Do Las Vegas Tenants Pay Rent on Time? What the Data Shows

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How Many Las Vegas Renters Pay on Time?

By The Rental Lister · Published November 11, 2026 · Data: Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey; Federal Reserve; payment data from two rent-collection platforms

The last official Nevada figure, from the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey in August and September 2024, found 14.2% of adults in Nevada renter households behind on rent, level with 14.3% nationally. Census flags the Nevada number as unreliable, and no state figure has been published since.

Key Numbers

• 14.2%of adults in Nevada renter homes were behind on rent, August to September 2024; U.S. 14.3%. Census flags the Nevada figure as unreliableCensus Household Pulse Survey (our calculation)
• 11.7%Nevada averaged across all nine 2024 survey rounds, against 12.4% nationallyCensus Household Pulse Survey 2024 (our calculation)
• 23%of U.S. renters fell behind on rent at some point in 2025, up from 17% in 2021Federal Reserve, national survey
• 69.2%of Nevada rent payments in one company’s data were made on or before the due date; U.S. 69.7%Landlord Studio, October 2026 (platform data)

There Is No Reliable Current Las Vegas Figure

The Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey was the only official source of state-level rent arrears. In its last round, August 20 to September 16, 2024, 14.2% of adults living in Nevada renter homes said their household was not caught up on rent: about 79,910 of 561,259 adults (our calculation from Housing Table 1b). The margin of error is about ±8.1 points, and Census marks the estimate as unreliable because its coefficient of variation, 34.5%, is above the 30% level Census says signals potentially serious data quality issues. The survey counted adults, not households, and had 777 Nevada respondents.

Across the nine 2024 rounds, Nevada’s figure swung between 6.0% and 15.2%, mostly sampling noise. Averaged across the year it was 11.7%, against 12.4% nationally (our calculation from the 2024 tables). The survey’s state-by-state collection ended in September 2024. Its successor publishes national figures only, and Las Vegas is not among the metros it reports (Census Bureau). So nothing official says Las Vegas renters fall behind more or less often than renters elsewhere.

What National Surveys Show

National surveys ask different questions over different periods, so their numbers differ:

• Behind at some point in the year: 23% of renters in 2025, up each year from 17% in 2021 and 2022 (Federal Reserve).
• Didn’t pay in full or paid late in 2025: 20.0% of renters aged 18 to 64, the highest since the series began. The West had the lowest rate of any region, 15.7% (Urban Institute, September 2026).
• Missed, part-paid or late in the last 3 months: about 20% in January 2026, down from about 25% from mid-2024 to early 2025 (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia).
• Behind right now: 8.8% of adults in renter homes in June 2025, from a Census panel survey not comparable with 2024 (Census Bureau).

Surveys covering a full year rose through 2025; shorter-window and ledger measures fell or held. The reference period and whether people report it themselves explain most of the difference.

Under $25,000

33%

$25,000 to $49,999

31%

$50,000 to $99,999

17%

$100,000 or more

5%

Source: Federal Reserve Board, Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2025 (Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking, 12,934 respondents, fielded October 2025). National figures; no Nevada breakdown is published.

Income is the clearest divide: a third of renters earning under $25,000 fell behind at some point in 2025, against 5% of those earning $100,000 or more.

Late Is Common; Not Paying at All Is Rarer

Payment data from rent-collection platforms counts payments, not people, and comes from each company’s own customers, not a sample of all renters. With that caveat:

• Nevada: 69.2% of rent payments made through Landlord Studio were on or before the due date, 16.9% were 1 to 3 days late and 13.8% were 4 or more days late, close to the U.S. figures of 69.7%, 15.3% and 15.0%. The data counts any payment after the due date as late, with no grace period, and the company says no autopay payment was scheduled late (Landlord Studio, October 2026).
• Small landlords nationally: in August 2026, 82.5% of tenants paid on time and 12.8% paid late, so about 4.7% had not paid in full within the reporting window (our subtraction, from Chandan Economics and RentRedi, 60,217 units).

Requests for Help in Nevada

Rent payment assistance made up 15,015 of the 135,091 referrals requested through Nevada 211 in fiscal 2026 (July 2025 to June 2026), about 11%, up from 8.67% in fiscal 2024 (Nevada 211 FY26 Annual Report). These are requests for help, not households.

What This Means for Owners

• Expect some late payments. National surveys put the share of renters who fall behind at some point in a year at about one in five, though in payment data most of it is days late, not unpaid.
• Income relative to rent is the strongest signal. Falling behind tracks income closely, so verify income at the source and apply the same written standard to every applicant. See tenant screening criteria in Nevada.
• Know the late-fee rules. Nevada sets when a late fee can be charged and caps it (NRS 118A.210), and since 2025 a landlord must offer at least one way to pay rent without a fee (NRS 118A.303). Our guide to Nevada late fee and rent payment rules sets them out. This is general information, not legal advice.
• Make paying easy. Automatic payments help avoid day-one lateness. Our rent collection page explains how we collect rent.

Method and Sources

Household Pulse percentages are our calculation from the published table cells: adults not caught up on rent divided by all adults in renter homes who were asked, including those who did not report. Homes occupied without rent are left out. Margins of error are at the 90% level, from the Census Bureau’s standard-error files. National survey figures are quoted as each source published them. Platform figures are labeled as one company’s customer data. Read on November 11, 2026.

• Census Bureau, Household Pulse Survey, Housing Table 1b, cycle 09, 2024: www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/hhp/2024/cycle09/housing1b_cycle09.xlsx
• Federal Reserve Board, Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2025, Housing: www.federalreserve.gov/publications/2026-economic-well-being-of-us-households-in-2025-housing.htm
• Urban Institute, Renters Increasingly Struggle to Pay for Housing, September 2026: www.urban.org/sites/default/files/2026-09/Renters_Increasingly_Struggle_to_Pay_for_Housing.pdf
• Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, renter financial security brief, June 2026: www.philadelphiafed.org/-/media/FRBP/Assets/Consumer-Finance/Briefs/recent-trends-in-renter-financial-security-and-homebuying-intentions.pdf
• Landlord Studio, Which states pay rent on time?, October 2026: www.landlordstudio.com/blog/states-where-tenants-pay-rent-on-time
• Chandan Economics, Independent Landlord Rental Performance Report, October 2026: www.chandan.com/post/independent-landlord-rental-performance-report-october-2026
• Nevada 211, FY26 Annual Report: www.nevada211.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/FY26-Annual-Report-website.pdf

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