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Las Vegas, NM
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Las Vegas is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 12,905 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Las Vegas is the 17th largest community in New Mexico.

Also of interest is that Las Vegas has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.51% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Las Vegas is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Las Vegas enrolled in college, Las Vegas has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.13 minutes getting to work every day.

Las Vegas is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The overall education level of Las Vegas is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.71% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Las Vegas in 2022 was $25,402, which is middle income relative to New Mexico, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,608 for a family of four. However, Las Vegas contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Las Vegas is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Las Vegas home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Las Vegas, accounting for 77.73% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Las Vegas residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Las Vegas include German, Irish, English, French, and Welsh.

The most common language spoken in Las Vegas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.


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