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Population (year 2000): 478,434. Estimated
population in July 2005: 545,147 (+13.9% change)
Males: 243,077 (50.8%), Females: 235,357 (49.2%)
Clark County
Zip codes:
89101,
89102,
89103,
89104,
89106,
89107,
89108,
89109,
89110,
89113,
89115,
89117,
89118,
89119,
89120,
89121,
89122,
89123,
89124,
89128,
89129,
89130,
89131,
89134,
89135,
89139,
89141,
89142,
89143,
89144,
89145,
89146,
89147,
89148,
89149,
89156.
Median resident age: 34.5 years
Median household income: $44,069 (year 2000)
Median house value: $137,300 (year 2000)
Races in Las Vegas:
- White Non-Hispanic (58.0%)
- Hispanic (23.6%)
- Black (10.4%)
- Other race (9.7%)
- Two or more races (4.1%)
- Filipino (2.3%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Chinese (0.6%)
- Other Asian (0.6%)
- Japanese (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (12.2%), Irish (9.8%),
English (8.4%), Italian (6.7%), United States (4.5%), French
(2.8%).
Elevation: 2000 feet
Land area: 113.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Las Vegas
- High school or higher: 78.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Las Vegas city
- Never married: 25.7%
- Now married: 52.1%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 13.9%
18.9% Foreign born (12.6% Latin America, 3.6%
Asia, 1.9% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +217,873
(+83.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Las Vegas:
- DESERT SPRINGS HOSPITAL (2075 EAST FLAMINGO
ROAD)
- HEALTHSOUTH HOSPITAL AT TENAYA (2500 TENAYA
WAY)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF LAS VEGAS (1250
SOUTH VALLEY VIEW BLVD)
- HORIZON SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (640 DESERT LANE)
- INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICES OF LAS VEGA (2170
EAST HARMON AVENUE)
- KINDRED HOSPITAL LAS VEGAS (5110 W SAHARA
AVE)
- MOUTAINVIEW HOSPITAL (3100 N TENAYA)
- SOUTHERN NEVADA ADULT MENTAL HEALTH (6161
WEST CHARLESTON BLVD)
- STONE CREEK HOSPITAL EAST (4015 SOUTH MCLEOD)
- SUMMERLIN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (657 TOWN
CENTER DRIVE)
- SUNRISE HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (3186 S
MARYLAND PKWY)
- U M C OF SOUTHERN NEVADA (1800 WEST
CHARLESTON BLVD)
- VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (620 SHADOW
LANE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Las
Vegas:
- MC CARRAN INTL (about 11 miles; LAS VEGAS, NV; ID:
LAS)
- NELLIS AFB (about 14 miles; LAS VEGAS, NV; ID: LSV)
- LAUGHLIN/BULLHEAD INTERNATIONAL (about 86 miles;
BULLHEAD CITY, AZ; ID: IFP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Las Vegas:
- NORTH LAS VEGAS (about 3 miles; LAS VEGAS, NV; ID:
VGT)
- HENDERSON EXECUTIVE (about 17 miles; LAS VEGAS, NV;
ID: HND)
- JEAN (about 31 miles; JEAN, NV; ID: 0L7)
Amtrak station:
LAS VEGAS (1 MAIN ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar,
paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for
car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus
service, public transit connection.
Biggest Colleges/Universities in Las Vegas:
- UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-LAS VEGAS (Full-time
enrollment: 15,686; Location: 4505 S MARYLAND PKY;
Public; Website: www.unlv.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA (FT
enrollment: 13,686; Location: 3200 E CHEYENNE AVE;
Public; Website: www.ccsn.nevada.edu)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-NEVADA (FT enrollment:
1,840; Location: 333 N RANCHO DR STE 300; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.phoenix.edu/nevada; Offers
Doctor's degree)
- ACADEMY OF MEDICAL AND BUSINESS CAREERS (FT
enrollment: 749; Location: 901 RANCHO LN STE 190;
Private, for-profit)
- LAS VEGAS COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 299;
Location: 4100 W FLAMINGO RD STE 2100; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.cci.edu/rci/581LasVegas/f-581.htm)
- HERITAGE COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 253;
Location: 3305 SPRING MOUNTAIN RD STE 7; Private,
for-profit)
- SOUTHERN NEVADA UNIVERSITY OF COSMETOLOGY (FT
enrollment: 196; Location: 3430 E TROPICANA AVE;
Private, for-profit)
- NEVADA CAREER INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 178;
Location: 3025 E DESERT INN ROAD SUITE 11; Private,
for-profit)
- DESIGN INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 150;
Location: 4225 S EASTERN STE 4; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.designinstitute.edu)
- DAHAN INSTITUTE OF MASSAGE STUDIES (FT
enrollment: 133; Location: 3320 E FLAMINGO RD STE 32;
Private, for-profit; Website: www.dahanmassage.com)
- MARINELLO SCHOOL OF BEAUTY (FT enrollment:
93; Location: 5001 E BONANZA STE 110; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.marinello.com)
- ACADEMY OF HAIR DESIGN (FT enrollment: 88;
Location: 4445 W CHARLESTON BLVD; Private, for-profit)
- ACADEMY OF MEDICAL AND BUSINESS CAREERS (FT
enrollment: 39; Location: 2080 East Flamingo Road Suite
115; Private, for-profit)
- NEVADA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FT
enrollment: 32; Location: 953 E SAHARA B27; Private,
for-profit)
- PRESTIGE TRAVEL SCHOOL (Location: 6175 W
SPRING MOUNTAIN RD; Private, for-profit)
- NEVADA DOG GROOMING SCHOOL (Location: 1233 E
SAHARA AVE; Private, for-profit)
- COMPUTER INTELLECT TRAINING (Location: 2688 S
RAINBOW BLVD STE D; Private, for-profit)
- CASINO GAMING SCHOOL (Location: 900 E KAREN
AVE STE 218; Private, for-profit)
- DOUGLAS BUSINESS INSTITUTE (Location: 1094 E
SAHARA AVE; Private, for-profit)
- RED ROCK FLORAL DESIGN SCHOOL (Location: 9028
