People Facts North Las Vegas Nevada
Population, 2003 estimate 144,502 2,241,154
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 25.1% 12.2%
Population, 2000 115,488 1,998,257
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 140.8% 66.3%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 10.4% 7.3%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 33.9% 25.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 5.8% 11.0%
Female persons, percent, 2000 49.0% 49.1%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 55.9% 75.2%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 19.0% 6.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8% 1.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 3.2% 4.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5% 0.4%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 15.8% 8.0%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 4.7% 3.8%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 37.6% 19.7%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 35.6% 37.4%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 25.1% 15.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 37.2% 23.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 66.5% 80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 10.2% 18.2%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 27.4 23.3
 
Housing units, 2000 36,600 827,457
Homeownership rate, 2000 70.1% 60.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $123,000 $142,000
 
Households, 2000 34,018 751,165
Persons per household, 2000 3.36 2.62
Median household income, 1999 $46,057 $44,581
Per capita money income, 1999 $16,023 $21,989
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 14.8% 10.5%
    Business Facts
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 735,453 12,806,893
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 433,905 18,220,790
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $4,900 $10,874
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 127,609 15,323,751
Total number of firms, 1997 3,457 129,757
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 25.8% 11.7%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 24.7% 25.7%
    Geography Facts North Las Vegas Nevada
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 79 109,826
Persons per square mile, 2000 1,471.0 18.2
Counties Clark County