Metro area · Nevada
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is a metropolitan area of 1 county in Nevada, home to 2,407,226 residents. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area has a quality-of-life score of 36 out of 100 (low), ranking #594 of 925 US metro and micro areas. Among metro and micro areas based in Nevada it ranks #7 of 8. It ranks best on distance to an emergency room (low), distance to an airport (low) and access to exercise opportunities (high). It ranks worst on public libraries (low), social associations (low) and median Air Quality Index (high).
- Quality-of-life score
- #594 of 925 metro and micro areas
- Nevada
- #7 of 8 in NV
- Population
- 2,407,226 (2025)
- Land area
- 7,892 mi²
- Density
- 305.0 /mi²
- CBSA code
- 29820
Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 69 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.
Scores by category
Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.
- Safety26#681/924
- Economy58#393/925
- Housing9#845/925
- Health56#412/925
- Healthcare37#579/923
- Environment29#653/917
- Education44#517/925
- Infrastructure73#247/925
- Community26#682/925
- Leisure & amenities62#356/925
Strengths · Weaknesses
Indicators where Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).
Strengths
- Distance to an emergency room · low3.0 mi99/100Nevada 4.9 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesAggregated from counties
- Distance to an airport · low10 mi98/100Nevada 17 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
- Access to exercise opportunities · high95.7%98/100Nevada 91.4%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
- New business applications · high21.5 /1k
- Public transit commuters · high2.2%
- Arts, entertainment and recreation · high7.7 /10k89/100Nevada 7.4 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Weaknesses
- Public libraries · low0.2 /10k1/100Nevada 0.3 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesAggregated from counties
- Social associations · low3.4 /10k2/100Nevada 4.3 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
- Median Air Quality Index · high61
- Days with unhealthy air · high7.1%
- Mammography screening · low33.0%4/100Nevada 36.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
- Hot days · high112 days4/100Nevada 46 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Trends
The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.
- PopulationRising
2,275,833 (2020) → 2,407,226 (2025)
+5.8%5 yearsUS 331,578,104 → 341,784,857
- Drought exposureImproving
100% (2021) → 57% (Nov 2025–Oct 2026)
−43 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
- Unemployment rateImproving
15.5% (2020) → 5.6% (2025)
−9.9 pts5 yearsUS 8.1% → 4.3%
- Broadband subscriptionsImproving
82.8% (2015-2019) → 92.5% (2020-2024)
+9.7 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
- Homicide rateImproving
9.3 /100k (2021) → 5.6 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−40%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
- New homes permittedWorsening
7.1 /1k (2021) → 4.5 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−37%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
What changed in five years
How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.
Metro and micro areas like Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area five years ago that improved
The places whose measures looked most like those of Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.
Who lives here
Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).
Income
How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.
Homes
Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.
Getting to work
How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.
Jobs and pay
What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
Local businesses
Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.
Federal contract spending
Federal grants & assistance
Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.
Counties in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.
Principal cities
The cities the area is named for.
Largest cities and towns
By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.
- Las Vegas660,400
- Henderson332,141
- North Las Vegas278,595
- Enterprise240,464
- Spring Valley219,187
- Sunrise Manor200,218
- Paradise185,913
- Whitney47,221
- Winchester37,081
- Summerlin South31,354
- Mesquite22,059
- Boulder City14,919
- Laughlin8,789
- Moapa Valley6,684
- Nellis AFB5,087
- Sandy Valley1,742
- Indian Springs1,180
- Moapa Town958
- Mount Charleston465
- Bunkerville370
- Blue Diamond351
- Goodsprings311
- Cal-Nev-Ari275
- Searchlight246
Other metro and micro areas in Nevada
Areas based in Nevada, best score first.
Neighboring metro and micro areas
Places that share a border, best score first.
Similar metro and micro areas
Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ55Alike on July high, Dry days, Libraries
- Reno, NV56Alike on Airport, Rent, Price / income
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX32Alike on January low, Population, Hot days
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA27Alike on Dry days, July high, Foreign-born
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA65Alike on Exercise access, Population, Housing problems
Data and sources
Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.
- Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
- PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
- Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
- Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
- Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
- Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
- Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
- U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-10-06
- Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
- nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
- Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
- Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
- Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
- American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
- Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
- Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
- Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
- Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
- Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
- Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
- Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
- Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
- County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
- Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08