Pahrump vs Tonopah

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

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

Pahrump has the higher population (45,811 vs 1,938 in Tonopah). Pahrump has the higher median household income ($58,560 vs $37,922 in Tonopah). Pahrump has the higher median home value ($283,400 vs $182,000 in Tonopah).

Population, income & housing

	Pahrump	Tonopah
Population	45,811	1,938
Median age	53.4 yrs	61.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,560	$37,922
Median home value	$283,400	$182,000
Median gross rent	$1,152	$845
Housing units	21,064	1,316
Homeownership rate	77.5%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pahrump	Tonopah
Population	37,298 → 45,811 (+22.8%)	2,009 → 1,938 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$47,535 → $58,560 (+23.2%)	$36,429 → $37,922 (+4.1%)
Median home value	$173,900 → $283,400 (+63.0%)	$102,400 → $182,000 (+77.7%)
Median gross rent	$894 → $1,152 (+28.9%)	$666 → $845 (+26.9%)

Pahrump

Population

37,29845,811

Median household income

$47,535$58,560

Median home value

$173,900$283,400

Median gross rent

$894$1,152

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)

	Pahrump	Tonopah
Under 5	4.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.9%	2.6%
18 to 24	5.1%	0.8%
25 to 34	10.4%	9.5%
35 to 44	9.1%	12.6%
45 to 54	10.6%	17.4%
55 to 64	16.7%	12.4%
65 to 74	18.6%	35.1%
75 and over	13.4%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pahrump	Tonopah
White (non-Hispanic)	70.2%	72.4%
Black or African American	2.4%	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.7%
Asian	2.2%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	16.2%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pahrump	Tonopah
No high school diploma	14.0%	1.8%
High school graduate	34.6%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pahrump	Tonopah
Drove alone	75.3%	39.9%
Carpooled	8.3%	32.0%
Public transit	0.3%	15.3%
Walked	1.2%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	4.8%
Other means	4.2%	4.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pahrump	Tonopah
1-unit, detached	60.8%	49.3%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	27.6%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.9%	19.8%

Poverty & households

	Pahrump	Tonopah
Poverty rate	14.9%	19.7%
Average household size	2.42	1.70
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1999	1982