CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pahrump

Nevada · 7,424 residents · 329 sq mi

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Pahrump is a city of 7,424 people in Nevada. The median age is 45.2, about 12 years above the US median. The population has fallen 70% since 2000. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. Households here earn about 28% less than in Nevada as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 45.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,424

−70%vs 2000

vs 24,631 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

45.2

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 45.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

329 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202447K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(445)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(476)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.4%(401)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(398)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243%(220)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.9%(807)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(945)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.8%(953)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6416.3%(1,213)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7416%(1,189)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(363)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(14)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,267

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,860 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,068

−26%vs 2000

vs $17,708 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.8%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$81,000

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $106,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$402

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $612 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.9%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.2% in 2000

18.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86%(21,183)

Black1.3%(314)

Hispanic / Latino7.6%(1,879)

Asian0.8%(200)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(7,137)

Black0.5%(40)

Hispanic / Latino5.4%(398)

Asian0.4%(30)

Other2.9%(217)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican13.4%(6,353)

Central American1.6%(740)

Salvadoran1.2%(582)

Spaniard0.8%(357)

Puerto Rican0.4%(168)

Guatemalan0.3%(145)

South American0.2%(88)

Cuban0.1%(71)

Argentine0.1%(57)

Venezuelan0%(17)

Honduran0%(13)

Colombian0%(7)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Ecuadorian0%(7)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(305)

Japanese0.3%(160)

Chinese0.3%(150)

Korean0.3%(147)

Taiwanese0.1%(28)

Asian Indian0%(21)

Thai0%(20)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1.1%(538)

Samoan0.1%(43)

Guamanian0%(22)

Chamorro0%(16)

Ancestry

German16.4%(7,760)

English15.4%(7,274)

Irish11.7%(5,550)

Italian6%(2,829)

American4%(1,878)

French3%(1,404)

Norwegian2.2%(1,057)

Scottish2.2%(1,057)

Polish1.8%(840)

Swedish1.5%(712)

Dutch1.2%(552)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(545)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.6%(266)

Russian0.5%(257)

Welsh0.5%(251)

Hungarian0.5%(245)

Danish0.4%(197)

Portuguese0.4%(183)

French Canadian0.4%(175)

British0.4%(170)

Nigerian0.3%(145)

Czech0.3%(128)

Swiss0.2%(111)

Arab0.2%(92)

Ukrainian0.1%(59)

Slovak0.1%(51)

Serbian0.1%(42)

Canadian0.1%(38)

Romanian0.1%(38)

Greek0.1%(33)

Finnish0.1%(27)

Austrian0%(22)

West Indian0%(22)

Egyptian0%(21)

Belgian0%(19)

Bulgarian0%(18)

Jamaican0%(17)

Lebanese0%(16)

Iraqi0%(11)

Lithuanian0%(11)

Croatian0%(10)

Haitian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.1%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.9%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.2 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 29.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.9%(6,530)

Married50.1%(10,592)

Widowed6.6%(1,399)

Divorced12.4%(2,614)

Women 15+

Never married19.2%(3,857)

Married52.6%(10,574)

Widowed12%(2,413)

Divorced16.2%(3,253)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.2%

−12.0 ptssince 2013

from 21.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 36.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.7%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

35.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 36.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.2%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 25.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

8.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 8.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.7%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 51.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

60.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 59.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)17.1%(1,072)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.4%(1,219)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48.7%(3,056)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.8%(304)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(13)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 6,271 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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