North Las Vegas, Nevada Population 2019

North Las Vegas Demographics

According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of North Las Vegas was:

  • White: 53.75%
  • Black or African American: 20.23%
  • Other race: 13.05%
  • Asian: 6.30%
  • Two or more races: 5.39%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.72%
  • Native American: 0.57%
Year Population Growth Annual Growth Rate
2017242,9754,4801.88%
2016238,4954,4331.89%
2015234,0624,0431.76%
2014230,0193,6641.62%
2013226,3553,6921.66%
2012222,6633,8421.76%
2011218,8211,9320.89%
2010216,889101,4016.51%
2000115,48867,7819.24%
199047,7074,9681.11%
198042,739-2,803-0.63%
197045,54227,1209.47%
196018,42214,54716.87%
19503,8752,97515.72%
19409000.00%

North Las Vegas Population in 2018Source: By Meridethmyers [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons

Population by Race

Race Population
White125,973
Black or African American47,424
Some Other Race30,582
Asian14,767
Two or More Races12,632
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander1,677
American Indian and Alaska Native1,334

North Las Vegas Population by Race

North Las Vegas Population Pyramid 2019

North Las Vegas Median Age

32.2


Total

31


Male

33.3


Female

North Las Vegas Adults

There are 166,097 adults, (22,651 of whom are seniors) in North Las Vegas.

North Las Vegas Age Dependency

63.4

Age Dependency Ratio

15.8

Old Age Dependency Ratio

47.6

Child Dependency Ratio

North Las Vegas Sex Ratio

Female

118,742

50.66%

Male

115,647

49.34%

North Las Vegas Population by Age

North Las Vegas Households and Families

North Las Vegas Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

North Las Vegas Household Types

Type Owner Renter
Married66.6%33.4%
All55.7%44.3%
Non Family49.1%50.9%
Male44.6%55.4%
Female39.8%60.2%

55.7%

Rate of Home Ownership

North Las Vegas Households and Families

Type Count Average Size Owned
All70,1213.3155.7
Married34,4123.966.6
Non Family17,7831.3549.1
Female12,5784.1739.8
Male5,3484.0444.6

3.83

Average Family Size

3.31

Average Household Size

7%

Unmarried (Opposite Sex)

0.4%

Unmarried (Same Sex)

North Las Vegas Households by Type

North Las Vegas Education

Education Attained Count Percentage
Less Than 9th Grade12,1458.55%
9th to 12th Grade16,16311.38%
High School Graduate43,86330.88%
Some College35,04424.67%
Associates Degree11,6498.20%
Bachelors Degree16,01611.27%
Graduate Degree7,1805.05%

North Las Vegas Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

North Las Vegas Educational Attainment by Race

Name Total High School Bachelors
Hispanic48,65228,7832,907
White47,77044,27010,883
Black29,02625,5374,527
Other Race15,6068,526627
Asian11,51810,5993,911
Multiple Races5,0194,319995
Islander1,12193679
Native American856759130

The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 92.67%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 33.96%.

North Las Vegas Educational Attainment by Race

Name Average Male Female
Overall$32,451$36,579$29,831
Less Than High School$25,707$28,368$22,495
High School Grad$30,603$34,176$25,189
Some College$35,540$40,898$30,829
Bachelors Degree$43,378$49,524$40,313
Graduate Degree$61,104$64,650$55,601

$32,451

Average Earnings

$36,579

Average Male

$29,831

Average Female

North Las Vegas Earnings by Educational Attainment

North Las Vegas Language

North Las Vegas Language by Age

North Las Vegas Language

60.27% of North Las Vegas residents speak only English, while 39.73% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 33.58% of the population.

North Las Vegas Language

North Las Vegas Poverty

North Las Vegas Poverty by Race

Name Total In Poverty Poverty Rate
Hispanic95,06816,97517.86%
Black46,72810,58722.66%
Other30,2376,50121.50%
White64,1674,6357.22%
Multiple12,4281,77114.25%
Asian14,7111,0016.80%
Islander1,64044527.13%
Native1,24124219.50%

15.08%

Overall Poverty Rate

13.41%

Male Poverty Rate

16.72%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in North Las Vegas

The race most likely to be in poverty in North Las Vegas is Islander, with 27.13% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in North Las Vegas is Asian, with 6.80% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.66%. Among those working part-time, it was 17.12%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 21.11%.

North Las Vegas Poverty

Name Poverty
Less Than High School20.51%
High School12.90%
Some College7.90%
Bachelors or Greater6.44%

North Las Vegas Poverty Rate by Education

Name Poverty
Female Unemployed31.81%
Male Unemployed26.19%
Female Employed7.93%
Male Employed6.39%

North Las Vegas Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

North Las Vegas Income

North Las Vegas Income by Household Type

Name Median Mean
Households$55,828$66,585
Families$59,383$70,740
Married Families$70,515$81,908
Non Families$38,588$46,777

Income by Household Type

North Las Vegas Marital Status

North Las Vegas Marital Status

Marriage Rates

44.9%

Overall Marriage Rate

46.7%

Male Marriage Rate

43.2%

Female Marriage Rate

North Las Vegas Married by Age and Sex

North Las Vegas Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.

North Las Vegas Marital Status by Race

North Las Vegas Marital Status

North Las Vegas Veterans

16,731

Number of Veterans

14,331

Male Veterans

2,400

Female Veterans

War Veterans
Second Gulf War5,846
First Gulf War5,345
Vietnam4,929
Korea585
World War II323

North Las Vegas Veterans by War

Age Group Veterans
35 to 545,452
65 to 743,288
18 to 343,208
55 to 642,976
75+1,807

North Las Vegas Veterans by Age

North Las Vegas Veterans by Race

Name Veterans % of Total
White10,73911.94%
Black3,56010.48%
Hispanic2,3773.97%
Asian1,0098.11%
2 or More71311.34%
Other4442.31%
Hawaiian15511.86%
Indian11112.03%

North Las Vegas Veterans by Race

North Las Vegas Veterans by Education

5.72%

Veteran Poverty Rate

23.45%

Veteran Disability Rate

North Las Vegas Veterans by Education

North Las Vegas Employment Status

65.4%

Labor Force Participation

58.5%

Employment Rate

8.9%

Unemployment Rate

North Las Vegas Employment by Age

North Las Vegas Employment by Race

North Las Vegas Employment by Education

North Las Vegas Place of Birth

Origin of Non Citizens

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

29.32%

Born in Nevada

78.55%

Native Born

21.45%

Foreign Born

12.36%

Non Citizen

Place of Birth

78.55% of North Las Vegas residents were born in the United States, with 29.32% having been born in Nevada. 12.36% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

North Las Vegas Place of Birth

  1. US Census City/Town Population estimates - Most recent state estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  2. 2017 Annual Estimates of the Resident Population (PEPANNRES)
  3. 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (S0101 - Age and Sex)
  4. 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (S1101 - Households and Families)
  5. 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03 - Selected Economic Characteristics)
  6. 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP04 - Selected Housing Characteristics)
  7. 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (B02001 - Race)

Sources

Prescott
Cleveland
Chandler
Sedona
Alexandria

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