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Las Vegas, New Mexico Economy Profile

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 Las Vegas, New Mexico United States
StateNew Mexico
CityLas Vegas
Total population14,565 281,421,906
Male6,914138,053,563
Female7,651143,368,343
Median age (years)34.035.3
Total households5,588105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)24,21441,994

Las Vegas, New Mexico Economy

fifty-three point seven three percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Among them 26.94% are females aged 16 and over. 75.93% of Las Vegas, New Mexico workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 0.25% use public transportation (including taxicab). One point nine two percent of Las Vegas, New Mexico residents work at home.

The total population of Las Vegas, New Mexico is 14,565 people. The median household income in Las Vegas, New Mexico is twenty-four thousand, two hundred and fourteen dollars. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 35.5% of all occupations. 10.3% of Las Vegas, New Mexico population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 27.66% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 4.8% of occupations.

15.73% of families in Las Vegas, New Mexico have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. Zero of families are below poverty level. Las Vegas, New Mexico median household income is twenty-four thousand, two hundred and fourteen dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive $26,319, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid $21,731.

 Las Vegas, New Mexico %, Las Vegas, New Mexico United States
Population 16 years and over11,140  217,168,077
In labor force5,985 53.73%63.92%
- Civilian labor force5,985 53.73%63.39%
- - Employed5,293 47.51%59.73%
- - Unemployed692 6.21%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force11.6  5.8
- Armed Forces0  0.53%
Not in labor force5,155 46.27%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over5,932 53.25%51.66%
In labor force3,001 26.94%29.72%
- Civilian labor force3,001 26.94%29.65%
- - Employed2,694 24.18%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years995 8.93%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force619  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over5,160  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone3,918 75.93%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled776 15.04%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)13 0.25%4.73%
Walked273 5.29%2.93%
Other means81 1.57%1.19%
Worked at home99 1.92%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)16.6 0.32%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over5,293  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations1,879 35.5%33.65%
Service occupations1,144 21.61%14.86%
Sales and office occupations1,464 27.66%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations7 0.13%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations545 10.3%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations254 4.8%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining70 1.32%1.87%
Construction370 6.99%6.78%
Manufacturing73 1.38%14.1%
Wholesale trade48 0.91%3.6%
Retail trade796 15.04%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities134 2.53%5.2%
Information83 1.57%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing234 4.42%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services309 5.84%9.3%
Educational, health and social services2,078 39.26%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services419 7.92%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)225 4.25%4.87%
Public administration454 8.58%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers2,788 52.67%78.47%
Government workers2,044 38.62%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business405 7.65%6.63%
Unpaid family workers56 1.06%0.31%
 Las Vegas, New Mexico %, Las Vegas, New Mexico United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households5,590  105,539,122
Less than $10,0001,212 21.68%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999533 9.53%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,100 19.68%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999880 15.74%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999787 14.08%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999657 11.75%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999241 4.31%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999129 2.31%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99917 0.3%2.2%
$200,000 or more34 0.61%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)24,214  41,994
With earnings4,020 36.09%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)31,385  56,604
With Social Security income1,709 15.34%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)9,387  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income603 5.41%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,869  6,320
With public assistance income606 5.44%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,923  3,032
With retirement income1,079 9.69%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)14,158  17,376
 
Families3,548  72,261,780
Less than $10,000557 15.7%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999262 7.38%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999712 20.07%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999565 15.92%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999558 15.73%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999544 15.33%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999201 5.67%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999108 3.04%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99917 0.48%2.75%
$200,000 or more24 0.68%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)29,797  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)12,619  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers26,319  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers21,731  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families861  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years704 81.77%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years360 41.81%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present480  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years415 86.46%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years213 44.38%42.27%
 
Individuals3,873  33,899,812
18 years and over2,488 64.24%65.35%
- 65 years and over350 9.04%9.7%
Related children under 18 years1,372 35.42%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years955 24.66%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over1,098 28.35%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.