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Las Vegas Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 1,375,765
Land Area (2000): 20,487.674 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 467.027 square kilometers

Las Vegas Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
2003	1,569,549	2005	1,707,257	2006	1,767,730
2004	1,642,396			2007	1,834,533

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	2,688,740	97.72%
Rural, Farm	63	0.00%
Rural, Non-farm	62,748	2.28%

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Las Vegas Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	407,763	387,881	19,882	4.88%	49
1991	437,632	409,425	28,207	6.45%	64
1992	458,585	426,768	31,817	6.94%	69
1993	487,783	454,787	32,995	6.76%	68
1994	529,400	497,081	32,319	6.10%	61
1995	558,171	527,087	31,084	5.57%	56
1996	593,035	562,981	30,055	5.07%	51
1997	630,335	602,494	27,840	4.42%	44
1998	666,405	637,980	28,426	4.27%	43
1999	705,744	675,963	29,781	4.22%	42
2000	727,521	693,933	33,588	4.62%	46
2001	759,562	717,631	41,931	5.52%	55
2002	783,659	737,301	46,358	5.92%	59
2003	806,061	762,771	43,291	5.37%	54
2004	834,523	796,165	38,358	4.60%	46
2005	871,661	835,297	36,364	4.17%	42
2006	917,325	878,962	38,363	4.18%	42
2007	953,644	907,717	45,927	4.82%	48
2008	993,712	932,005	61,707	6.21%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	389,132	370,972	18,160	4.67%	47
Feb 1990	392,675	375,865	16,810	4.28%	43
Mar 1990	395,929	379,163	16,766	4.23%	42
Apr 1990	396,936	378,577	18,359	4.63%	46
May 1990	400,949	383,078	17,871	4.46%	45
Jun 1990	406,914	386,900	20,014	4.92%	49
Jul 1990	412,995	391,835	21,160	5.12%	51
Aug 1990	414,128	393,452	20,676	4.99%	50
Sep 1990	417,163	395,094	22,069	5.29%	53
Oct 1990	420,446	399,144	21,302	5.07%	51
Nov 1990	422,697	400,522	22,175	5.25%	52
Dec 1990	423,189	399,968	23,221	5.49%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	425,249	398,502	26,747	6.29%	63
Feb 1991	430,009	402,812	27,197	6.32%	63
Mar 1991	430,751	403,907	26,844	6.23%	62
Apr 1991	432,248	405,786	26,462	6.12%	61
May 1991	433,104	407,075	26,029	6.01%	60
Jun 1991	440,317	410,578	29,739	6.75%	68
Jul 1991	442,081	412,124	29,957	6.78%	68
Aug 1991	439,677	411,390	28,287	6.43%	64
Sep 1991	443,318	413,915	29,403	6.63%	66
Oct 1991	444,604	415,908	28,696	6.45%	65
Nov 1991	444,498	415,779	28,719	6.46%	65
Dec 1991	445,726	415,322	30,404	6.82%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	446,859	413,285	33,574	7.51%	75
Feb 1992	450,798	417,658	33,140	7.35%	74
Mar 1992	451,249	419,706	31,543	6.99%	70
Apr 1992	452,979	422,116	30,863	6.81%	68
May 1992	456,025	425,561	30,464	6.68%	67
Jun 1992	458,646	424,506	34,140	7.44%	74
Jul 1992	463,240	429,421	33,819	7.30%	73
Aug 1992	461,275	429,774	31,501	6.83%	68
Sep 1992	463,273	431,457	31,816	6.87%	69
Oct 1992	462,948	433,099	29,849	6.45%	64
Nov 1992	468,027	437,629	30,398	6.49%	65
Dec 1992	467,696	437,002	30,694	6.56%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	468,743	436,715	32,028	6.83%	68
Feb 1993	473,572	441,695	31,877	6.73%	67
Mar 1993	475,275	443,407	31,868	6.71%	67
Apr 1993	477,570	444,673	32,897	6.89%	69
May 1993	482,287	449,880	32,407	6.72%	67
Jun 1993	490,248	454,507	35,741	7.29%	73
Jul 1993	491,081	455,715	35,366	7.20%	72
Aug 1993	492,341	458,680	33,661	6.84%	68
Sep 1993	491,902	457,790	34,112	6.93%	69
Oct 1993	499,047	466,275	32,772	6.57%	66
Nov 1993	503,527	471,732	31,795	6.31%	63
