North Las Vegas

Population & Demographics

North Las Vegas, NV

North Las Vegas is home to 278,595 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 129,434 resident workers commute each day.

NevadaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
278,595
people
Population

278,595 residents

Median age 34.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

North Las Vegas population & demographics

Who lives in North Las Vegas — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
278,595
Median age
34.2yrs
Median household income
$79,542
Median home value
$404,400
Median gross rent
$1,705/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
18.9%
Poverty rate
12.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in North Las Vegas

How North Las Vegas breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino41.7%
White23.4%
Black20.6%
Asian7.0%
Two or more races5.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.9%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%

Race across North Las Vegas

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across North Las Vegas.

North Las Vegas at a glance
Employed Residents
129,434
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
15.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
8.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Las Vegas
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for North Las Vegas proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How North Las Vegas commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

52 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

North Las Vegas

129,434 commutes, one dot at a time

North Las Vegas

Where 129,434 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in North Las Vegas, by worker count.

1Las Vegas5.8 mi38,249
2Paradise11.3 mi29,991
3North Las Vegas0.0 mi20,132
4Spring Valley12.1 mi7,618
5Henderson17.3 mi7,591
6Enterprise16.4 mi6,292
7Sunrise Manor7.0 mi5,281
8Winchester7.9 mi3,426

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into North Las Vegas.

1Las Vegas5.8 mi25,507
2North Las Vegas0.0 mi20,132
3Sunrise Manor7.0 mi10,606
4Henderson17.3 mi6,558
5Paradise11.3 mi4,971
6Enterprise16.4 mi4,678
7Spring Valley12.1 mi4,652
8Whitney11.9 mi1,526

Top industries

The sectors that employ North Las Vegas’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
TRTransportation and Warehousing23.2%
COConstruction13.0%
RTRetail Trade8.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services8.1%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance6.4%
MFManufacturing6.2%
WSWholesale Trade6.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for North Las Vegas

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps1%
8 Gbps1%
See all internet providers in North Las Vegas

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