Las Vegas, NM

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population
31,423
0.525% 1-year decline
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
47.5
0.423% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
23.3%
3.61% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$42,301
15.8% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$141,000
6.98% 1-year growth
2022 Employed Population
12,271
5.39% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Las Vegas, NM had a population of 31.4k people with a median age of 47.5 and a median household income of $42,301. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Las Vegas, NM declined from 31,589 to 31,423, a −0.525% decrease and its median household income grew from $36,538 to $42,301, a 15.8% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Las Vegas, NM are White (Hispanic) (40%), Other (Hispanic) (22.2%), White (Non-Hispanic) (15.8%), Two+ (Hispanic) (15.3%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.79%).

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.

98.3% of the residents in Las Vegas, NM are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Las Vegas, NM are New Mexico Highlands University (813 degrees awarded in 2022) and Luna Community College (146 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Las Vegas, NM was $141,000, and the homeownership rate was 74.5%.

Most people in Las Vegas, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Las Vegas, NM was 2 cars per household.

Las Vegas, NM borders Albuquerque, NM and Santa Fe, NM.

Population & Diversity

Las Vegas, NM is home to a population of 31.4k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2022, 3.06% of Las Vegas, NM residents were born outside of the country (961 people).

In 2022, there were 1.8 times more White (Hispanic) residents (12.6k people) in Las Vegas, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.97k Other (Hispanic) and 4.98k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.3%
2022 Citizenship
98.5%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.3% of Las Vegas, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Las Vegas, NM was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Las Vegas, NM
  1. White (Hispanic)
    12.6k ± 1.11k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    6.97k ± 899
  3. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.98k ± 335
78.5%
Hispanic Population
24.7k people

In 2022, there were 1.8 times more White (Hispanic) residents (12.6k people) in Las Vegas, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.97k Other (Hispanic) and 4.98k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

78.5% of the people in Las Vegas, NM are hispanic (24.7k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Las Vegas, NM as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    128,832 ± 8,539 people
  2. Philippines
    5,882 ± 1,880 people
  3. Germany
    4,070 ± 1,565 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 128,832 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 5,882 and Germany with 4,070.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.06%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
961 people
2.82%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
891 people

As of 2022, 3.06% of Las Vegas, NM residents (961 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Las Vegas, NM was 2.82%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    941 ± 221
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    280 ± 132
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    244 ± 109

Las Vegas, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.36 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Las Vegas, NM employs 12.3k people. The largest industries in Las Vegas, NM are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,492 people), Educational Services (1,964 people), and Public Administration (1,456 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($101,786), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,182), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($58,000).

Males in New Mexico have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,740. The income inequality in New Mexico (measured using the Gini index) is 0.462, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

12.3k
2022 Value
± 925
5.39%
1 Year growth
± 10.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Las Vegas, NM grew at a rate of 5.39%, from 11.6k employees to 12.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Las Vegas, NM, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,398 people), Management Occupations (1,173 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,039 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Las Vegas, NM.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

12.3k
2022 Value
± 925
5.39%
1 Year growth
± 10.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Las Vegas, NM grew at a rate of 5.39%, from 11.6k employees to 12.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Las Vegas, NM, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,492 people), Educational Services (1,964 people), and Public Administration (1,456 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$32,287
Median earning men ± $4,556
$26,584
Median earning women ± $3,299

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,607), Public Administration ($58,361), and Manufacturing ($49,457).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($112,531), Public Administration ($50,077), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($37,661).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 245
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  2. 133
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
  3. 99
    Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New Mexico went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 54.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.36%).

Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján are the senators currently representing the state of New Mexico. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Mexico is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from New Mexico

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Martin Heinrich
Senator from New Mexico1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Ben Ray Luján
Senator from New Mexico2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján are the senators currently representing New Mexico.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New Mexico over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from New Mexico

New Mexico is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New Mexico have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Las Vegas, NM awarded 959 degrees. The student population of Las Vegas, NM in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,184 male students and 2,267 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Las Vegas, NM are Hispanic or Latino (555 and 60.3%), followed by White (209 and 22.7%), American Indian or Alaska Native (84 and 9.13%), and Two or More Races (26 and 2.83%).

The largest universities in Las Vegas, NM by number of degrees awarded are New Mexico Highlands University (813 and 84.8%) and Luna Community College (146 and 15.2%).

The most popular majors in Las Vegas, NM are Clinical Social Work (201 and 21%), General Business Administration & Management (125 and 13%), and Elementary Education & Teaching (58 and 6.05%).

The median tuition cost in Las Vegas, NM for a public four year colleges is $4,782 for in-state students and $9,630 for out-of-state students.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 3,451 students enrolled in Las Vegas, NM, 34.3% men and 65.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 2,095 records, of which 65.9% were women and 34.1% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 69 degrees awarded
  2. 50 degrees awarded
  3. 43 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Las Vegas, NM was Clinical Social Work with 69 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 813 degrees awarded
  2. 146 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was New Mexico Highlands University with 813 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2022, 250 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Las Vegas, NM, which is 0.353 times less than the 709 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 555 degrees mean that there were 2.66 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 209 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($4,782) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,358) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,250) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.05% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.86% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (454k), Some college (398k), and Secondary Education (257k).

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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Las Vegas, NM was $141,000 in 2022, which is 0.5 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $131,800 to $141,000, a 6.98% increase. The homeownership rate in Las Vegas, NM is 74.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Las Vegas, NM have an average commute time of 23.8 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.

Median household income in Las Vegas, NM is $42,301. In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Las Vegas, NM was Los Alamos County, NM with a value of $135,801, followed by Eddy County, NM and Sandoval County, NM, with respective values of $77,458 and $76,424.

Property

$141,000
Median Property Value 2022
±$15,850
$10,184
Median Property Taxes
±$768

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 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

74.5%
Homeownership
2022
66.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 74.5% of the housing units in Las Vegas, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.9%.

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

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Las Vegas, NM was Los Alamos County, NM with a value of $135,801, followed by Eddy County, NM and Sandoval County, NM, with respective values of $77,458 and $76,424.

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

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$42,301
Median Household Income
± $5,793
13.7k
Number of Households
± 967

In 2022, the median household income of the 13.7k households in Las Vegas, NM grew to $42,301 from the previous year's value of $36,538.

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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Las Vegas, NM is from New Mexico.
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in New Mexico
0.46
2021 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2022, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.44% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Mexico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (73.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (11.9%)
  3. Carpooled (9.43%)

In 2022, 73.2% of workers in Las Vegas, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.9%) and those who carpooled to work (9.43%).

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.

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Commute Time

23.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Las Vegas, NM have a shorter commute time (23.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 5.12% of the workforce in Las Vegas, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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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.

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Poverty & Diversity

23.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Las Vegas, NM (7k out of 30.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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.

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Health

94.2% of the population of Las Vegas, NM has health coverage, with 24.4% on employee plans, 37.3% on Medicaid, 15.6% on Medicare, 14.9% on non-group plans, and 1.84% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see 1329 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.988% increase from the previous year (1316 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1449 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 234 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,329 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New Mexico

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see an average of 1,329 patients per year. This represents a 0.988% increase from the previous year (1,316 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in New Mexico in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.5% under 18 years, 19.1% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

5.81%
Uninsured
24.4%
Employer Coverage
37.3%
Medicaid
15.6%
Medicare
14.9%
Non-Group
1.84%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Las Vegas, NM grew by 14.7% from 5.07% to 5.81%.

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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