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Las Vegas Population: 478434 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 243077 50.81%
Female 235357 49.19%

Under 5 years 36900 7.71%
5 to 9 years 37034 7.74%
10 to 14 years 32467 6.79%
15 to 19 years 29033 6.07%
20 to 24 years 30616 6.4%
25 to 34 years 77156 16.13%
35 to 44 years 76139 15.91%
45 to 54 years 59610 12.46%
55 to 59 years 23896 4.99%
60 to 64 years 20286 4.24%
65 to 74 years 33985 7.1%
75 to 84 years 17411 3.64%
85 years and over 3901 0.82%

Median age (years) 34.5

18 years and over 354379 74.07%
Male 179363 37.49%
Female 175016 36.58%
21 years and over 337045 70.45%
62 years and over 67143 14.03%
65 years and over 55297 11.56%
Male 25665 5.36%
Female 29632 6.19%

Race
One race 459037 95.95%
White 334230 69.86%
Black or African American 49570 10.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3570 0.75%
Asian 22879 4.78%
Asian indian 1229 0.26%
Chinese 2784 0.58%
Filipino 11182 2.34%
Japanese 2422 0.51%
Korean 1571 0.33%
Vietnamese 946 0.2%
Other Asian 2745 0.57%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2145 0.45%
Native Hawaiian 956 0.2%
Guamanian or Chamorro 379 0.08%
Samoan 403 0.08%
Other Pacific Islander 407 0.09%
Some other race 46643 9.75%
Two or more races 19397 4.05%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 478434 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 112962 23.61%
Mexican 83490 17.45%
Puerto Rican 2866 0.6%
Cuban 3393 0.71%
Other Hispanic or Latino 23213 4.85%
Not Hispanic or Latino 365472 76.39%
White alone 277704 58.04%

Relationship
Total Population 478434 100.00%
In households 470249 98.29%
Householder 176750 36.94%
Spouse 85359 17.84%
Child 134304 28.07%
Own child under 18 years 107802 22.53%
Other relatives 37450 7.83%
Under 18 years 12392 2.59%
Nonrelatives 36386 7.61%
Unmarried partner 12519 2.62%
In group quarters 8185 1.71%
Institutionalized population 5416 1.13%
Non-Institutionalized population 2769 0.58%

Households by Type
Total Households 176750 100.0 %
Family households (families) 117466 66.46%
With own children under 18 years 56363 31.89%
Married-couple family 85359 48.29%
With own children under 18 years 38108 21.56%
Female householder, no husband present 21637 12.24%
With own children under 18 years 12946 7.32%
Non Family households 59284 33.54%
Householder living alone 44271 25.05%
Householder 65 years and over 13227 7.48%

Households with individuals under 18 years 63050 35.67%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 40142 22.71%

Average Household size 2.66
Average family size 3.19

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 190724 100.00%
Occupied housing units 176750 92.67%
Vacant housing units 13974 7.33%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1793 0.94%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.4

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 176750 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 104481 59.11%
Renter-occupied housing units. 72269 40.89%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.76
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.52

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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