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About the Area
North Las Vegas is located at the northern tip of the Las Vegas Valley in Clark County. The 82.1 square-mile City is surrounded by majestic mountains, desert valleys and an underlying current of dynamic growth.

Elevation: 2,205ft.

*North Las Vegas was recently named one of the fastest growing cities in the nation.

Statistics

Population Household Income
Year Population Median Household Income - $45,227
2000 115,488 Under $15,000 9%
2001 125,196 $15,000-19,999 4%
2002 137,691 $20,000– 24,999 10%
2003 147,877 $25,000– 34,999 15%
2004 168,081 $35,000– 49,999 18%
2005 190,150 $50,000– 74,999 25%
2006 202,520 $75,000– 99,999 12%
2010 (Projected) 263,272 $100,000+ 7%
2015 (Projected) 349,282    
2020 (Projected) 435,293    
Length of Residence Age
Less than 1 year 6% 18-24 12%
1-5 years 26% 25-34 21%
6-10 years 18% 35-44 21%
11-20 years 20% 45-54 18%
More than 20 years 30% 55-64 15%
    65+ 14%


Ethnicity
  North Las Vegas
%		 ClarkCounty
%		 Nevada
%		 UnitedStates
%
One Race: 95.3 65.8 96.2 97.6
Caucasian 55.9 71.6 75.2 75.1
African American 19.0 9.1 6.8 12.3
American Indian or
Alaska Native		 0.8 0.8 1.3 0.9
Asian 3.2 5.3 4.5 3.6
Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islander		 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.1
Other 15.8 8.6 8.0 5.5
Two or more races: 4.7 4.2 3.8 2.4
Hispanic or Latino
(of any race)		 37.6 22.0 19.7 12.5


Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 and 2007 Community Report

Climate
Visitors and residents enjoy sunshine about 316 days a year with summer temperatures exceeding 100 degrees. The average daily temperature is 80.7 degrees with humidity in the mid 20's. Winter nighttime temperatures fall into the low 30's but average daytime temperatures are in the 50's. Average rainfall if 4.9 inches and while snowfall in the city is infrequent; the mountain areas receive enough snowfall in nearby Mt. Charleston to make the area a popular skiing location.

Recreational Activities
Activities such as fishing, boating, skiing, hiking, biking, camping and sightseeing are available all year long in North Las Vegas. Lake Mead is only minutes from North Las Vegas and is the largest man-made lake in the world. Hoover Dam, the largest dam in the Western Hemisphere created Lake Mead and its over 500 miles of shoreline. At Lake Mead you can boat, sail, jet ski, fish, water-ski, camp and windsurf. Mt. Charleston is a 30 minute drive North and offers snow-skiing from November to April at Lee Canyon. Residents can also enjoy hiking, camping, horseback riding and other activities in a pleasant climate.

Transportation
The North Las Vegas Airport is the second busiest airport in Nevada and is used for small and privately owned aircraft. McCarran Airport, which serves the Las Vegas Valley, is the fifth busiest airport in North America and tenth busiest in the world averaging 120,000 passengers per day.

Bus service is provided by Citizen Area Transit (CAT) mass transit system. The RTC began the Citizens Area Transit (CAT) bus system in December 1992. In 2004, the RTC added the first Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) line to its transit system and in October 2005 The DEUCE double deck bus service began running on the famous Las Vegas Strip. Ridership among the RTC's transit services has grown from 14.9 million riders in 1993 to more than 55 million riders. The buses offer 24 hour service in the downtown and Strip areas and 20 hour service to residential areas.

Several taxicab services are available around the valley.

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