Language Spoken At Home in Las Vegas City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 544,712 | 100% |
English only | 362,315 | 66.5% |
Language other than English | 182,397 | 33.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 86,513 | 15.9% |
Spanish | 136,577 | 25.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 69,940 | 12.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 14,663 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,781 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 26,862 | 4.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 11,237 | 2.1% |
Other languages | 4,295 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,555 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Las Vegas City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 587,699 | 100% |
American | 18,225 | 3.1% |
Arab | 2,831 | 0.5% |
Czech | 1,951 | 0.3% |
Danish | 3,129 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 5,483 | 0.9% |
English | 38,480 | 6.5% |
French (except Basque) | 12,929 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 2,414 | 0.4% |
German | 61,821 | 10.5% |
Greek | 2,315 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 3,089 | 0.5% |
Irish | 49,069 | 8.3% |
Italian | 37,158 | 6.3% |
Lithuanian | 977 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 6,104 | 1.0% |
Polish | 15,551 | 2.6% |
Portuguese | 1,815 | 0.3% |
Russian | 7,371 | 1.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,794 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 8,516 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 751 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 6,477 | 1.1% |
Swedish | 6,377 | 1.1% |
Swiss | 1,373 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 1,097 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 2,908 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,863 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Las Vegas City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 211,896 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 138,145 | 65.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 67,658 | 31.9% |
Married-couple family | 93,108 | 43.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 41,954 | 19.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 13,849 | 6.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,872 | 3.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 31,188 | 14.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 18,832 | 8.9% |
Nonfamily households | 73,751 | 34.8% |
Householder living alone | 58,366 | 27.5% |
65 years and over | 18,675 | 8.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 75,066 | 35.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 51,903 | 24.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Las Vegas City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 579,358 | 100% |
Householder | 211,896 | 36.6% |
Spouse | 93,118 | 16.1% |
Child | 181,238 | 31.3% |
Other relatives | 51,400 | 8.9% |
Nonrelatives | 41,706 | 7.2% |
Unmarried partner | 14,728 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Las Vegas City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 231,353 | 100% |
Never married | 82,604 | 35.7% |
Now married, except separated | 106,818 | 46.2% |
Separated | 5,601 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 5,821 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 30,509 | 13.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 231,960 | 100% |
Never married | 64,668 | 27.9% |
Now married, except separated | 103,774 | 44.7% |
Separated | 7,566 | 3.3% |
Widowed | 18,932 | 8.2% |
Divorced | 37,020 | 16.0% |
Fertility in Las Vegas City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 9,518 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 3,608 | 37.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 66 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 116 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Grandparents in Las Vegas City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 15,765 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 6,293 | 39.9% |
Less than 1 year | 1,442 | 9.1% |
1 or 2 years | 1,554 | 9.9% |
3 or 4 years | 1,162 | 7.4% |
5 or more years | 2,135 | 13.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,293 | 100% |
Who are female | 3,703 | 58.8% |
Who are married | 4,449 | 70.7% |
School Enrollment in Las Vegas City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 143,802 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 7,373 | 5.1% |
Kindergarten | 8,050 | 5.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 64,176 | 44.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 32,459 | 22.6% |
College or graduate school | 31,744 | 22.1% |
Educational Attainment in Las Vegas City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 384,763 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 31,231 | 8.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 37,597 | 9.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 110,573 | 28.7% |
Some college, no degree | 96,255 | 25.0% |
Associate's degree | 27,329 | 7.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 53,220 | 13.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 28,558 | 7.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.3% |
Veteran Status in Las Vegas City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 436,448 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 46,724 | 10.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Las Vegas City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 579,082 | 100% |
With a disability | 65,364 | 11.3% |
Under 18 years | 148,603 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,997 | 3.4% |
18 to 64 years | 358,735 | 100% |
With a disability | 35,083 | 9.8% |
65 years and over | 71,744 | 100% |
With a disability | 25,284 | 35.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Las Vegas City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 579,368 | 100% |
Same house | 439,324 | 75.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 136,177 | 23.5% |
Same county | 109,401 | 18.9% |
Different county | 26,776 | 4.6% |
Same state | 1,537 | 0.3% |
Different state | 25,239 | 4.4% |
Abroad | 3,867 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Las Vegas City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 587,699 | 100% |
Native | 459,858 | 78.2% |
Born in United States | 449,669 | 76.5% |
State of residence | 139,268 | 23.7% |
Different state | 310,401 | 52.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 10,189 | 1.7% |
Foreign born | 127,841 | 21.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Las Vegas City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 127,841 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 45,278 | 35.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 82,563 | 64.6% |
Year of Entry in Las Vegas City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 138,030 | 100% |
Native | 10,189 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 275 | 2.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 9,914 | 97.3% |
Foreign born | 127,841 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,772 | 1.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 126,069 | 98.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Las Vegas City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 127,841 | 100% |
Europe | 9,746 | 7.6% |
Asia | 29,083 | 22.7% |
Africa | 2,409 | 1.9% |
Oceania | 428 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 83,914 | 65.6% |
Northern America | 2,261 | 1.8% |