MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Las Vegas Micro

Las Vegas, NM · 2 counties · 30,007 residents · 6,648 sq mi

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Las Vegas is home to 30,007 people. The poverty rate is 31.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $46,327. Median household income is $17,190, under the $30,130 national median. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. Median rent is $265 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,007

−15%vs 2000

vs 35,306 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

5 / sq mi

−15%vs 2000

vs 5 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

31.2

−13%vs 2000

vs 35.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6,648 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202431K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(2,348)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.3%(2,787)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(2,473)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.5%(2,561)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(1,749)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(4,992)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(4,297)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(2,911)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.6%(2,266)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(2,067)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(1,223)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(333)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,190

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,230 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,989

−39%vs 2000

vs $13,132 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

31.0%

+6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,327

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,050 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$265

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $419 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.3%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.5% in 2000

26.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic18.6%(6,567)

Black0.5%(190)

Hispanic / Latino78.5%(27,716)

Asian0.4%(132)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic62.9%(18,865)

Black0.6%(176)

Hispanic / Latino80.7%(24,217)

Asian0.6%(190)

Other35.9%(10,776)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican29.1%(9,017)

Spaniard9.7%(3,007)

Puerto Rican0.6%(198)

Central American0.5%(155)

Guatemalan0.4%(135)

Cuban0.2%(48)

South American0.1%(28)

Dominican0.5%(21)

Chilean0.1%(17)

Salvadoran0.1%(14)

Nicaraguan0%(6)

Peruvian0%(6)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0%(3)

Colombian0%(2)

Asian origin

Japanese0.2%(43)

Thai0.1%(20)

Chinese0.1%(16)

Kazakh0%(8)

Pakistani0%(7)

Asian Indian0%(1)

Bangladeshi0%(1)

Ancestry

American5.6%(1,751)

German5.5%(1,716)

English4.1%(1,260)

Irish3.3%(1,034)

French1.5%(461)

Italian1.5%(451)

Norwegian0.9%(276)

Scottish0.6%(197)

Welsh0.5%(143)

Dutch0.5%(138)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(123)

Polish0.4%(116)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

British0.3%(105)

Swedish0.3%(85)

Hungarian0.1%(43)

West Indian0.1%(38)

Arab0.1%(37)

Jamaican0.1%(36)

Russian0.1%(35)

Greek0.7%(30)

Swiss0.1%(22)

Croatian0.5%(20)

French Canadian0.1%(17)

Finnish0.1%(16)

Subsaharan African0.1%(15)

Lebanese0.1%(14)

Austrian0%(12)

Egyptian0.3%(11)

Belgian0%(9)

Portuguese0%(8)

Serbian0%(7)

Slovene0%(7)

Nigerian0%(3)

Armenian0%(1)

Israeli0%(1)

Kenyan0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Spaniard population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.9%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.2%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.8%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.8 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 19.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married42.4%(5,456)

Married42.5%(5,463)

Widowed4.4%(564)

Divorced10.7%(1,383)

Women 15+

Never married34.5%(4,764)

Married41%(5,660)

Widowed10.5%(1,447)

Divorced14.1%(1,945)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.4%

−12.4 ptssince 2013

from 18.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 36.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.7%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

40.2%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 43.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.4%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.1%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 49.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

64.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 64.6% 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)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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