North Las Vegas is a large city located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 284,771 people and 60 associated neighborhoods, North Las Vegas is the fourth largest community in Nevada. North Las Vegas has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in North Las Vegas, where the median household income is $76,772.00.
Also of interest is that North Las Vegas has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in North Las Vegas telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.41% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The percentage of adults in North Las Vegas who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.22% of the adults in North Las Vegas have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in North Las Vegas in 2022 was $30,954, which is lower middle income relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $123,816 for a family of four. However, North Las Vegas contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
North Las Vegas is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call North Las Vegas home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in North Las Vegas, accounting for 41.30% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of North Las Vegas residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in North Las Vegas include German, English, Irish, Italian, and African.
North Las Vegas also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.56%.
The most common language spoken in North Las Vegas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.