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
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