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89101Las Vegas, Nevada

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 89101.

53
Area Score
Bottom 19% of 3,833 published profiles

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
Opportunity3113th of 4,073 published ZIP areas42
GrowthTop 23% of 3,947 published ZIP areas65
Housing affordability4397th of 4,553 published ZIP areas32
Climate4426th of 4,621 published ZIP areas55
Physical resilience2236th of 4,554 published ZIP areas58
Access2162nd of 4,623 published ZIP areas95
Economic stability4273rd of 4,591 published ZIP areas29
The quick read

Employment conditions sit below most comparable published ZIP profiles: unemployment is 5.2% and the Opportunity signal places 89101 in the bottom 24%.

Housing costs more relative to local incomes than in most published city profiles, with rent taking 33% of median household income.

A major airport is 7 miles away, giving the area unusually direct access to the national air network.

At a glance

Population
42,739
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$39,459
Bottom 6% nationally
Density
7,946/sq mi
5.4 sq mi of land
Median age
36.3
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
Las Vegas
Nevada
Metro area
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
Nearest major airport
LAS
7 mi · Harry Reid Intl
Median home value
$283,800
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 5.2% is lower than 24% of the 4,387 measured US ZIP areas.

Employment grew 0.8% over the past year, to 325,015 employed residents.

Median household income of $39,459 is below 94% of measured US ZIP areas.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$3,164$39,459Bottom 6%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$1,662$23,498Bottom 10%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate26.6%Top 9%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute28.2 minTop 47%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher11.1%Bottom 14%2024 ACS 5-Year
Employment325,015Top 10%June 2026
Employment change (3 years)4.7%Top 7%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)0.8%Top 13%June 2026
Labor force342,689Top 10%June 2026
Labor force participation58.0%Bottom 40%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$60,800Bottom 22%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$46,670Bottom 17%2025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)-0.6%Bottom 15%June 2026
Unemployment rate5.2%Top 24%June 2026
Median household income, successive ACS releases
202120222023202439k31k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $39,459 in the 2024 ACS 5-Year. Consecutive releases share four years of sample, so AreaProfile shows them as a record of successive estimates and does not compute a year-over-year change from them.
Largest occupations — Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Waiters and Waitresses36,160$27,110
Fast Food and Counter Workers36,150$31,950
Retail Salespersons33,760$33,720
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand29,590$38,940
General and Operations Managers27,290$97,290
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners26,480$39,310

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish labor-force data for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Las Vegas, NV, the city containing this ZIP code.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $1,083 takes 33% of median household income, above the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 7.2 times median household income here, well above the historic benchmark, at a level conventionally described as seriously unaffordable.

Rent as a share of income
32.9%
Above the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
7.2×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$1,083
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$283,800
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income7.19Top 6%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate18.7%Bottom 2%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±59918,050Top 5%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$29$1,083Top 44%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$20,069$283,800Top 36%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income32.9%Top 3%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate12.8%Top 44%2024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
65/ 100
Top 23% of 3,947 published city profiles

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

At 4.0 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is above the median for measured US ZIP areas.

Units permitted
2,627
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
4.0
Top 40% nationally
Year over year
+13%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
25.6%
units in 5+ unit buildings

The Building Permits Survey is not published for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Las Vegas, NV, the city containing this ZIP code.

Weather & climate

5 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 104°F and January a low of 39°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 4.0 inches.

30°50°70°90°110°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station LAS VEGAS AIR TERMINAL, 4.9 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND0.8"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation4.0"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low39°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high104°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months51991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing45°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

58 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are earthquake, wildfire and landslide.

WildfireElevated
EarthquakeElevated
LandslideModerate

Low or minimal exposure: heat wave, inland flooding, hail, lightning, avalanche, strong wind, winter weather, volcanic activity, drought, tornado, cold wave.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. ZIP values are the land-area-weighted mean of the counties the ZIP Code Tabulation Area intersects. Expected annual loss is not allocated below county level. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

Taxes

AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.

Access

2 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 7 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Harry Reid IntlLAS7 mi14,835 ft
Laughlin/Bullhead IntlIFP77 mi8,501 ft
St George RgnlSGU107 mi9,300 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
June 2026Monthly
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)

Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

89101 vs Las Vegas

How this ZIP area compares with Las Vegas as a whole. Both figures come from the same ACS release, so the comparison is like for like.

89101
Las Vegas
Median household income
$39,459
vs
$73,877
Per capita income
$23,498
vs
$39,906
Population density
7,946/sq mi
vs
4,655/sq mi
Median home value
$283,800
vs
$427,900
Median gross rent
$1,083
vs
$1,563
Homeownership rate
18.7%
vs
56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher
11.1%
vs
27.7%
Poverty rate
26.6%
vs
14.0%
Median age
36.3
vs
38.6

Some demographic statistics use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate but do not exactly match USPS ZIP delivery geography. See the methodology for how AreaProfile maps between them.