Northeast Clark County sees largest increase in residents living under poverty line

(Feb. 29) – Cheaper rents and a shortage of affordable housing elsewhere may explain why northeast Clark County has a higher concentration of the poverty than other parts of the county. East of Interstate 15 near Nellis Air Force Base is one of the few places outside of Las Vegas city boundaries and the Strip where rents are lowest, less than $750 a month in median rent, according to the UNLV Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies apartment survey of the fourth quarter of 2015.