Dec 1993	507,799	476,379	31,420	6.19%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	514,956	480,183	34,773	6.75%	68
Feb 1994	519,546	486,833	32,713	6.30%	63
Mar 1994	519,636	487,708	31,928	6.14%	61
Apr 1994	521,736	489,437	32,299	6.19%	62
May 1994	524,623	494,318	30,305	5.78%	58
Jun 1994	526,699	492,818	33,881	6.43%	64
Jul 1994	530,857	496,797	34,060	6.42%	64
Aug 1994	535,680	502,221	33,459	6.25%	62
Sep 1994	536,303	503,147	33,156	6.18%	62
Oct 1994	539,750	507,673	32,077	5.94%	59
Nov 1994	541,398	511,180	30,218	5.58%	56
Dec 1994	541,615	512,652	28,963	5.35%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	541,865	509,996	31,869	5.88%	59
Feb 1995	546,850	516,309	30,541	5.58%	56
Mar 1995	549,763	519,581	30,182	5.49%	55
Apr 1995	552,236	520,902	31,334	5.67%	57
May 1995	552,494	523,298	29,196	5.28%	53
Jun 1995	556,870	524,438	32,432	5.82%	58
Jul 1995	562,496	528,082	34,414	6.12%	61
Aug 1995	560,646	528,931	31,715	5.66%	57
Sep 1995	564,544	532,328	32,216	5.71%	57
Oct 1995	568,804	538,512	30,292	5.33%	53
Nov 1995	571,823	542,238	29,585	5.17%	52
Dec 1995	569,664	540,431	29,233	5.13%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	571,775	539,150	32,625	5.71%	57
Feb 1996	578,838	549,902	28,936	5.00%	50
Mar 1996	579,761	552,841	26,920	4.64%	46
Apr 1996	581,582	554,145	27,437	4.72%	47
May 1996	587,859	557,162	30,697	5.22%	52
Jun 1996	590,663	559,020	31,643	5.36%	54
Jul 1996	597,791	563,553	34,238	5.73%	57
Aug 1996	597,756	566,582	31,174	5.22%	52
Sep 1996	602,206	571,136	31,070	5.16%	52
Oct 1996	605,715	576,482	29,233	4.83%	48
Nov 1996	610,796	582,490	28,306	4.63%	46
Dec 1996	611,683	583,307	28,376	4.64%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	612,497	583,578	28,919	4.72%	47
Feb 1997	618,726	590,554	28,172	4.55%	46
Mar 1997	622,283	593,777	28,506	4.58%	46
Apr 1997	621,129	594,165	26,964	4.34%	43
May 1997	624,917	598,554	26,363	4.22%	42
Jun 1997	629,644	600,203	29,441	4.68%	47
Jul 1997	633,428	604,225	29,203	4.61%	46
Aug 1997	634,379	606,606	27,773	4.38%	44
Sep 1997	636,926	608,318	28,608	4.49%	45
Oct 1997	640,188	613,312	26,876	4.20%	42
Nov 1997	644,279	618,095	26,184	4.06%	41
Dec 1997	645,618	618,546	27,072	4.19%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	647,304	616,397	30,907	4.77%	48
Feb 1998	653,766	625,091	28,675	4.39%	44
Mar 1998	654,803	625,332	29,471	4.50%	45
Apr 1998	656,185	628,979	27,206	4.15%	41
May 1998	659,749	633,580	26,169	3.97%	40
Jun 1998	665,799	635,461	30,338	4.56%	46
Jul 1998	668,909	637,832	31,077	4.65%	46
Aug 1998	669,070	639,918	29,152	4.36%	44
Sep 1998	674,078	644,722	29,356	4.35%	44
Oct 1998	679,601	651,920	27,681	4.07%	41
Nov 1998	682,973	657,166	25,807	3.78%	38
Dec 1998	684,628	659,360	25,268	3.69%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	688,949	660,655	28,294	4.11%	41
Feb 1999	693,090	667,015	26,075	3.76%	38
Mar 1999	694,259	667,962	26,297	3.79%	38
Apr 1999	697,063	668,927	28,136	4.04%	40
May 1999	700,577	673,055	27,522	3.93%	39
Jun 1999	704,864	672,327	32,537	4.62%	46
Jul 1999	706,748	673,215	33,533	4.74%	47
Aug 1999	707,737	676,219	31,518	4.45%	45
Sep 1999	711,796	679,175	32,621	4.58%	46
Oct 1999	717,985	686,803	31,182	4.34%	43
Nov 1999	721,817	692,029	29,788	4.13%	41
Dec 1999	724,046	694,178	29,868	4.13%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	718,795	685,334	33,461	4.66%	47
Feb 2000	720,171	688,051	32,120	4.46%	45
Mar 2000	723,032	690,988	32,044	4.43%	44
