Gabbs vs Tonopah

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

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

Tonopah has the higher population (1,938 vs 158 in Gabbs). Since 2019, Gabbs's population has grown faster (+50.5% vs -3.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Gabbs	Tonopah
Population	158	1,938
Median age	71.3 yrs	61.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$37,922
Median home value	—	$182,000
Median gross rent	—	$845
Housing units	82	1,316
Homeownership rate	65.9%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gabbs	Tonopah
Population	105 → 158 (+50.5%)	2,009 → 1,938 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$57,308 → $58,958 (+2.9%)	$36,429 → $37,922 (+4.1%)
Median home value	$27,500 → $35,600 (+29.5%)	$102,400 → $182,000 (+77.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$666 → $845 (+26.9%)

Gabbs

Population

105158

Median household income

$57,308$58,958

Median home value

$27,500$35,600

Tonopah

Population

2,0091,938

Median household income

$36,429$37,922

Median home value

$102,400$182,000

Median gross rent

$666$845

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gabbs	Tonopah
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.6%	2.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	9.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	17.4%
55 to 64	21.5%	12.4%
65 to 74	46.2%	35.1%
75 and over	17.7%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gabbs	Tonopah
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	72.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gabbs	Tonopah
No high school diploma	20.7%	1.8%
High school graduate	27.4%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	51.9%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gabbs	Tonopah
Drove alone	100.0%	39.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	32.0%
Public transit	0.0%	15.3%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	4.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gabbs	Tonopah
1-unit, detached	78.0%	49.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	27.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.0%	19.8%

Poverty & households

	Gabbs	Tonopah
Poverty rate	0.0%	19.7%
Average household size	1.93	1.70
Mean commute (minutes)	—	30
Median year structure built	1962	1982