
Nevada · Census place 50400
Nellis AFB, NV population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Nellis AFB, Nevada (Nellis AFB, NV — Census place “Nellis AFB CDP”) is 4,755 residents, ranking #34 of 133 places in Nevada. Median household income is $67,036, the median home is worth — and median gross rent runs $1,896 a month. Looking for the Nellis AFB Nevada ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Nellis AFB, NV: 89115.
- Population
- 4,755Nellis AFB CDP residents
- Median household income
- $67,036Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- —Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,896Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 21.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 2.2%Owner-occupied households
Nellis AFB ZIP codes (Nevada)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Nellis AFB.
The Nellis AFB NV ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Nellis AFB CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Nellis AFB CDP median would spend about 33.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. Poverty affects 5.8% of residents and 2.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Nellis AFB CDP, NV in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Nellis AFB CDP is a small town in Nevada, with 4,755 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #34 of 133 ranked by population — larger than 75% of them. The median age here is 21.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Nellis AFB CDP earn a median of $67,036 a year, 14.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 14% below the $77,794 median for the 66 Nevada cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 5.8% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Nellis AFB CDP is valued at not published, while median gross rent runs $1,896 a month, 34.9% above the national figure, or roughly $22,752 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 33.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is a stretch on median earnings. 2.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
A median age of 21.4 means a large student or early-career population; income medians in places like this understate household resources, since many residents are supported from outside the address.
The Census withheld home value for Nellis AFB CDP because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Nevada.
- West Wendover city 4,507
- Silver Springs CDP 5,523
- Lemmon Valley CDP 4,385
- Indian Hills CDP 5,772
- Battle Mountain CDP 3,957
- Gardnerville CDP 5,811
- Ely city 3,941
- Johnson Lane CDP 6,405
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Nellis AFB CDP?
- Nellis AFB CDP has 4,755 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #34 of 133 in Nevada.
- What is the median household income in Nellis AFB CDP?
- Median household income in Nellis AFB CDP is $67,036 a year, 14.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Nellis AFB CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,896 a month and the median home value is not published, so rent absorbs about 33.9% of median household income.
- Is Nellis AFB CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- The Census does not publish enough home-value or income detail for Nellis AFB CDP to compute a reliable affordability ratio.
- How current is this Nellis AFB CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.