Amargosa Valley vs Gabbs

A side-by-side comparison of Amargosa Valley and Gabbs: population, income, housing, and more.

Amargosa Valley and Gabbs are places in Nevada. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Amargosa Valley has the higher population (1,408 vs 158 in Gabbs). Since 2019, Gabbs's population has grown faster (+50.5% vs +14.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Amargosa Valley	Gabbs
Population	1,408	158
Median age	34.5 yrs	71.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,573	—
Median gross rent	$780	—
Housing units	490	82
Homeownership rate	73.9%	65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Amargosa Valley	Gabbs
Population	1,232 → 1,408 (+14.3%)	105 → 158 (+50.5%)
Median household income	$60,677 → $55,573 (-8.4%)	$57,308 → $58,958 (+2.9%)
Median home value	$115,900 → $107,500 (-7.2%)	$27,500 → $35,600 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$777 → $780 (+0.4%)	—

Amargosa Valley

Population

1,2321,408

Median household income

$60,677$55,573

Median home value

$115,900$107,500

Median gross rent

$777$780

Gabbs

Population

105158

Median household income

$57,308$58,958

Median home value

$27,500$35,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Amargosa Valley	Gabbs
Under 5	3.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	29.7%	14.6%
18 to 24	14.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	6.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	6.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.6%	21.5%
65 to 74	14.6%	46.2%
75 and over	7.6%	17.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Amargosa Valley	Gabbs
White (non-Hispanic)	47.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	16.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	33.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Amargosa Valley	Gabbs
No high school diploma	11.8%	20.7%
High school graduate	37.6%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	51.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Amargosa Valley	Gabbs
Drove alone	95.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Amargosa Valley	Gabbs
1-unit, detached	15.3%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	84.7%	22.0%

Poverty & households

	Amargosa Valley	Gabbs
Poverty rate	30.7%	0.0%
Average household size	3.18	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	18	—
Median year structure built	1996	1962