Henderson vs Las Vegas

A side-by-side comparison of Henderson and Las Vegas: population, income, housing, and more.

Henderson and Las Vegas are places in Nevada. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Las Vegas has the higher population (650,873 vs 324,523 in Henderson). Henderson has the higher median household income ($88,654 vs $70,723 in Las Vegas). Henderson has the higher median home value ($465,000 vs $395,300 in Las Vegas).

Population, income & housing

	Henderson	Las Vegas
Population	324,523	650,873
Median age	42.5 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$88,654	$70,723
Median home value	$465,000	$395,300
Median gross rent	$1,750	$1,456
Housing units	136,901	263,958
Homeownership rate	65.6%	55.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.8%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henderson	Las Vegas
Population	300,116 → 324,523 (+8.1%)	634,773 → 650,873 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$74,147 → $88,654 (+19.6%)	$56,354 → $70,723 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$318,800 → $465,000 (+45.9%)	$258,600 → $395,300 (+52.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,292 → $1,750 (+35.4%)	$1,102 → $1,456 (+32.1%)

Henderson

Population

300,116324,523

Median household income

$74,147$88,654

Median home value

$318,800$465,000

Median gross rent

$1,292$1,750

Las Vegas

Population

634,773650,873

Median household income

$56,354$70,723

Median home value

$258,600$395,300

Median gross rent

$1,102$1,456

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henderson	Las Vegas
Under 5	4.8%	5.8%
5 to 17	16.6%	17.0%
18 to 24	5.8%	8.2%
25 to 34	12.6%	14.3%
35 to 44	13.3%	13.7%
45 to 54	13.4%	13.0%
55 to 64	13.1%	12.4%
65 to 74	11.9%	9.3%
75 and over	8.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henderson	Las Vegas
White (non-Hispanic)	58.9%	40.8%
Black or African American	5.9%	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	9.2%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.7%
Some other race	0.8%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.9%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	18.2%	34.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henderson	Las Vegas
No high school diploma	6.1%	14.2%
High school graduate	23.4%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henderson	Las Vegas
Drove alone	72.9%	72.6%
Carpooled	7.6%	10.0%
Public transit	0.8%	2.5%
Walked	0.7%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	15.8%	10.5%
Other means	2.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henderson	Las Vegas
1-unit, detached	69.4%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	13.0%
20 or more units	6.8%	9.6%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Henderson	Las Vegas
Poverty rate	8.4%	14.2%
Average household size	2.53	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	2000	1994