Henderson vs North Las Vegas

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

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

Henderson has the higher population (324,523 vs 270,773 in North Las Vegas). Henderson has the higher median household income ($88,654 vs $76,772 in North Las Vegas). Henderson has the higher median home value ($465,000 vs $372,300 in North Las Vegas).

Population, income & housing

	Henderson	North Las Vegas
Population	324,523	270,773
Median age	42.5 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$88,654	$76,772
Median home value	$465,000	$372,300
Median gross rent	$1,750	$1,605
Housing units	136,901	91,524
Homeownership rate	65.6%	62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.8%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henderson	North Las Vegas
Population	300,116 → 324,523 (+8.1%)	241,369 → 270,773 (+12.2%)
Median household income	$74,147 → $88,654 (+19.6%)	$59,835 → $76,772 (+28.3%)
Median home value	$318,800 → $465,000 (+45.9%)	$233,600 → $372,300 (+59.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,292 → $1,750 (+35.4%)	$1,206 → $1,605 (+33.1%)

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

North Las Vegas

Population

241,369270,773

Median household income

$59,835$76,772

Median home value

$233,600$372,300

Median gross rent

$1,206$1,605

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henderson	North Las Vegas
Under 5	4.8%	6.6%
5 to 17	16.6%	19.6%
18 to 24	5.8%	9.2%
25 to 34	12.6%	15.6%
35 to 44	13.3%	14.2%
45 to 54	13.4%	12.5%
55 to 64	13.1%	10.3%
65 to 74	11.9%	8.0%
75 and over	8.5%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henderson	North Las Vegas
White (non-Hispanic)	58.9%	23.4%
Black or African American	5.9%	21.2%
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%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.9%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	18.2%	41.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henderson	North Las Vegas
No high school diploma	6.1%	17.0%
High school graduate	23.4%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henderson	North Las Vegas
Drove alone	72.9%	75.7%
Carpooled	7.6%	11.6%
Public transit	0.8%	1.9%
Walked	0.7%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	15.8%	7.4%
Other means	2.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henderson	North Las Vegas
1-unit, detached	69.4%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	8.0%
20 or more units	6.8%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Henderson	North Las Vegas
Poverty rate	8.4%	12.2%
Average household size	2.53	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	2000	2002