Apr 2000	720,738	689,943	30,795	4.27%	43
May 2000	721,238	690,749	30,489	4.23%	42
Jun 2000	724,107	690,392	33,715	4.66%	47
Jul 2000	722,182	686,967	35,215	4.88%	49
Aug 2000	723,986	688,382	35,604	4.92%	49
Sep 2000	733,660	698,651	35,009	4.77%	48
Oct 2000	735,431	700,942	34,489	4.69%	47
Nov 2000	742,644	707,853	34,791	4.68%	47
Dec 2000	744,263	708,945	35,318	4.75%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	754,935	713,906	41,029	5.43%	54
Feb 2001	756,816	718,372	38,444	5.08%	51
Mar 2001	756,787	717,632	39,155	5.17%	52
Apr 2001	759,014	719,371	39,643	5.22%	52
May 2001	754,228	718,103	36,125	4.79%	48
Jun 2001	757,908	717,488	40,420	5.33%	53
Jul 2001	762,321	720,783	41,538	5.45%	54
Aug 2001	753,378	710,174	43,204	5.73%	57
Sep 2001	762,398	719,066	43,332	5.68%	57
Oct 2001	764,029	717,254	46,775	6.12%	61
Nov 2001	764,630	718,143	46,487	6.08%	61
Dec 2001	768,299	721,280	47,019	6.12%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	769,110	717,354	51,756	6.73%	67
Feb 2002	783,725	735,363	48,362	6.17%	62
Mar 2002	783,576	736,189	47,387	6.05%	60
Apr 2002	779,275	731,751	47,524	6.10%	61
May 2002	782,057	738,415	43,642	5.58%	56
Jun 2002	781,797	734,117	47,680	6.10%	61
Jul 2002	780,109	731,956	48,153	6.17%	62
Aug 2002	787,954	742,685	45,269	5.75%	57
Sep 2002	788,198	744,138	44,060	5.59%	56
Oct 2002	791,659	748,571	43,088	5.44%	54
Nov 2002	786,593	742,386	44,207	5.62%	56
Dec 2002	789,849	744,686	45,163	5.72%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	796,974	750,117	46,857	5.88%	59
Feb 2003	803,329	758,568	44,761	5.57%	56
Mar 2003	801,017	757,356	43,661	5.45%	55
Apr 2003	801,307	758,188	43,119	5.38%	54
May 2003	800,264	759,612	40,652	5.08%	51
Jun 2003	804,079	757,592	46,487	5.78%	58
Jul 2003	803,633	757,884	45,749	5.69%	57
Aug 2003	805,648	762,136	43,512	5.40%	54
Sep 2003	809,901	766,470	43,431	5.36%	54
Oct 2003	813,432	772,230	41,202	5.07%	51
Nov 2003	816,898	775,865	41,033	5.02%	50
Dec 2003	816,255	777,231	39,024	4.78%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	824,771	780,829	43,942	5.33%	53
Feb 2004	826,449	786,359	40,090	4.85%	49
Mar 2004	824,172	783,769	40,403	4.90%	49
Apr 2004	827,248	788,293	38,955	4.71%	47
May 2004	826,294	790,230	36,064	4.36%	44
Jun 2004	830,578	790,632	39,946	4.81%	48
Jul 2004	836,142	796,381	39,761	4.76%	48
Aug 2004	835,561	798,756	36,805	4.40%	44
Sep 2004	840,633	803,123	37,510	4.46%	45
Oct 2004	847,021	810,838	36,183	4.27%	43
Nov 2004	848,309	812,651	35,658	4.20%	42
Dec 2004	847,094	812,120	34,974	4.13%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	851,107	813,891	37,216	4.37%	44
Feb 2005	857,951	820,771	37,180	4.33%	43
Mar 2005	857,030	820,674	36,356	4.24%	42
Apr 2005	865,485	829,403	36,082	4.17%	42
May 2005	866,374	832,259	34,115	3.94%	39
Jun 2005	869,100	831,491	37,609	4.33%	43
Jul 2005	873,597	834,775	38,822	4.44%	44
Aug 2005	874,483	838,786	35,697	4.08%	41
Sep 2005	880,277	842,678	37,599	4.27%	43
Oct 2005	886,302	850,744	35,558	4.01%	40
Nov 2005	888,618	852,633	35,985	4.05%	40
Dec 2005	889,605	855,457	34,148	3.84%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	893,929	856,479	37,450	4.19%	42
Feb 2006	902,318	864,792	37,526	4.16%	42
Mar 2006	902,704	867,414	35,290	3.91%	39
Apr 2006	907,694	870,621	37,073	4.08%	41
May 2006	910,708	875,533	35,175	3.86%	39
Jun 2006	915,442	875,635	39,807	4.35%	43
Jul 2006	920,774	878,482	42,292	4.59%	46
Aug 2006	921,423	882,207	39,216	4.26%	43
