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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Las Vegas City Public Schools is $17,702, which is lower than the state average of $23,948 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Las Vegas City Public Schools median household income is $31,926. On average Las Vegas City Public Schools residents spend 15.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #67

Las Vegas City Public Schools	17,702 USD
New Mexico	23,948 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Las Vegas City Public Schools	21,017 USD
New Mexico	26,490 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Las Vegas City Public Schools	25,338 USD
New Mexico	31,026 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Las Vegas City Public Schools	19,989 USD
New Mexico	22,331 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #64

Las Vegas City Public Schools	31,926 USD
New Mexico	44,968 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Las Vegas City Public Schools	42,813 USD
New Mexico	62,136 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Las Vegas City Public Schools	9.67%
New Mexico	31.74%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Las Vegas City Public Schools median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The New Mexico and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Las Vegas City Public Schools		New Mexico		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.33%	$8,340, see rank	18.11%	$16,973	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.15%	$14,929, see rank	30.93%	$16,386	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.64%	$1,452, see rank	2.72%	$3,230	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.18%	$23,518, see rank	19.57%	$26,832	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Las Vegas City Public Schools	46,437 USD
New Mexico	54,801 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Las Vegas City Public Schools	55,435 USD
New Mexico	71,580 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Las Vegas City Public Schools	New Mexico	U.S.
White	$38,643, see rank	$47,835	$56,900
Black	$14,567, see rank	$40,960	$35,600
Hispanic	$31,966, see rank	$37,184	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$4,674, see rank	$31,562	$37,170
One Race, Other	$22,370, see rank	$34,423	$40,300
Two or More Races	$40,156, see rank	$40,821	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Las Vegas City Public Schools	New Mexico	U.S.
less than 25	$7,596, see rank	$24,129	$25,788
25 to 44	$33,259, see rank	$46,863	$58,398
45 to 64	$35,122, see rank	$54,190	$65,027
65 or over	$32,939, see rank	$36,439	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Las Vegas City Public Schools	New Mexico	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	11,687, see rank	1,625,155	248,775,628
Male¹	5,636, 48.22%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,580, 45.78%, see rank	65.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,580, 45.78%, see rank	64.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,495, 96.71%, see rank	89.92%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	85, 3.29%, see rank	10.08%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,056, 54.22%, see rank	34.98%	30.72%
Female¹	6,051, 51.78%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,103, 51.28%, see rank	55.46%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,103, 51.28%, see rank	55.28%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,915, 93.94%, see rank	90.92%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	188, 6.06%, see rank	9.08%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,948, 48.72%, see rank	44.54%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Las Vegas City Public Schools	New Mexico	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,218, 100%	869,118	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,308, 82.56%, see rank	79.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	358, 6.86%, see rank	10.46%	9.59%
Public Transportation	40, 0.77%, see rank	1.15%	5.06%
Walked	166, 3.18%, see rank	2.24%	2.78%
Other Means	56, 1.07%, see rank	2.03%	1.79%
Worked at Home	290, 5.56%, see rank	4.79%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Las Vegas City Public Schools	15.6 minutes
New Mexico	21.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Las Vegas City Public Schools	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,410	875,947	143,435,233
Male¹	2,495, 46.12%, see rank	52.50%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	830, 33.27%, see rank	31.79%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	621, 24.89%, see rank	17.69%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	339, 13.59%, see rank	15.67%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	162, 6.49%, see rank	1.87%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	174, 6.97%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	143, 5.73%, see rank	13.98%	17.94%
Female¹	2,915, 53.88%, see rank	47.50%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	963, 33.04%, see rank	39.82%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	799, 27.41%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	975, 33.45%, see rank	31.66%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	36, 1.23%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	135, 4.63%, see rank	3.87%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Las Vegas City Public Schools	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,410, 100%	875,947	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	212, 3.92%, see rank	4.40%	1.96%
Construction	292, 5.40%, see rank	6.86%	6.17%
Manufacturing	28, 0.52%, see rank	4.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	28, 0.52%, see rank	2.06%	2.75%
Retail Trade	684, 12.64%, see rank	11.26%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	141, 2.61%, see rank	4.49%	4.93%
Information	127, 2.35%, see rank	1.59%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	191, 3.53%, see rank	4.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	263, 4.86%, see rank	10.94%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,125, 39.28%, see rank	25.22%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	354, 6.54%, see rank	10.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	750, 13.86%, see rank	8.08%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	215, 3.97%, see rank	4.79%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Las Vegas City Public Schools	%	New Mexico	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,100	29.92%, see rank	20.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	610	20.98%, see rank	16.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.