Las Vegas Nevada Economic and demographic information

Las Vegas Nevada Economic information

   

Summary - Age, Sex, Race

   
  More Census Data:      
  Social Demographics - School, Marital, Ancestry Economic - Employment, Income, Industry Housing - Occupancy, Mortgage, Rent  

 

Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Las Vegas city
 

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
  Population 16 years and over 366,552 100.0     Households 177,223 100.0
In labor force 231,388 63.1   Less than $10,000 13,766 7.8
     Civilian labor force 230,477 62.9   $10,000 to $14,999 9,523 5.4
          Employed 214,301 58.5   $15,000 to $24,999 22,283 12.6
          Unemployed 16,176 4.4   $25,000 to $34,999 23,115 13.0
               Percent of civilian labor force 7.0 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 30,839 17.4
     Armed Forces 911 0.2   $50,000 to $74,999 36,385 20.5
Not in labor force 135,164 36.9   $75,000 to $99,999 19,940 11.3
        $100,000 to $149,999 13,665 7.7
   Females 16 years and over 181,542 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 3,415 1.9
In labor force 103,249 56.9   $200,000 or more 4,292 2.4
     Civilian labor force 103,166 56.8   Median household income (dollars) 44,069 (X)
          Employed 96,106 52.9        
             
  Own children under 6 years 41,467 100.0   With earnings 145,648 82.2
All parents in family in labor force 22,610 54.5        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 57,334 (X)
        With Social Security income 43,856 24.7
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,586 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 210,806 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 5,901 3.3
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 155,575 73.8        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 7,038 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 31,736 15.1   With public assistance income 4,486 2.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 10,069 4.8        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,966 (X)
Walked 4,545 2.2   With retirement income 31,967 18.0
Other means 3,746 1.8        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 18,248 (X)
Worked at home 5,135 2.4        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 25.4 (X)        
          Families 118,540 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 214,301 100.0   Less than $10,000 5,956 5.0
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 4,271 3.6
Management, professional, and related occupations 54,748 25.5   $15,000 to $24,999 12,609 10.6
Service occupations 56,420 26.3   $25,000 to $34,999 14,348 12.1
Sales and office occupations 58,953 27.5    $35,000 to $49,999 21,327 18.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 273 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 27,058 22.8
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 24,606 11.5   $75,000 to $99,999 15,542 13.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 19,301 9.0   $100,000 to $149,999 11,164 9.4
        150,000 to $199,999 2,764 2.3
        $200,000 or more 3,501 3.0
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 50,465 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 666 0.3   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 22,060 (X)
Construction 21,567 10.1   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 7,047 3.3   Male full-time, year-round workers 35,511 (X)
Wholesale trade 4,836 2.3   Female full-time, year-round workers 27,554 (X)
Retail trade 24,118 11.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9,691 4.5                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 5,123 2.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 16,335 7.6   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 21,375 10.0     Families 10,166 8.6
Educational, health and social services 26,773 12.5   With related children under 18 years 8,228 13.1
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 60,061 28.0        With related children under 5 years 4,537 15.6
Other services (except public administration) 8,707 4.1        
Public administration 8,002 3.7     Families with female householder, no husband present 4,552 21.4
        With related children under 18 years 4,071 26.9
             With related children under 5 years 2,012 34.3
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 56,053 11.9
Private wage and salary workers 181,375 84.6   18 years and over 36,806 10.5
Government workers 23,188 10.8        65 years and over 4,469 8.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 9,354 4.4   Related children under 18 years 18,465 15.4
Unpaid family workers 384 0.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 12,420 14.8
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 19,346 20.7
             
 
Date: January 11, 2005
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
¹ If the denominator of a mean value or per capita value is less than 30, then that value is calculated using a rounded aggregate in the numerator. See text.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.

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