COMPARING TWO PLACES
Las Vegas vs San Antonio
PLACE A
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
VS
PLACE B
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
Las Vegas is 14% smaller than San Antonio. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
LAS VEGASSAN ANTONIODIFFERENCE
Total population2,407,2262,813,140−14% vs San Antonio
Population density305385−80
Population growth16.1%19.4%−3.3 pts
Median age38.536.0+2.5
Male50.0%49.7%+0.3 pts
Female50.0%50.3%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born21.9%12.3%+9.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic38.3%32.4%+5.9 pts
Black11.5%6.5%+5.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino31.9%54.7%−22.8 pts
Asian10.5%2.7%+7.7 pts
Other7.9%3.6%+4.2 pts
Median household income$76,472$77,094−$622
Per capita income$39,897$38,363+$1,534
Poverty rate13.0%13.4%−0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4680.456+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%32.3%−4.5 pts
Graduate degree9.5%12.1%−2.6 pts
Unemployment rate7.6%5.5%+2.1 pts
Labor force participation63.9%65.0%−1.1 pts
Median home value$431,000$280,247+$150,753
Median gross rent$1,626$1,371+$255
Owner-occupied57.8%63.4%−5.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.1%8.5%+0.6 pts
Rent-burdened households54.6%49.2%+5.4 pts
Average commute25.126.8−1.7
Worked from home12.2%14.8%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work2.2%1.3%+0.9 pts
Uninsured12.2%15.0%−2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025