Nellis AFB, Nevada

Community in Clark County · population 4,379 (2020 Census)

Household income: $68,652
Jan low / Jul high: 38° / 106°
Snow a year: 0 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 3
Median age: 20.8

Nellis AFB is a community of 4,379 people in Clark County, Nevada. It ranks better transit than 97% of Nevada towns, better for cycling than 92% of Nevada towns, better for young professionals than 90% of Nevada towns.

How Nellis AFB ranks

Percentile among Nevada towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Nevada towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

Median rent is $2,143 a month. 0.0% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Nevada towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Nellis AFB	Typical Nevada town
Median home value	—	$361,550
Median rent	$2,143	$1,386
Median household income	$68,652	$78,278
Home value ÷ income	—×	4.9×
Homeownership	0.0%	72.5%
Median year built	2003	1989
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Nellis AFB

People	Nellis AFB	Typical Nevada town
Median age	20.8	44.4
Age 65 and over	0.6%	21.7%
Under 18	46.7%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	19.5%
Below the poverty line	3.6%	9.8%
Veterans	11.1%	—
Born outside the U.S.	6.0%	—
Work from home	0.6%	9.0%
Average commute	16.5 min	24.0 min
Homes with broadband	98.3%	92.1%

Weather in Nellis AFB

July highs average 105.7°F and January lows 38.0°F. About 4.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 0.0 inches of snow (typical Nevada town: 16.7 in). Expect about 142 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 18 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the N Las Vegas station (3.4 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

3 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Nellis AFB since 1950, compared with 1 for the typical Nevada town. The strongest, an F1, struck on March 30, 1992 about 7.4 miles from the town center. The most recent was on March 30, 1992.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 9 times; the largest was 1.75 inches on September 11, 1998.

Severe weather in Clark County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Clark County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 938 deaths recorded.

Clark County has been included in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for fire, flood, hurricane.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
April 4, 2020	Biological	DR-4523: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3443: Covid-19
July 5, 2013	Fire	FM-5034: Carpenter 1 Fire
July 1, 2010	Fire	FM-2847: Cathedral Fire
September 13, 2005	Hurricane	EM-3243: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation

Jobs and pay in Clark County

Clark County had 1,124,772 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $64,985 a year. Unemployment was 5.4% in 2023; in Nellis AFB itself the ACS puts it at 27.8%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Public schools in Nellis AFB

8 public schools with 5,674 students, about 21.7 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Canyon Springs HS	9-12	2,810	28.1
Lincoln ES	PK-5	604	15.5
Perkins Dr Claude G ES	PK-5	572	18.5
Cahlan Marion ES	PK-5	523	16.3
Wilhelm Elizabeth ES	PK-5	503	16.2
Craig Lois ES	PK-5	501	27.8
College of So NV HS East	11-12	161	32.2
McClure Florence Women's Corr	15-15	—	—

Towns near Nellis AFB

North Las Vegas, NV
3.5 mi · 262,527 people · home $404,400
Sunrise Manor, NV
4.7 mi · 205,618 people · home $320,000
Winchester, NV
8.8 mi · 36,403 people · home $302,800
Whitney, NV
10.1 mi · 49,061 people · home $329,000
Las Vegas, NV
11.6 mi · 641,903 people · home $427,900
Paradise, NV
11.9 mi · 191,238 people · home $384,200
Spring Valley, NV
15.6 mi · 215,597 people · home $433,800
Henderson, NV
16.5 mi · 317,610 people · home $484,900

Nellis AFB questions

Is Nellis AFB, Nevada a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Nellis AFB scores better for retirees than 0% of Nevada towns and quieter than 1%. 0.6% of residents are 65 or older (median age 20.8).

What is the weather like in Nellis AFB?

July highs average 105.7°F and January lows 38.0°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 4.3 inches of precipitation a year and 0.0 inches of snow.

Does Nellis AFB get tornadoes?

3 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Nellis AFB since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F1 on March 30, 1992. The typical Nevada town has had 1.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Nellis AFB's Census boundary (GEOID 3250400). Comparisons use the median of Nevada towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.