Las Vegas, New Mexico demographics

Las Vegas, NM demographics: median age 43.1; 28.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Las Vegas city, New Mexico · Incorporated city · GEOID 3539940. The survey estimates a population of 13,000 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Las Vegas is 43.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.7 years. There are 5,948 households (±310). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	43.1 ±2.7	39.4 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,000
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Under 18	2,173 ±336	16.7% ±2.6 pp	21.7%	22.0%
18–34	3,249 ±431	25.0% ±3.3 pp	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	4,918 ±523	37.8% ±4.0 pp	36.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,660 ±360	20.5% ±2.8 pp	19.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,000
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Male	6,076 ±255	46.7% ±2.0 pp	49.7%	49.5%
Female	6,924 ±256	53.3% ±2.0 pp	50.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,000
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
White alone	4,788 ±676	36.8% ±5.2 pp	47.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	259 ±146 · low precision	2.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	223 ±120 · low precision	1.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	9.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	19 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,123 ±531	16.3% ±4.1 pp	13.0%	7.1%
Two or more races	5,588 ±828	43.0% ±6.4 pp	25.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,000
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,075 ±382	23.7% ±2.9 pp	51.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9,925 ±382	76.3% ±2.9 pp	48.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,948
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,448 ±273	24.3% ±4.4 pp	40.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	686 ±219	11.5% ±3.6 pp	6.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	720 ±246	12.1% ±4.1 pp	13.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,735 ±361	46.0% ±5.6 pp	32.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	359 ±157	6.0% ±2.6 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,948
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,102 ±209	18.5% ±3.4 pp	27.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,846 ±374	81.5% ±4.6 pp	72.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,948
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,735 ±361	46.0% ±5.6 pp	32.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,739 ±301	29.2% ±4.8 pp	34.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	643 ±226	10.8% ±3.8 pp	13.8%	15.3%
Four-person households	376 ±175	6.3% ±2.9 pp	10.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	254 ±122	4.3% ±2.0 pp	5.4%	5.9%
Six-person households	192 ±120 · low precision	3.2% ±2.0 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	9 ±26 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,000
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Native	12,836 ±90	98.7% ±0.7 pp	90.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	164 ±86 · low precision	1.3% ±0.7 pp · low precision	9.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 12,269
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
English only	7,386 ±440	60.2% ±3.5 pp	68.7%	77.7%
Spanish	4,697 ±428	38.3% ±3.4 pp	24.5%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1 ±2 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	37 ±58 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	6 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	14 ±20 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	3 ±5 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	125 ±94 · low precision	1.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	4.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 8,976
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	944 ±282	10.5% ±3.1 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,570 ±372	28.6% ±4.0 pp	25.7%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,138 ±347	23.8% ±3.8 pp	22.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	787 ±230	8.8% ±2.5 pp	9.2%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,436 ±324	16.0% ±3.6 pp	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,101 ±269	12.3% ±3.0 pp	13.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 12,790
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Same house	10,607 ±450	82.9% ±3.5 pp	88.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	714 ±235	5.6% ±1.8 pp	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	958 ±357	7.5% ±2.8 pp	2.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	430 ±259 · low precision	3.4% ±2.0 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	81 ±74 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.7% of Las Vegas residents (±2.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.6% in New Mexico and 8.4% nationally. 77.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Las Vegas	New Mexico	U.S.	Compared with New Mexico
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.7% ±2.5 pp	9.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	77.9% ±4.2 pp	86.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.3% ±1.8 pp	7.9%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Las Vegas . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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