Chapter 9 describes the Changing South and the Southern culture. According to the book racial discrimination and segregation was a reality in the region's past but has much less effect on the regions politics and geography today. Here is the census bureau about the Las Vegas Valley.
| People QuickFacts | Las Vegas | Nevada |
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 | Population, 2011 estimate | 589,317 | 2,723,322 |
| Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 583,748 | 2,700,551 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.0% | 0.8% |
| Population, 2010 | 583,756 | 2,700,551 |
| Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.2% | 6.9% |
| Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 25.7% | 24.6% |
| Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 12.0% | 12.0% |
| Female persons, percent, 2010 | 49.6% | 49.5% |
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| White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 62.1% | 66.2% |
| Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 11.1% | 8.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 6.1% | 7.2% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 4.9% | 4.7% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 31.5% | 26.5% |
| White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 47.9% | 54.1% |
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| Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 77.8% | 78.2% |
| Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 22.3% | 19.3% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 33.1% | 28.2% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 81.6% | 84.3% |
![]() | Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 21.1% | 21.8% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 25.3 | 23.6 |
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| Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 57.7% | 60.1% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 33.5% | 29.4% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $251,300 | $254,200 |
| Households, 2006-2010 | 211,975 | 979,621 |
| Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.70 | 2.65 |
| Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $26,993 | $27,589 |
| Median household income 2006-2010 | $54,334 | $55,726 |
| Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 13.1% | 11.9% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Las Vegas | Nevada |
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| Total number of firms, 2007 | 54,557 | 221,260 |
| Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 5.4% | 3.9% |
| American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 10.5% | 7.9% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.3% |
| Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 9.9% | 8.1% |
| Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.5% | 28.6% |
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| Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 872,940 | 15,735,787 |
| Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,566,589 | 19,255,893 |
| Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 9,178,860 | 37,433,983 |
| Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $16,394 | $14,579 |
| Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,134,003 | 28,815,533 |
| | Geography QuickFacts | Las Vegas | Nevada |
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| Land area in square miles, 2010 | 135.82 | 109,781.18 |
| Persons per square mile, 2010 | 4,298.2 | 24.6 |
| FIPS Code | 40000 | 32 |
| Counties | Clark County
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http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/32/3240000.html
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