4. Plenty of support for an NFL team in Vegas and surrounding areas
One of the big things detractors have tried to use against an NFL succeeding in Las Vegas is the “transient population” argument.
But taking a look at the larger scope, not just counting Las Vegas’ population of around 600,000 people, is the fact that Henderson, Nevada, is very close and sports another 300,000 people (with an average household income of $63,000). This means there are just under 1,000,000 people living within reasonable driving distance to the new stadium that’s going to be built on the strip.
Here’s some additional information, per Vincent Frank of Forbes.com, that supports the notion Vegas is very well equipped to help an NFL team thrive long term.
“San Diego County in Southern California consists of 3.3 million people with an average household income of $64,000 (via Census.gov). That seems similar, at least when it comes to economic attainment. Though, we then have to look at cost of living. As to where the median home value in San Diego is $429,000, it sits at just $219,000 in Henderson (via Census.gov). The Raiders’ current home of Oakland currently boasts a median hose value of $458,000 with an average household income of $54,000. (Via Census.gov). Simply put, there’s money to be spent on recreation like football in the Las Vegas area.”
Add in the influx of money pouring in every weekend from tourists wanting to watch an NFL game and you have quite the thriving market.
The Raiders will likely have no issues selling out every single game, which means more money for the team and the league in general.