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Las Vegas, Paradise Metro Area Population and Races

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As of 2010, the total population of Las Vegas, Paradise Area is 1,951,269. The Las Vegas, Paradise Area population density is 242.07 people per square mile, which is much higher than the state average density of 24.42 people per square mile and is much higher than the national average density of 81.32 people per square mile. The most prevalent race in Las Vegas, Paradise Area is white, which represent 60.89% of the total population.

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Population in 2010: 1,951,269. #30

Population Density, #127

Las Vegas, Paradise Area	242.07 per square mile
Nevada	24.42 per square mile
U.S.	81.32 per square mile

Population by Races

White:	1,188,112 (60.89%, #840)
Black:	204,379 (10.47%, #273)
Hispanic:	568,644 (29.14%, #89)
Asian:	168,831 (8.65%, #19)
Native (American Indian, Alaska Native, Hawaiian Native, etc.):	28,050 (1.44%, #178)
One Race, Other:	262,506 (13.45%, see rank)
Two or More Races:	99,391 (5.09%, see rank)

Hispanic Population

Mexican:	423,798 (74.53%, see rank)
Puerto Rican:	17,726 (3.12%, see rank)
Cuban:	20,569 (3.62%, see rank)
Central American:	45,460 (7.99%, see rank)
South American:	16,550 (2.91%, see rank)

Asian Population

Indian:	8,533 (5.05%, see rank)
Chinese:	24,503 (14.51%, see rank)
Filipino:	86,735 (51.37%, see rank)
Japanese:	9,088 (5.38%, see rank)
Korean:	12,321 (7.30%, see rank)
Vietnamese:	8,483 (5.02%, see rank)
Asian, Other:	14,079 (8.34%, see rank)

*Based on 2010 data.

Population by Gender

Male: 982,193 (50.34%, see rank)

Females: 969,076 (49.66%, see rank)

Las Vegas, Paradise Area	Male: 50.34% Female: 49.66%
Nevada	Male: 50.49% Female: 49.51%
U.S.	Male: 49.16% Female: 50.84%

*Based on 2010 data.

Population by Age

Median Age (see rank)

Las Vegas, Paradise Area	35.50 years old
Nevada	36.30 years old
U.S.	37.20 years old

Median Age, Male (see rank)

Las Vegas, Paradise Area	35.00 years old
Nevada	35.80 years old
U.S.	35.80 years old

Median Age, Female (see rank)

Las Vegas, Paradise Area	36.00 years old
Nevada	36.90 years old
U.S.	38.50 years old

	Las Vegas, Paradise Area	% of the Total Population	Nevada	U.S.
Under 5 years	138,982	7.12%, see rank	6.94%	6.54%
5 to 9 years	135,411	6.94%, see rank	6.78%	6.59%
10 to 14 years	133,660	6.85%, see rank	6.78%	6.70%
15 to 19 years	131,440	6.74%, see rank	6.76%	7.14%
20 to 24 years	128,245	6.57%, see rank	6.57%	6.99%
25 to 34 years	294,525	15.09%, see rank	14.34%	13.30%
35 to 44 years	288,486	14.78%, see rank	14.18%	13.30%
45 to 54 years	264,813	13.57%, see rank	13.94%	14.58%
55 to 64 years	215,262	11.03%, see rank	11.68%	11.82%
65 to 74 years	134,903	6.91%, see rank	7.32%	7.03%
75 to 84	65,858	3.38%, see rank	3.57%	4.23%
85 years and over	19,684	1.01%, see rank	1.12%	1.78%

*Based on 2010 data.

Household and Family

	Las Vegas, Paradise Area	%	Nevada	U.S.
Total Households	715,365	100%	1,006,250	116,716,292
Average Household Size	2.70, see rank	-	2.65	2.58
1 Person Households	181,030	25.31%, see rank	25.68%	26.74%
2 or More Person Households	534,335	74.69%, see rank	74.32%	73.26%
Family Households (Families)	467,916	65.41%, see rank	65.25%	66.43%
Average Family Size	3.26, see rank	-	3.20	3.14
Married-Couple Family	321,717	44.97%, see rank	45.96%	48.42%
Nonfamily Households	247,449	34.59%, see rank	34.75%	33.57%

*Based on 2010 data.