1%(956)
Venezuelan0.1%(814)
Panamanian0.1%(619)
Costa Rican0.1%(480)
Bolivian0%(254)
Uruguayan0%(89)
Asian origin
Filipino3.7%(24,267)
Chinese1%(6,722)
Japanese0.4%(2,888)
Korean0.4%(2,824)
Vietnamese0.3%(2,260)
Asian Indian0.3%(2,125)
Thai0.2%(1,529)
Laotian0.1%(542)
Cambodian0.1%(410)
Taiwanese0.1%(390)
Pakistani0.1%(373)
Indonesian0%(226)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0%(213)
Sri Lankan0%(116)
Hmong0%(66)
Uzbek0%(60)
Kazakh0%(51)
Malaysian0%(50)
Nepalese0%(25)
Okinawan0%(20)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.7%(4,802)
Samoan0.3%(2,028)
Chamorro0.2%(1,209)
Guamanian0.1%(384)
Fijian0%(153)
Tongan0%(124)
Ancestry
German8.1%(53,765)
English7.4%(49,183)
Irish7.4%(48,850)
Italian4.8%(31,980)
American3%(19,975)
Polish1.9%(12,675)
Scottish1.4%(9,011)
French1.4%(8,965)
Norwegian0.9%(5,837)
Russian0.8%(5,234)
Swedish0.8%(5,035)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.6%(3,716)
Arab0.6%(3,668)
Greek0.5%(3,026)
Danish0.4%(2,886)
Portuguese0.4%(2,809)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(2,510)
West Indian0.4%(2,480)
Iranian0.4%(2,413)
Hungarian0.4%(2,393)
Armenian0.3%(2,070)
Welsh0.3%(1,953)
French Canadian0.3%(1,891)
British0.3%(1,748)
Swiss0.2%(1,609)
Czech0.2%(1,603)
Canadian0.2%(1,371)
Ukrainian0.2%(1,371)
Israeli0.2%(1,362)
Lebanese0.2%(1,114)
Romanian0.2%(1,042)
Austrian0.1%(866)
Jamaican0.1%(806)
Brazilian0.1%(788)
Finnish0.1%(781)
Lithuanian0.1%(765)
Ethiopian0.1%(754)
Bulgarian0.1%(705)
Haitian0.1%(608)
Slovak0.1%(517)
Croatian0.1%(504)
Nigerian0.1%(467)
Australian0.1%(405)
Egyptian0.1%(400)
Serbian0.1%(389)
Turkish0.1%(386)
Belgian0.1%(362)
Iraqi0%(317)
Moroccan0%(281)
Ghanaian0%(226)
Syrian0%(210)
Kenyan0%(195)
Slovene0%(179)
Somali0%(154)
Barbadian0%(69)
Latvian0%(66)
Jordanian0%(52)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
27.7%
+9.5 ptssince 2000
from 18.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
86.1%
+7.6 ptssince 2000
from 78.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
10.1%
+3.7 ptssince 2000
from 6.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.7 min
+65%since 2000
from 15.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.9%
−6.9 ptssince 2009
from 77.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.1%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.5%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.1%
+9.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.4%
−3.8 ptssince 2011
from 11.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.1%
−3.2 ptssince 2011
from 66.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.4%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 70.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.8%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
34.2%
+7.3 ptssince 2009
from 26.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.8%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
Female
50.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
Foreign born
20.9%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 21.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.9%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.9%
+2.6 ptssince 2012
from 11.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
13.4%
−10.0 ptssince 2013
from 23.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.7%
+14.7 ptssince 2017
from 77.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.4%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 92.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.1%
+3.8 ptssince 2020
from 82.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
66.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2016
from 66.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
25.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2016
from 25.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married39.9%(106,620)
Married45.4%(121,301)
Widowed2.7%(7,227)
Divorced12.1%(32,296)
Women 15+
Never married33.6%(91,514)
Married43.6%(118,687)
Widowed8%(21,720)
Divorced14.7%(40,043)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
13.4%
−10.0 ptssince 2013
from 23.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
49.0%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 50.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 10.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.1%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 16.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
21.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 21.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 2.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
59.6%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 61.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
37.5%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 35.9% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)31%(12,362)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.5%(10,975)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.3%(11,679)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(1,322)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(488)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 39,887 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Las Vegas, Nevada?

Las Vegas, Nevada has about 660,400 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Las Vegas, Nevada?

The typical household in Las Vegas, Nevada earns about $73,877 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Las Vegas, Nevada expensive?

In Las Vegas, Nevada, the median home is worth about $427,900, and the typical rent is about $1,563 a month.

How educated are people in Las Vegas, Nevada?

About 27.7% of adults age 25 and over in Las Vegas, Nevada hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Las Vegas, Nevada?

About 14.0% of people in Las Vegas, Nevada live below the federal poverty line.

Has Las Vegas, Nevada grown since 1990?

Yes, Las Vegas, Nevada has grown since 1990. The population has added about 402,105 residents, a change of about 156 percent over that period.

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