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Las Vegas

Nevada · 641,903 residents · 142 sq mi
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Las Vegas is a city of 641,903 people in Nevada. The population is up 34% since 2000. 53% of homes are owner-occupied. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The foreign-born share is 21%. Median household income is $58,377, under the $66,278 national median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $66,278
Mid-age
median age 38.0
US median: 38.8
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
641,903
+34%since 2000
from 478,434 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
38.0
+10%since 2000
from 34.5 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
142 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
218K339K459K580K701K19902000201020202024Las Vegas
2024660K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.7%(36,614)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.5%(41,540)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 147%(44,739)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.5%(41,939)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.1%(39,353)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.9%(89,434)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413.5%(86,608)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5413.1%(84,335)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6412.2%(78,000)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 749.4%(60,050)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844.7%(29,982)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.5%(9,309)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$58,377
−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $44,069 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$31,521
+43%since 2000
from $22,060 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
39.0%
+5.2 ptssince 2009
from 33.8% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
14.9%
+3.0 ptssince 2000
from 11.9% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information12.2%
US avg: 11.1%
Wholesale trade7.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Other services6.4%
US avg: 6.6%
Finance & insurance5.4%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical4.8%
US avg: 4.7%
Public administration3.6%
US avg: 4.7%
Retail trade3.3%
US avg: 10%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$279,700
+40%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $133,100 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,153
+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $699 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
53.3%
−5.8 ptssince 2000
from 59.1% in 2000
46.7% rent
Persons per household
2.68 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.69 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
4.8
−5%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.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic58%(277,704)
Black10.1%(48,380)
Hispanic / Latino23.6%(112,962)
Asian4.7%(22,411)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic40.4%(259,561)
Black12.3%(79,129)
Hispanic / Latino33.3%(213,828)
Asian7%(44,995)
Other5.7%(36,552)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican24.9%(160,391)
Central American3.4%(22,029)
Salvadoran1.8%(11,919)
Cuban1.4%(8,921)
Puerto Rican1.1%(7,064)
South American0.9%(5,885)
Guatemalan0.9%(5,787)
Spaniard0.4%(2,501)
Honduran0.3%(1,847)
Colombian0.3%(1,710)
Nicaraguan0.2%(1,441)
Argentine0.2%(1,382)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.2%(1,056)
Peruvian0.1%(888)
Ecuadorian0.1%(740)
Costa Rican0.1%(507)
Panamanian0.1%(342)
Venezuelan0.1%(333)
Bolivian0.1%(328)
Chilean0%(267)
Uruguayan0%(226)
Asian origin
Filipino3.5%(22,781)
Chinese0.9%(5,752)
Korean0.4%(2,731)
Japanese0.4%(2,689)
Vietnamese0.4%(2,448)
Asian Indian0.4%(2,308)
Thai0.2%(1,043)
Pakistani0.1%(453)
Laotian0.1%(423)
Taiwanese0%(316)
Cambodian0%(241)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Malaysian0%(60)
Okinawan0%(49)
Mongolian0%(46)
Burmese0%(36)
Hmong0%(16)
Nepalese0%(15)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.7%(4,357)
Samoan0.4%(2,459)
Chamorro0.3%(1,655)
Fijian0%(67)
Tongan0%(36)
Ancestry
German8.7%(56,126)
Irish7.6%(49,164)
English5.9%(38,197)
Italian5.3%(34,453)
American3.3%(20,963)
Polish2%(13,161)
French1.7%(10,905)
Scottish1.3%(8,412)
Russian1%(6,154)
Swedish0.9%(5,951)
Norwegian0.9%(5,529)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.7%(4,784)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(3,800)
British0.5%(3,536)
Portuguese0.5%(3,026)
Welsh0.5%(2,941)
Greek0.4%(2,828)
Danish0.4%(2,809)
Hungarian0.4%(2,769)
West Indian0.4%(2,585)
Armenian0.4%(2,267)
Iranian0.3%(2,192)
French Canadian0.3%(1,965)
Romanian0.3%(1,763)
Canadian0.2%(1,602)
Czech0.2%(1,322)
Lebanese0.2%(1,284)
Swiss0.2%(1,261)
Austrian0.2%(1,229)
Israeli0.2%(1,198)
Brazilian0.2%(1,092)
Ukrainian0.2%(1,086)
Finnish0.1%(902)
Croatian0.1%(861)
Jamaican0.1%(820)
Serbian0.1%(755)
Lithuanian0.1%(741)
Bulgarian0.1%(646)
Slovak0.1%(575)
Ethiopian0.1%(497)
Haitian0.1%(490)
Belgian0.1%(385)
Moroccan0.1%(363)
Turkish0%(299)
Australian0%(297)
Egyptian0%(289)
Arab0%(272)
Nigerian0%(220)
Slovene0%(218)
Syrian0%(174)
Macedonian0%(165)
Iraqi0%(158)
Jordanian0%(130)
Kenyan0%(104)
Latvian0%(93)
Guyanese0%(71)
Barbadian0%(42)
Ghanaian0%(29)
Somali0%(12)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
25.2%
+7.0 ptssince 2000
from 18.2% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
85.3%
+6.8 ptssince 2000
from 78.5% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
8.9%
+2.4 ptssince 2000
from 6.5% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.7 min
+65%since 2000
from 15.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
76.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 77.8% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
9.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.9%
−4.3 ptssince 2011
from 11.2% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
63.0%
−3.3 ptssince 2011
from 66.3% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.8%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
30.6%
+3.6 ptssince 2009
from 26.9% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.9%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
Female
50.1%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
Foreign born
20.6%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 21.7% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
12.5%
−10.9 ptssince 2013
from 23.4% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
92.9%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
82.3%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
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
12.5%
−10.9 ptssince 2013
from 23.4% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
50.7%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
10.3%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
16.3%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
21.3%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
2.7%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
61.4%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
35.9%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.2%(9,023)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)23.6%(9,603)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era31.7%(12,896)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War6.7%(2,729)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II2.5%(1,005)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 40,656 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 641,903 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Las Vegas, Nevada earns about $58,377 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 $279,700, and the typical rent is about $1,153 a month.

How educated are people in Las Vegas, Nevada?

About 25.2% 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 14.9% 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 383,608 residents, a change of about 149 percent over that period.

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