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People QuickFacts |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
552,539 | 2,495,529 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
15.1% | 24.9% |
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Population, 2000 |
478,434 | 1,998,257 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.7% | 7.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
25.9% | 25.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
11.6% | 11.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
49.2% | 49.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
69.9% | 75.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
10.4% | 6.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.8% | 1.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
4.8% | 4.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.4% | 0.4% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
4.1% | 3.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
23.6% | 19.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
35.5% | 37.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
18.9% | 15.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
26.8% | 23.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
78.5% | 80.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
18.2% | 18.2% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
25.4 | 23.3 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
190,724 | 827,457 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
59.1% | 60.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$137,300 | $142,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
176,750 | 751,165 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.66 | 2.62 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$44,069 | $44,581 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$22,060 | $21,989 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
11.9% | 10.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,709,487 | 16,513,814 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
6,458,407 | 26,999,899 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$12,739 | $12,455 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,416,602 | 19,537,592 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
41,281 | 169,505 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.5% | 2.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.1% | 1.1% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
6.1% | 5.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
6.8% | 5.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
26.3% | 28.1% |
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