Las Vegas is a very large city located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 660,929 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.
A relatively large number of people in Las Vegas telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.08% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Las Vegas is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.
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: 26.33% of adults 25 and older in the city 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.