Sep 2006	926,349	886,618	39,731	4.29%	43
Oct 2006	933,321	895,340	37,981	4.07%	41
Nov 2006	936,080	896,807	39,273	4.20%	42
Dec 2006	937,158	897,612	39,546	4.22%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	941,636	897,466	44,170	4.69%	47
Feb 2007	944,998	903,903	41,095	4.35%	43
Mar 2007	945,874	905,415	40,459	4.28%	43
Apr 2007	946,144	904,376	41,768	4.41%	44
May 2007	947,775	907,519	40,256	4.25%	42
Jun 2007	952,544	907,239	45,305	4.76%	48
Jul 2007	954,704	905,544	49,160	5.15%	51
Aug 2007	950,865	903,548	47,317	4.98%	50
Sep 2007	958,147	909,451	48,696	5.08%	51
Oct 2007	960,719	912,281	48,438	5.04%	50
Nov 2007	969,155	918,958	50,197	5.18%	52
Dec 2007	971,170	916,906	54,264	5.59%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	979,519	923,907	55,612	5.68%	57
Feb 2008	983,994	930,493	53,501	5.44%	54
Mar 2008	987,641	932,184	55,457	5.62%	56
Apr 2008	990,099	935,655	54,444	5.50%	55
May 2008	993,605	935,492	58,113	5.85%	58
Jun 2008	997,267	932,649	64,618	6.48%	65
Jul 2008	1,001,667	933,230	68,437	6.83%	68
Aug 2008	1,003,137	932,190	70,947	7.07%	71
Sep 2008	1,006,476	932,242	74,234	7.38%	74
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Las Vegas Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Accommodation and Food Services	110,842	15.78%
2.	Construction	109,106	15.53%
3.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	90,590	12.89%
4.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	39,028	5.55%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	30,452	4.33%
6.	Public Administration	25,256	3.59%
7.	Educational Services	19,648	2.80%
8.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	19,394	2.76%
9.	Other Transportation	18,998	2.70%
10.	Health Care	18,388	2.62%
11.	Finance and Insurance	17,122	2.44%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	14,926	2.12%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	13,674	1.95%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	12,814	1.82%
15.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	9,872	1.41%
16.	Utilities	7,714	1.10%
17.	Air Transportation	7,622	1.08%
18.	Truck Transportation	7,308	1.04%
19.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	6,596	0.94%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	6,344	0.90%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Accommodation and Food Services	102,496	17.92%
2.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	79,264	13.86%
3.	Health Care	54,522	9.53%
4.	Educational Services	44,006	7.69%
5.	Finance and Insurance	33,194	5.80%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	26,852	4.69%
7.	Public Administration	21,260	3.72%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	20,800	3.64%
9.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	17,552	3.07%
10.	Construction	15,124	2.64%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	14,348	2.51%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	13,316	2.33%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	13,102	2.29%
14.	Social Assistance	11,754	2.05%
15.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	7,966	1.39%
16.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	6,224	1.09%
17.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	6,170	1.08%
18.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	5,214	0.91%
19.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	5,078	0.89%
20.	Air Transportation	4,906	0.86%

