Income

Median household income is $40,961 and per capita income is $25,494 in Las Vegas. Median income is well below the U.S. median income. Average household income is $61,852 per year. Las Vegas's per capita income is well below the state of Nevada and the U.S. The percentage of households with an average income is 0.0%. Additionally, 7.0% of the population earns over $150,000. The percentage of the population at poverty level (below $25,000) is 33.5% and is well above Nevada and US poverty levels. The unemployment rate is high overall at 8.7%. White-collar professions account for 37.4% of employment. Service occupations comprise 31.2% of the employment base while blue-collar occupations make up 31.3% of the base.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics - Page 3

		Las Vegas, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Las Vegas
		Nevada
Latitude / Longitude:		36.169941, -115.13983
Radius		2 miles
INCOME
Per capita income		$25,494	$40,133	$43,829
Median household income		$40,961	$77,249	$79,068
Average household income		$61,852	$104,718	$113,185
HOUSEHOLD INCOME BREAKDOWN
Less than $25,000		33.5%	13.6%	14.9%
$25,000 - $34,999		10.7%	6.7%	6.7%
$35,000 - $49,999		11.8%	10.9%	10.1%
$50,000 - $74,999		16.8%	17.1%	15.7%
$75,000 - $99,999		10.1%	13.8%	12.8%
$100,000 - $149,999		10.1%	19.1%	17.6%
$150,000 - $199,999		3.8%	8.9%	9.5%
$200,000 or more		3.2%	9.9%	12.6%
$50,000 - $99,999		26.9%	30.9%	28.5%
Number of Households $50,000 - $99,999		8,781	386,367	37,304,757
$35,000 - $149,999		48.8%	60.9%	56.2%
Number of Households $35,000 - $149,999		15,940	761,865	73,487,840
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Persons employed in labor force		34,148	1,588,211	166,125,745
Unemployed civilians		8.7%	5.9%	4.2%
Workers By Occupation:
Management Occupations		9.0%	15.5%	18.4%
Professional Occupations		10.8%	18.7%	25.6%
Sales Occupations		8.8%	9.2%	8.5%
Admin Occupations		8.9%	11.7%	10.1%
Services		31.2%	23.3%	16.4%
All Other Occupations/Blue Collar		31.3%	21.5%	21.0%