North Las Vegas vs Paradise

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

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

North Las Vegas has the higher population (270,773 vs 186,178 in Paradise). North Las Vegas has the higher median household income ($76,772 vs $58,874 in Paradise). North Las Vegas has the higher median home value ($372,300 vs $358,400 in Paradise).

Population, income & housing

	North Las Vegas	Paradise
Population	270,773	186,178
Median age	34.3 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$76,772	$58,874
Median home value	$372,300	$358,400
Median gross rent	$1,605	$1,287
Housing units	91,524	95,244
Homeownership rate	62.7%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Las Vegas	Paradise
Population	241,369 → 270,773 (+12.2%)	235,087 → 186,178 (-20.8%)
Median household income	$59,835 → $76,772 (+28.3%)	$48,312 → $58,874 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$233,600 → $372,300 (+59.4%)	$239,400 → $358,400 (+49.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,206 → $1,605 (+33.1%)	$978 → $1,287 (+31.6%)

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

Paradise

Population

235,087186,178

Median household income

$48,312$58,874

Median home value

$239,400$358,400

Median gross rent

$978$1,287

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Las Vegas	Paradise
Under 5	6.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	19.6%	14.1%
18 to 24	9.2%	8.9%
25 to 34	15.6%	15.6%
35 to 44	14.2%	14.8%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.7%
55 to 64	10.3%	12.6%
65 to 74	8.0%	8.8%
75 and over	4.0%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Las Vegas	Paradise
White (non-Hispanic)	23.4%	35.9%
Black or African American	21.2%	10.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.5%
Asian	6.8%	11.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.9%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	5.8%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	41.3%	34.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Las Vegas	Paradise
No high school diploma	17.0%	14.5%
High school graduate	32.5%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Las Vegas	Paradise
Drove alone	75.7%	67.5%
Carpooled	11.6%	11.4%
Public transit	1.9%	5.8%
Walked	0.7%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	7.4%	9.9%
Other means	2.5%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Las Vegas	Paradise
1-unit, detached	75.4%	33.5%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	17.6%
20 or more units	4.8%	31.2%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	North Las Vegas	Paradise
Poverty rate	12.2%	16.8%
Average household size	3.14	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	2002	1987