Las Vegas City, Nevada Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent 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 % 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 % 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

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