Las Vegas Population and Demographics

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Las Vegas City, New Mexico Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Las Vegas Population: 14565 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 6914 47.47% Female 7651 52.53%       Under 5 years 969 6.65% 5 to 9 years 1000 6.87% 10 to 14 years 1149 7.89% 15 to 19 years 1385 9.51% 20 to 24 years 1276 8.76% 25 to 34 years 1662 11.41% 35 to 44 years 2159 14.82% 45 to 54 years 1788 12.28% 55 to 59 years 685 4.7% 60 to 64 years 621 4.26% 65 to 74 years 942 6.47% 75 to 84 years 654 4.49% 85 years and over 275 1.89%       Median age (years) 34       18 years and over 10723 73.62% Male 4965 34.09% Female 5758 39.53% 21 years and over 9742 66.89% 62 years and over 2239 15.37% 65 years and over 1871 12.85% Male 746 5.12% Female 1125 7.72%       Race     One race 13844 95.05% White 7895 54.21% Black or African American 144 0.99% American Indian and Alaska Native 285 1.96% Asian 89 0.61% Asian indian 31 0.21% Chinese 29 0.2% Filipino 6 0.04% Japanese 2 0.01% Korean 10 0.07% Vietnamese 2 0.01% Other Asian 9 0.06% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 14 0.1% Native Hawaiian 0 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0% Samoan 3 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 11 0.08% Some other race 5417 37.19% Two or more races 721 4.95%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 14565 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 12080 82.94% Mexican 1930 13.25% Puerto Rican 28 0.19% Cuban 4 0.03% Other Hispanic or Latino 10118 69.47% Not Hispanic or Latino 2485 17.06% White alone 1962 13.47%       Relationship     Total Population 14565 100.00% In households 13833 94.97% Householder 5588 38.37% Spouse 2009 13.79% Child 4430 30.42% Own child under 18 years 3285 22.55% Other relatives 956 6.56% Under 18 years 462 3.17% Nonrelatives 850 5.84% Unmarried partner 500 3.43% In group quarters 732 5.03% Institutionalized population 111 0.76% Non-Institutionalized population 621 4.26%       Households by Type     Total Households 5588 100.0 % Family households (families) 3561 63.73% With own children under 18 years 1842 32.96% Married-couple family 2009 35.95% With own children under 18 years 900 16.11% Female householder, no husband present 1182 21.15% With own children under 18 years 711 12.72% Non Family households 2027 36.27% Householder living alone 1697 30.37% Householder 65 years and over 543 9.72%       Households with individuals under 18 years 2118 37.9% Households with individuals 65 years and over 1370 24.52%       Average Household size 2.48 Average family size 3.08       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 6366 100.00% Occupied housing units 5588 87.78% Vacant housing units 778 12.22% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 35 0.55% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 14.1       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 5588 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 3554 63.6% Renter-occupied housing units. 2034 36.4%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.66 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.16

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