Because there are quite a few people attending college in Las Vegas, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Las Vegas provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
One of the benefits of Las Vegas is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.19 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
In terms of college education, Las Vegas is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.12% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Las Vegas in 2018 was $24,005, which is lower middle income relative to New Mexico, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,020 for a family of four. However, Las Vegas contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Las Vegas also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.19% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Las Vegas is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call 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 Las Vegas, accounting for 78.37% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Las Vegas residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Las Vegas include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Las Vegas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