Las Vegas Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	37,508	5.34%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	37,200	5.29%
3.	Other Management Occupations	31,202	4.44%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	27,936	3.98%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	27,500	3.91%
6.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	25,568	3.64%
7.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	24,006	3.42%
8.	Other Construction Trades	23,188	3.30%
9.	Other Protective Service Workers	20,706	2.95%
10.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	20,590	2.93%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	18,964	2.70%
12.	Construction Laborers	18,166	2.59%
13.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	18,078	2.57%
14.	Carpenters	15,968	2.27%
15.	Vehicle Mechanics	15,916	2.27%
16.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	15,394	2.19%
17.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	15,322	2.18%
18.	Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses	14,032	2.00%
19.	Top Executives	13,674	1.95%
20.	Other Production Occupations	13,514	1.92%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Cashiers	34,284	5.99%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	34,082	5.96%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	32,034	5.60%
4.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	31,576	5.52%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	31,168	5.45%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	25,310	4.42%
7.	Secretaries and Admins	24,684	4.31%
8.	Waiters and Waitresses	21,426	3.75%
9.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	20,652	3.61%
10.	Other Management Occupations	20,082	3.51%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	19,390	3.39%
12.	Customer Service Representatives	17,698	3.09%
13.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	13,422	2.35%
14.	Registered Nurses	13,332	2.33%
15.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	12,244	2.14%
16.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	12,114	2.12%
17.	Business Operations Specialists	11,520	2.01%
18.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	11,094	1.94%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	10,632	1.86%
20.	Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses	10,102	1.77%

