About Nellis Afb

Nellis Afb is a very small town located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 3,801 people and just one neighborhood, Nellis Afb is the 28th largest community in Nevada.

There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Nellis Afb, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Nellis Afb, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Nellis Afb's real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation.

45.57% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Nellis Afb. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Healthcare and Retail industries respectively employ 22.08% and 13.41% of the civilian workforce.

One of the benefits of Nellis Afb is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.11 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Nellis Afb is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Nellis Afb Information and Demographics

In Nellis Afb, just 7.73% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Nellis Afb in 2000 was $13,301, which is low income relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $53,204 for a family of four.

Nellis Afb is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Nellis Afb home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Nellis Afb is White, followed by African-American. Nellis Afb also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.86% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Nellis Afb include German, Italian, Irish, English, and French.

The most common language spoken in Nellis Afb is English. Some people also speak Spanish.