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North Las Vegas, Nevada
| North Las Vegas, Nevada | |
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| General information | |
Mayor of North Las Vegas
Pamela A. Goynes-Brown | |
| Last mayoral election: | 2022 |
| Next mayoral election: | 2026 |
| Last city council election: | 2024 |
| Next city council election: | 2026 |
| City council seats: | 5[1] |
| City website | |
| Composition data | |
| Population: | 262,527 |
| Race: | White 31% African American 22.1% Asian 6.7% Native American 1.2% Pacific Islander 1% Multiple 16.1% |
| Ethnicity: | Hispanic or Latino origin 40.7% |
| Median household income: | $76,772 |
| High school graduation rate: | 83% |
| College graduation rate: | 18.2% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2023 ACS data. Percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%. | |
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North Las Vegas is a city in Clark County, Nevada. The city's population was 262,527 as of 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau.
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City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of North Las Vegas utilizes a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council, which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body, appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the city council's policy and legislative initiatives.[2]
Mayor
The mayor is a member of the city council. He or she presides over council meetings and official city ceremonies. The mayor also represents the city on the state, national, and international levels.[2] The current Mayor of North Las Vegas is Pamela A. Goynes-Brown (nonpartisan). Goynes-Brown assumed office in 2022.
City manager
The city manager is the city's chief executive. The responsibilities of the city manager include overseeing the city's day-to-day operations, planning and implementing the city's operating budget, and appointing departmental directors and other senior-level positions.[3]
City council
The North Las Vegas City Council is the city's primary legislative body. It is responsible for adopting the city budget, approving mayoral appointees, levying taxes, and making or amending city laws, policies, and ordinances.[2]
The city council is made up of five members. While the mayor is elected at large, the other four members are elected by the city's four districts.[2]
Other elected officials
Mayoral partisanship
North Las Vegas has a Democratic mayor. As of September 2025, 66 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 23 are affiliated with the Republican Party, one is affiliated with the Libertarian Party, three are independents, five identify as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and two mayors' affiliations are unknown. Click here for a list of the 100 largest cities' mayors and their partisan affiliations.
Mayoral elections are officially nonpartisan in most of the nation's largest cities. However, many officeholders are affiliated with political parties. Ballotpedia uses one or more of the following sources to identify each officeholder's partisan affiliation: (1) direct communication from the officeholder, (2) current or previous candidacy for partisan office, or (3) identification of partisan affiliation by multiple media outlets.
Elections
2024
The city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, held general elections for city council and judicial offices on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for June 11, 2024. The filing deadline for judicial seats was January 12, 2024, and the filing deadline for non-judicial seats was March 15, 2024.
2022
The city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, held general elections for mayor, city council, constable, and municipal court judge on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 14, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 18, 2022.
2019
2017
The city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, held a primary election for mayor and city council on April 4, 2017. A general election was scheduled for June 13, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 3, 2017.
The mayor's seat and the Ward 1 and Ward 3 seats on the city council were up for election in the primary. The Ward 3 race advanced to the general election.
2015
The city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, was initially scheduled to hold elections for city council on June 2, 2015. A primary election took place on April 7, 2015.[4] Because a candidate in each of the two races received more than 50% of the vote in the primary election, the general election was canceled. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 6, 2015. Two of the four city council seats were up for election.
Census information
The table below shows demographic information about the city.
| Demographic Data for North Las Vegas | |
|---|---|
| North Las Vegas | |
| Population | 262,527 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 105 |
| Race and ethnicity** | |
| White | 34.5% |
| Black/African American | 21.9% |
| Asian | 6.9% |
| Native American | 1.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 14.7% |
| Multiple | 19.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 41.3% |
| Education | |
| High school graduation rate | 83% |
| College graduation rate | 18.2% |
| Income | |
| Median household income | $76,772 |
| Persons below poverty level | 12.2% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023). | |
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | |
Budget
The city's budget process operates by fiscal years running from July 1 to June 30 of the next year. The city manager and city finance director must submit a tentative budget to the city council, the Nevada Department of Taxation, and to the city's citizens through a public hearing by April 15 of each year. The city council must approve a budget by no later than June 1. After the city council has approved a budget, it is sent to the state for final approval.[5]
Revenue and expenditure by year
The total revenue and expenditure figures were pulled from the all funds revenue and expenditures tables in the city's annual financial reports.[6][7][8][9]
| City of North Las Vegas historical revenue and expenditures | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal year | Budget type | Total revenue | Total expenditure |
| 2025 | Adopted | $494,784,510 | $656,941,398 |
| 2024 | Adopted | $533,699,719 | $677,688,193 |
| 2023 | Adopted | $544,233,608 | $560,183,315 |
| 2022 | Adopted | $746,963,812 | $746,963,812 |
| 2021 | Adopted | $683,117,972 | $683,117,972 |
| 2020 | Projected | $631,457,040 | $631,457,040 |
| 2019 | Actual | $621,726,844 | $538,211,453 |
North Las Vegas, Nevada salaries and pensions over $95,000
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Contact information
Mayor's office
2250 Las Vegas Boulevard North
North Las Vegas, NV 89030
Phone: 702-633-1007
City Clerk's office
2250 Las Vegas Boulevard North
North Las Vegas, NV 89030
Phone: 702-633-1030
Click here for city council contact information.
Ballot measures
- See also: Clark County, Nevada ballot measures
The city of North Las Vegas is in Clark County. A list of ballot measures in Clark County is available here.
Noteworthy events
2020: Events and activity following the death of George Floyd
During the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, demonstrations and protests took place in cities nationwide, including North Las Vegas, following the death of George Floyd.
2015: Study on city's nondiscrimination laws
In July 2015, the Movement Advancement Project described North Las Vegas, Nevada, as a city or county that prohibited discrimination in employment on the basis of gender identity via ordinances that apply to public and private employers. At that time, a total of 71 of America's largest 100 cities prohibited private employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation, while 69 of those cities also prohibited discrimination based on gender identity. This did not include those jurisdictions that prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity for government employees.[10]
Nondiscrimination laws can cover a variety of areas, including public employment, private employment, housing, and public accommodations. Such laws may be enacted at the state, county, or city level.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The mayor is included in this number as one of the city council members.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 City of North Las Vegas, "Mayor and Council," accessed October 28, 2014
- ↑ City of North Las Vegas, "City Manager," accessed October 28, 2014
- ↑ Clark County Nevada, "Election: Important Dates," accessed November 17, 2014
- ↑ City of North Las Vegas, "Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports FY2018," accessed August 18, 2021
- ↑ City of North Las Vegas, "Adopted Budget: Fiscal Year 2020-2021," accessed August 18, 2021
- ↑ City of North Las Vegas, "Adopted Budget 2021-2022," accessed October 18, 2022
- ↑ City of North Las Vegas, "Final Budget Fiscal Year 2023-2024," accessed August 25, 2023
- ↑ City of North Las Vegas, "Final Budget Fiscal Year 2024-2025," accessed October 29, 2024
- ↑ Movement Advancement Project, "Local Employment Non-Discrimination Ordinances," accessed July 7, 2015
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