Las Vegas, New Mexico Demographics

Las Vegas is 3rd in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Las Vegas is 4th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Las Vegas is 5th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Las Vegas is 6th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Income below poverty line

Las Vegas is 8th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Las Vegas is 11th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Las Vegas is 13th in New Mexico out of 33 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Las Vegas is 13th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Households

Las Vegas is 14th in New Mexico out of 42 other cities in Retail sales

Las Vegas is 14th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Housing units

Size Demographics
	Las Vegas	Rank	New Mexico	US
Current population (2012)	13,529	15th	2,085,538	313,914,040
Size in square miles	7.6	38th	121,298.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,812.9	3rd	17	87.4

Age Demographics
	Las Vegas	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents younger than 5	5.9%	36th	6.9%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.5%	38th	24.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.7%	17th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Las Vegas	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.6%	25th	83.1%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	21.3%	16th	25.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Las Vegas	Rank	New Mexico	US
Race - White	64.9%	35th	83.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.9%	11th	2.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	2.1%	22nd	10.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.9%	18th	1.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	5th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.7%	21st	2.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	80.5%	4th	47.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	14.9%	40th	39.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Las Vegas	Rank	New Mexico	US
Female residents	51.0%	22nd	50.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.6%	36th	9.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Las Vegas	Rank	New Mexico	US
Housing units	6,609	14th	908,132	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	18.6%	8th	15.0%	25.9%
Households	5,857	13th	762,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	59.3%	41st	69.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$105,900	31st	$161,800	$186,200
People per household	2.2	42nd	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics
	Las Vegas	Rank	New Mexico	US
Income per capita	$18,617	30th	$23,537	$27,915
Income per household	$25,254	42nd	$44,631	$52,762
Income below poverty line	30.9%	6th	19.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Las Vegas	Rank	New Mexico	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,143	21st	157,231	27,092,908
Retail sales	$262,613	14th	$24,469,997	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$19,048	13th	$12,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$27,307	18th	$3,734,300	$613,795,732