Las Vegas is home to 30,999 people. At a median age of 48.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 5 people per square mile. 24.0% of people across the metro live below the federal poverty line. The foreign-born share is 2%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $179,680.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,997, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Las Vegas
What changed most since 1990
Median age31.2 → 48.3(+17.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Hispanic share80.7% → 75.0%(−5.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Poverty rate31.0% → 24.0%(−7.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Among the 17 metro and micro areas based in New Mexico
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)17.9%(353)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.1%(416)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.1%(790)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.5%(167)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,972 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
Las Vegas, decade by decade
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
30,007
$41,257
$111,188
15.9%
39.6
2000
35,306
$47,781
$147,646
20.3%
43.6
2010
34,274
$47,482
$160,445
22.2%
45.3
2020
31,390
$38,700
$162,126
21.4%
48.2
2024
30,999
$49,997
$179,680
27.5%
50.0
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.