Las Vegas Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	1,281,185	60.54%
15-35 hours	199,524	9.43%
1-14 hours	36,306	1.72%
No regular hours	599,241	28.32%

Las Vegas Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	71,056	5.76%
5 AM-5:29 AM	53,280	4.32%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	66,054	5.35%
6 AM-6:29 AM	114,204	9.26%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	109,026	8.84%
7 AM-7:29 AM	156,227	12.66%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	137,890	11.18%
8 AM-8:29 AM	101,050	8.19%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	50,496	4.09%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	67,514	5.47%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	34,698	2.81%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	22,670	1.84%
Noon-3:59 PM	119,966	9.72%
4 PM-11:59 PM	129,598	10.50%

Las Vegas Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	20,755	1.68%
5-9	94,694	7.68%
10-14	158,390	12.84%
15-19	215,722	17.49%
20-24	259,104	21.00%
25-29	99,798	8.09%
30-34	216,104	17.52%
35-39	27,252	2.21%
40-44	29,940	2.43%
45-59	51,640	4.19%
60-89	32,690	2.65%
At least 90	27,640	2.24%

Las Vegas Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	13,224	1.07%	835,239	67.70%
30-44	13,268	1.08%	260,028	21.08%
45-59	7,196	0.58%	44,444	3.60%
At least 60	22,230	1.80%	38,100	3.09%

Las Vegas Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	5,830	0.46%
Car / truck / van, carpool	185,460	14.69%
Car / truck / van, solo	942,083	74.62%
Motorcycle	4,312	0.34%
Other	10,736	0.85%
Public transportation	55,918	4.43%
Walked	29,390	2.33%
Worked at home	28,754	2.28%

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Las Vegas Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 1,025,428 (2,712,746 people)
: 684,810 (2,169,920 people)
: 230,060
: 877,416
Las Vegas Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	72,634	7.08%
$10,000-$14,999	52,080	5.08%
$15,000-$19,999	57,864	5.64%
$20,000-$24,999	69,506	6.78%
$25,000-$29,999	65,112	6.35%
$30,000-$34,999	69,316	6.76%
$35,000-$39,999	65,256	6.36%
$40,000-$44,999	65,014	6.34%
$45,000-$49,999	55,704	5.43%
$50,000-$59,999	103,056	10.05%
$60,000-$74,999	117,681	11.48%
$75,000-$99,999	114,310	11.15%
$100,000-$124,999	53,414	5.21%
$125,000-$149,999	23,692	2.31%
$150,000-$199,999	19,168	1.87%
$200,000 or more	21,632	2.11%

Las Vegas Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	125,473	24.49%
Family, 2 people	137,417	26.83%
Nonfamily, 2 people	37,772	7.37%
Family, 3 people	76,645	14.96%
Nonfamily, 3 people	6,278	1.23%
Family, 4 people	63,392	12.38%
Nonfamily, 4 people	2,012	0.39%
Family, 5 people	34,262	6.69%
Nonfamily, 5 people	652	0.13%
Family, 6 people	15,459	3.02%
Nonfamily, 6 people	234	0.05%
Family, 7 or more people	12,518	2.44%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	139	0.03%

Las Vegas Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	860,649	32.14%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	286,575	10.70%
Public Assistance	24,208	0.90%
Retirement	178,088	6.65%
Self Employment	86,346	3.22%
Social Security	237,990	8.89%
Supplemental Security	31,408	1.17%
Wage / Salary	841,843	31.43%
Other	131,046	4.89%

Las Vegas Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	278,444	54.69%
With children under 18	230,652	45.31%

Las Vegas Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	137,343	12.65%
Married	595,276	54.81%
Never Married	327,010	30.11%
Widowed	26,490	2.44%

Las Vegas Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	158,266	14.89%
Married	584,773	55.01%
Never Married	229,642	21.60%
Widowed	90,256	8.49%

Las Vegas Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Las Vegas Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Las Vegas Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	142,956	6.97%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	313,896	15.31%
High school diploma or equivalent	618,014	30.13%
Some college, no degree	541,318	26.39%
Associate degree	112,268	5.47%
Bachelors degree	215,822	10.52%
Graduate or professional degree	106,612	5.20%

Las Vegas Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	20,854	1.52%	16,170	1.18%	37,024	2.69%
Kindergarten	37,890	2.75%	3,632	0.26%	41,522	3.02%
Grades 1-4	154,886	11.26%	7,900	0.57%	162,786	11.83%
Grades 5-8	145,701	10.59%	7,636	0.56%	153,337	11.15%
Grades 9-12	129,370	9.40%	6,910	0.50%	136,280	9.91%
Undergrad college	93,288	6.78%	13,874	1.01%	107,162	7.79%
Graduate or professional school	16,268	1.18%	5,484	0.40%	21,752	1.58%
Total	598,257	43.49%	61,606	4.48%	659,863	47.96%

