North Las Vegas is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 115,489 people and 15 constituent neighborhoods, North Las Vegas is the seventh largest community in Nevada.

North Las Vegas has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures.

North Las Vegas is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, North Las Vegas is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in North Las Vegas who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.20%), sales jobs (10.07%), and food service (9.48%).

North Las Vegas Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in North Las Vegas with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 10.23% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in North Las Vegas in 2000 was $16,023, which is lower middle income relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $64,092 for a family of four.

North Las Vegas is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call North Las Vegas home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in North Las Vegas is White, followed by African-American. North Las Vegas also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 37.67% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in North Las Vegas include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of North Las Vegas's cultural character, accounting for 25.07% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in North Las Vegas is English. Some people also speak Spanish.