W SAHARA AVE; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Las Vegas:
- LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles; LOMA LINDA,
CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
- MOHAVE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 109 miles; KINGMAN,
AZ; FT enrollment: 2,405)
- DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH (about 129 miles; ST
GEORGE, UT; FT enrollment: 4,347)
- CERRO COSO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 175 miles;
RIDGECREST, CA; FT enrollment: 2,347)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE (about 178 miles;
RIVERSIDE, CA; FT enrollment: 12,213)
- SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY (about 178 miles; CEDAR
CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 5,091)
- VICTOR VALLEY COLLEGE (about 189 miles; VICTORVILLE,
CA; FT enrollment: 4,963)
Biggest public high schools in Las Vegas:
- PALO VERDE HS (Students: 3,509; Location:
6665 WEST DEL REY AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LAS VEGAS HS (Students: 3,282; Location: 315
SOUTH 7TH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SILVERADO HS (Students: 3,033; Location: 1650
SILVER HAWK AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CENTENNIAL HS (Students: 2,898; Location:
10200 CENTENNIAL PKWY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- VALLEY HS (Students: 2,875; Location: 2839
SOUTH BURNHAM STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- DESERT PINES HS (Students: 2,844; Location:
3800 HARRIS AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ELDORADO HS (Students: 2,745; Location: 1139
NORTH LINN LANE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BONANZA HS (Students: 2,709; Location: 6665
WEST DEL REY AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SIERRA VISTA HS (Students: 2,709; Location:
8100 WEST ROBINDALE ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CHAPARRAL HS (Students: 2,681; Location: 3850
ANNIE OAKLEY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Biggest private high schools in Las Vegas:
- BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 997;
Location: 1801 S MARYLAND PKWY; Grades: 9 - 12)
- THE MEADOWS SCHOOL (Students: 817; Location:
8601 SCHOLAR LANE; Grades: PK - 12)
- SHILOH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 703;
Location: 9900 SHILOH SCHOOL LN; Grades: KG - 12)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students:
678; Location: 3900 E BONANZA RD; Grades: PK - 12)
- FAITH LUTHERAN HIGH (Students: 629; Location:
2015 S HUALAPAI WAY; Grades: 6 - 12)
- CALVARY CHAPEL CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 313;
Location: 7175 WEST OQUENDO ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
- CALVARY CHURCH CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 169;
Location: 3005 CEDAR AVENUE; Grades: KG - 12)
- TRINITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 143;
Location: 950 E ST LOUIS; Grades: 7 - 12; Boys only)
- NEW HORIZONS ACADEMY (Students: 95; Location:
2393 POTOSI STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
- UNIVERSITY BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 59;
Location: 1490 E UNIVERSITY AV; Grades: 1 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Las Vegas:
- O'CALLAGHAN, MIKE MIDSCH (Students: 1,855;
Location: 1450 RADWICK DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SILVESTRI, CHARLESMIDSCH (Students: 1,811;
Location: 1055 SILVERADO RANCH BLVD.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- KELLER MIDSCH (Students: 1,786; Location: 301
NORTH FOGG ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SHADOW RIDGE HS (Students: 1,750; Location:
5050 BRENT LANE; Grades: 09 - 11)
- CORTNEY, FRANCIS MIDSCH (Students: 1,738;
Location: 5301 HACIENDA AV.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HYDE PARK MIDSCH (Students: 1,735; Location:
900 HINSON STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MONACO MIDSCH (Students: 1,703; Location:
1870 NORTH LAMONT STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LEAVITT, JUDGE M E MIDSCH (Students: 1,702;
Location: 4701 QUADREL STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HARNEY MIDSCH (Students: 1,690; Location:
1625 SOUTH LOS FELIZ STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SAWYER, GRANT MIDSCH (Students: 1,641;
Location: 5450 REDWOOD STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Las Vegas:
- LAS VEGAS DAY SCHOOL (Students: 506;
Location: 3198 S JONES BLVD; Grades: PK - 8)
- OUR LADY OF LAS VEGAS SCHOOL (Students: 494;
Location: 3036 ALTA DRIVE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST FRANCIS DE SALES SCHOOL (Students: 301;
Location: 1111 MICHAEL WAY; Grades: KG - 8)
- THE HEBREW ACADEMY (Students: 277; Location:
9700 W. HILLPOINTE ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST JOSEPH SCHOOL (Students: 274; Location:
1300 BRIDGER; Grades: 1 - 8)
- MERRYHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 218;
Location: 2150 SNOW TRAIL; Grades: KG - 5)
- FIRST GOOD SHEPHERD LUTH SCH (Students: 206;
Location: 301 S MARYLAND PARKWAY; Grades: KG - 6)
- VARIETY DAY HOME (Students: 202; Location:
990 D ST; Grades: PK - KG)
- FIRST PRESBYTERIAN ACADEMY (Students: 177;
Location: 1515 W CHARLESTON; Grades: KG - 8)
- WEST VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 168;
Location: 8100 WCLIFF DR; Grades: KG - 6)
Library in Las Vegas:
- LAS VEGAS-CLARK COUNTY DISTRICT LIBRARY
(Operating income: $32,708,771; Location: 833 NORTH LAS
VEGAS BLVD; 2,397,468 books; 127,746 audio materials;
83,601 video materials; 4,555 serial subscriptions)
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