North Las Vegas is a city of 278,595 people in Nevada. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 163,107 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 34.2. There are 2,645 people per square mile. 20% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,542, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 84%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about North Las Vegas
What changed most since 1990
Population47,707 → 278,595(+484%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$138,244 → $404,400(+193%)US over the same years: +67%
Black share37.0% → 20.6%(−16.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
North Las Vegas's population equals 12% of Clark County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 7.6% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 7.9% of the county's.
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)40.7%(7,145)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)36.6%(6,424)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26%(4,563)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.9%(336)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(71)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 17,566 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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Over time
North Las Vegas, decade by decade
North Las Vegas population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
47,707
$57,402
$138,244
4.0%
84.0
2000
115,488
$83,900
$220,238
10.2%
85.5
2010
216,961
$85,244
$340,078
15.4%
88.7
2020
262,527
$73,900
$315,251
17.2%
90.2
2024
278,595
$79,542
$404,400
18.9%
89.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
