City Stats: Las Vegas

The Las Vegas area has a rapidly expanding population of more than 517,000, with growing ethnic and linguistic diversity. A few facts from the U.S. Census Bureau show just how important it is to conduct business in an array of languages to appeal to the area’s increasingly diverse population.

• More than 26% of Las Vegas residents speak a language other than English at home
• 14% of Las Vegas residents do not speak English very well
• More than half of people in Las Vegas who speak Spanish do not speak English well
• More than 1/3 of people in Las Vegas who speak Asian languages do not speak English well
• More than ¼ of people in Las Vegas who speak Indo-European languages (other than Spanish) do not speak English well

The linguistic diversity reflects Las Vegas’s ethnic and racial diversity:

• Almost 20% of the Las Vegas population is foreign-born
• 66% of foreign-born residents come from Latin America
• 19% of foreign-born residents come from Asia
• 10% of foreign-born residents come from Europe
• 3.2% of foreign-born residents come from Canada