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Las Vegas, NV
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Las Vegas profile


Living in Las Vegas



Las Vegas is a very large city located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 656,274 people and 375 associated neighborhoods, Las Vegas is the largest community in Nevada.

Also of interest is that Las Vegas has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.08% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Las Vegas is a popular destination for single career-starters. One thing that you will notice when you are out and about town is that there is a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters out at restaurants, listening to live music, and enjoying other activities. They are a real visible part of the culture of Las Vegas. This makes Las Vegas a good place to live for young professionals. With so many people in this demographic, Las Vegas presents many opportunities for single professionals to enjoy themselves, socialize, and to create lasting relationships.

The percentage of people in Las Vegas who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.33% of adults in Las Vegas have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Las Vegas in 2022 was $36,275, which is upper middle income relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $145,100 for a family of four. However, Las Vegas contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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. The greatest number of Las Vegas residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Las Vegas also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.34% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Las Vegas include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

Las Vegas also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.81%.

The most common language spoken in Las Vegas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.