Clark County · Nevada
Las Vegas, NV demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Nevada Department of Taxation.
Quick answer
Las Vegas, NV has a population of 660,929 and a median household income of $70,723 — about $5,894 a month before tax. That ranks 45 of 94 covered metros by income and 23 of 94 by population.
Population
660,929
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$70,723
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
8.375%
Nevada + local
Income rank
#45
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Las Vegas household at the median income of $70,723 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,481 a year in sales tax at 8.375%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Nevada exempts or discounts several categories. Nevada's local rate is set at county level, so the Strip, Henderson and North Las Vegas all share Clark County's 8.375%.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Las Vegas-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Nevada Department of Taxation rate tables · rates as published for 2026