Las Vegas, NM

Census Place

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2023 Population

13,120

0.561% 1-year decline

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

4.74% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

29.3%

5.98% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$42,732

8.02% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$143,900

9.43% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

5,303

2.51% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Las Vegas, NM had a population of 13.1k people with a median age of 42 and a median household income of $42,732. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Las Vegas, NM declined from 13,194 to 13,120, a −0.561% decrease and its median household income grew from $39,558 to $42,732, a 8.02% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Las Vegas, NM are White (Hispanic) (30.8%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (24.4%), Other (Hispanic) (19.6%), White (Non-Hispanic) (14.7%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (2.02%).

None of the households in Las Vegas, NM reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.7% of the residents in Las Vegas, NM are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Las Vegas, NM are New Mexico Highlands University (820 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Las Vegas, NM was $143,900, and the homeownership rate was 61%.

Most people in Las Vegas, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Las Vegas, NM was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Las Vegas, NM is home to a population of 13.1k people, from which 98.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.14% of Las Vegas, NM residents were born outside of the country (281 people).

In 2023, there were 1.26 times more White (Hispanic) residents (4.04k people) in Las Vegas, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.21k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 2.58k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

97.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.7% of Las Vegas, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Las Vegas, NM was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Las Vegas, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Las Vegas, NM

White (Hispanic)
4.04k ± 640
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
3.21k ± 695
Other (Hispanic)
2.58k ± 565

77.7%

Hispanic Population

10.2k people

77.7% of the people in Las Vegas, NM are hispanic (10.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Las Vegas, NM as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

2.14%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

281 people

2.96%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

390 people

As of 2023, 2.14% of Las Vegas, NM residents (281 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Las Vegas, NM was 2.96%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Las Vegas, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
208 ± 101
Gulf War (1990s)
206 ± 111
Gulf War (2001-)
83 ± 63

Las Vegas, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Las Vegas, NM employs 5.3k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Las Vegas, NM were Educational Services (1,227 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (964 people), and Retail Trade (624 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,987), Construction ($60,719), and Public Administration ($54,067).

Employment

Occupations

5.3k

2023 Value

± 622

2.51%

1 Year growth

± 16%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Las Vegas, NM grew at a rate of 2.51%, from 5.17k employees to 5.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Las Vegas, NM, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (595 people), Management Occupations (529 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (521 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Las Vegas, NM.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Mexico (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.3k

2023 Value

± 622

2.51%

1 Year growth

± 16%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Las Vegas, NM grew at a rate of 2.51%, from 5.17k employees to 5.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Las Vegas, NM, are Educational Services (1,227 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (964 people), and Retail Trade (624 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Las Vegas, NM, though some of these residents may live in Las Vegas, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$28,534

Median earning men ± $4,894

$27,208

Median earning women ± $7,706

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($118,578), Construction ($60,719), and Public Administration ($58,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($53,944), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($32,351), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($28,897).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

Y-Axis

2.72%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 860k people employed in New Mexico. This represents a 2.72% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Mexico.

Education

In 2023, universities in Las Vegas, NM awarded 820 degrees. The student population of Las Vegas, NM in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 941 male students and 1,873 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Las Vegas, NM are Hispanic or Latino (441 and 55.4%), followed by White (204 and 25.6%), American Indian or Alaska Native (80 and 10.1%), and Black or African American (25 and 3.14%).

The largest universities in Las Vegas, NM by number of degrees awarded are New Mexico Highlands University (820 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Las Vegas, NM are Clinical Social Work (203 and 24.8%), General Business Administration & Management (124 and 15.1%), and Kindergarten & Preschool Education (53 and 6.46%).

The median tuition cost in Las Vegas, NM for a public four year colleges is $4,888 for in-state students and $9,808 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,814 students enrolled in Las Vegas, NM, 33.4% men and 66.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 1,557 records, of which 68.3% were women and 31.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Kindergarten & Preschool Education
53 degrees awarded
Clinical Social Work
63 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
55 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Las Vegas, NM was Kindergarten & Preschool Education with 53 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Las Vegas, NM according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

New Mexico Highlands University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

820 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was New Mexico Highlands University with 820 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 187 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Las Vegas, NM, which is 0.295 times less than the 633 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 441 degrees mean that there were 2.16 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 204 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($4,888) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,372) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,144) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

Measure

In 2023, 1.18% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.99% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (451k), Some college (389k), and Bachelors Degree (255k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Las Vegas, NM was $143,900 in 2023, which is 0.474 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $131,500 to $143,900, a 9.43% increase. The homeownership rate in Las Vegas, NM is 61%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Las Vegas, NM have an average commute time of 14.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Las Vegas, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$143,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$28,078

$3,610

Median Property Taxes

±$472

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Las Vegas, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Las Vegas, NM compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

61%

Homeownership

2023

64.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 61% of the housing units in Las Vegas, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Las Vegas, NM compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Las Vegas, NM colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$42,732

Median Household Income

± $7,483

5.92k

Number of Households

± 665

In 2023, the median household income of the 5.92k households in Las Vegas, NM grew to $42,732 from the previous year's value of $39,558.

The following chart displays the households in Las Vegas, NM distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Las Vegas, NM is from Las Vegas, NM.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Las Vegas, NM across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (68.7%)
Carpooled (13.9%)
Worked At Home (12.5%)

In 2023, 68.7% of workers in Las Vegas, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.9%) and those who worked at home (12.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

14.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Las Vegas, NM have a shorter commute time (14.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.09% of the workforce in Las Vegas, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Las Vegas, NM compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Las Vegas, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Las Vegas, NM have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

29.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Las Vegas, NM (3.57k out of 12.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Las Vegas, NM is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91.2% of the population of Las Vegas, NM has health coverage, with 25.5% on employee plans, 37.9% on Medicaid, 11.9% on Medicare, 14.6% on non-group plans, and 1.32% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see 1,344 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.13% increase from the previous year (1,329 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1436 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 224 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.1% under 18 years, 23% between 18 and 34 years, 37.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.79%

Uninsured

25.5%

Employer Coverage

37.9%

Medicaid

11.9%

Medicare

14.6%

Non-Group

1.32%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Las Vegas, NM grew by 22.5% from 7.17% to 8.79%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Las Vegas, NM changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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