Local Info

While visitors from around the globe know the neon and glitz of the Las Vegas Strip, residential life in Las Vegas is so much more than this one street. The city’s growing popularity as a vacation destination has made it a boomtown all over again. With a wealth of job opportunities for new arrivals, plenty of new home development, and an affordable cost of living, Las Vegas, Henderson and the surrounding area have proven to be an ideal location for singles, seniors and families alike.

The largest employment sector in Las Vegas is the service industry, with over thirty five percent of locals employed in this field. Administrative support follows at a close second, employing just over fifteen percent of residents, while nearly as many are employed in a professional capacity. The median household income within the city of Las Vegas is around $44,069 per year.

There is an array of housing options offered throughout Las Vegas. The most popular available option is currently a condominium in a three to nine-unit building. But you will find every variety in Las Vegas, from single-family detached homes to multi-family complexes. Home ownership has proven to be a solid investment in the area, with steady appreciation over the years. The median price of a new home at the end of 2005, including the lower-priced condo conversions, was $313,372, a 6.8 percent increase from the previous year.

Some Facts About Our City:
  • The average year round temperature is 67 degrees.
  • Hotel room occupancy averages 91 percent annually.
  • Southern Nevada (including Primm, Mesquite and Laughlin, Nevada) has over 142,000 hotel rooms and is growing almost daily. Vegas accounts for 124,000 alone with nine of the ten largest hotels in the world.
  • 851 flights a day deliver over 2.4 million city visitors each month through McCarran Airport making it the eighth busiest airport in the world.
  • Las Vegas is the 5th most popular foreign travel vacation destination in the world. It’s also the top summer destination in the United States and the top Gambling Destination in the whole world!
  • Over 30 million people visit here annually. Almost one in five are "forced" to come for a convention. Around 100,000 held Vegas weddings last year!
  • It is only a 5 hour bus or car drive from Los Angeles, California. Mesquite and Laughlin are each about 1 hour distant. More tours to the Grand Canyon, one of the most popular local attractions, leave from this city than from any other.
  • There are nearly 1000 taxis, 330 limos & 32 bus routes in the city.
  • Over 1.41 million residents call Las Vegas home!