East Paradise

Although situated in a convenient location for families, casino employees and students, the East Paradise neighborhood is not among the wealthier neighborhoods in Las Vegas. A study found on City-Data.com shows that the median income of its residents has been on the lower end of the scale for several years now in comparison to both the city and the state. According to City-Data.com, the median household income for zip code 89119 was $30,609 in 1999. That compares to a median household income of ... Read More

They are ordinary people who come to the United States from distant parts of the globe with hope for a better future. They grow, they teach, they learn, and in many ways they contribute to the future of the country. According to City-Data.com the foreign-born population for the UNLV neighborhood, zip code 89119, in 2001 was 14,386, or 29.5 percent of the 48,693 living in the area. At the same time the statewide figure was only 15.8 percent. This zip code: 29.5% Whole ... Read More

Las Vegas, as most of us know and some of us guess, is a pretty diverse and colorful place. The UNLV community area, more specifically around Maryland Parkway, is a big part of the rainbow too. And it is not only the international students living in the university dorms who bring out the ethnic diversity, but it is also the people who have come here from distant parts of the world to start new lives, businesses and families. They are the ones who ... Read More