Las Vegas Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Las Vegas Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Las Vegas Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	5,502	3,997
2004	5,683	4,040

Las Vegas Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Las Vegas Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Las Vegas Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	2,418,461	89.24%
Below Poverty Level	291,710	10.76%

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Las Vegas Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 8,266
Las Vegas Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
2003	3.581	0.426	0.110	2.829	6.945	10.444	23.648	11.514	45.606
2004	3.800	0.447	0.093	2.596	6.935	10.920	22.579	12.002	45.501
2005	3.837	0.424	0.103	2.386	6.749	10.721	21.316	14.093	46.131
2006	4.631	0.478	0.102	3.560	8.772	11.018	20.280	13.550	44.847
2007	4.950	0.463	0.086	3.371	8.870	10.784	19.540	10.976	41.300

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Las Vegas Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Las Vegas Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	207,568	15.09%
10-19 Years	177,768	12.92%
20-29 Years	202,121	14.69%
30-39 Years	229,663	16.69%
40-49 Years	196,926	14.31%
50-59 Years	156,696	11.39%
60-69 Years	107,247	7.80%
70-79 Years	70,786	5.15%
80-89 Years	23,939	1.74%
90+ Years	3,051	0.22%

Las Vegas Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	699,728	50.86%
Female	676,037	49.14%

Las Vegas Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	828,669	60.23%
Hispanic/Latino	302,143	21.96%
African-American	121,401	8.82%
Asian	71,226	5.18%
Multiracial	36,682	2.67%
Amerindian	7,761	0.56%
Pacific Islander	5,864	0.43%
Other Race	2,019	0.15%

Las Vegas Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	346,360	18.99%
2.	Irish	272,452	14.94%
3.	English	237,978	13.05%
4.	Italian	186,502	10.22%
5.	United States Or American	126,787	6.95%
6.	French Non-Basque	78,370	4.30%
7.	Polish	72,300	3.96%
8.	Scottish	43,888	2.41%
9.	Swedish	42,808	2.35%
10.	Norwegian	42,666	2.34%

Las Vegas Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	1,884,891	74.07%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	461,902	18.15%
3.	Tagalog	47,382	1.86%
4.	Chinese	18,766	0.74%
5.	German	13,838	0.54%
6.	Korean	11,630	0.46%
7.	French	11,556	0.45%
8.	Italian	9,354	0.37%
9.	Japanese	9,010	0.35%
10.	Other Pacific Island	6,838	0.27%

Las Vegas Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	2,256,049	81.99%
Naturalized immigrant	180,874	6.57%
Not a citizen	314,628	11.43%

Las Vegas Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Las Vegas Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Las Vegas Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Clark County

Las Vegas Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Blue Diamond	Las Vegas	Sandy Valley
Boulder City	Laughlin	Searchlight
Bunkerville	Logandale	Spring Valley
Cal Nev Ari	Mesquite	Summerlin South
Clark	Moapa	Sunrise Manor
Enterprise	Mount Charleston	The Lakes
Goodsprings	Nellis Afb	Whitney
Henderson	North Las Vegas	Winchester
Indian Springs	Overton
Jean	Paradise

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Las Vegas (500,571)	Mesquite (9,389)	Mount Charleston (285)
Paradise (186,070)	Clark (9,173)	Blue Diamond (282)
Henderson (175,381)	Nellis Afb (8,896)	Goodsprings (232)
Sunrise Manor (156,120)	Laughlin (7,076)	Jean
Spring Valley (117,390)	Moapa (6,712)	Cal Nev Ari
North Las Vegas (115,488)	Summerlin South (3,735)	The Lakes
Winchester (26,958)	Sandy Valley (1,804)	Logandale
Whitney (18,273)	Indian Springs (1,302)	Overton
Boulder City (14,966)	Bunkerville (1,014)
Enterprise (14,676)	Searchlight (576)