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Nye County

Population in 2010: 269. Population change since 2000: -15.4%
Males: 145  (53.9%)
Females: 124  (46.1%)

Median resident age:  50.1 years
Nevada median age:  39.8 years

Zip codes: 89409.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $32,032 (it was $28,500 in 2000)
Gabbs:

$32,032
Nevada:

$53,341
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $17,101

Gabbs city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $28,942 (it was $22,000 in 2000)
Gabbs:

$28,942
Nevada:

$207,600
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $41,047; Detached houses: $44,819; Mobile homes: $32,771

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Gabbs races chart
  • White alone - 229 (85.1%)
  • American Indian alone - 15 (5.6%)
  • Hispanic - 12 (4.5%)
  • Two or more races - 10 (3.7%)
  • Asian alone - 3 (1.1%)

Races in Gabbs detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth


Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Gabbs: 85.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (31.1%), German (27.0%), Irish (20.1%), Italian (6.6%), Danish (5.0%), French (4.4%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 4597 feet

Land area: 3.02 square miles.

Population density: 89 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Gabbs:

  • High school or higher: 72.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 14.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 6.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gabbs city:

  • Never married: 18.1%
  • Now married: 50.0%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 8.8%
  • Divorced: 21.5%

6 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.9%
Nevada:  15.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Gabbs city:  1.3% ($285)
Nevada:  0.9% ($1,187)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Carson City, NV (100.3 miles , pop. 52,457).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fresno, CA (176.6 miles , pop. 427,652).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (331.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Walker River, NV (6.1 miles ), Mina, NV (6.3 miles ), Hawthorne, NV (6.7 miles ), Dixie Valley, NV (6.9 miles) , Schurz, NV (7.0 miles ), Round Mountain, NV (7.2 miles ), Fallon Station, NV (7.6 miles ), Silverpeak, NV (7.9 miles ).

Latitude: 38.87 N, Longitude: 117.93 W

Area code: 775

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

14.8%
Nevada:

12.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (87%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (3%)
  • Educational services (3%)
  • Public administration (3%)
  • Educational services (37%)
  • Public administration (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (18%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Extraction workers (26%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (18%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Electricians (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (24%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (16%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (16%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Financial managers (4%)

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Earthquake activity:

Gabbs-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Nevada state average. It is 395% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/21/1932 at 06:10:09, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 26.1 miles away from the city center
On 12/16/1954 at 11:07:12, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK) earthquake occurred 23.4 miles away from Gabbs center
On 8/24/1954 at 05:51:30, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 UK, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 48.2 miles away from the city center
On 7/6/1954 at 11:13:18, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 UK) earthquake occurred 53.6 miles away from the city center
On 7/21/1986 at 14:42:26, a magnitude 6.5 (6.0 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.5 ML) earthquake occurred 98.8 miles away from Gabbs center
On 9/12/1994 at 12:23:43, a magnitude 6.1 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.0 MD, Depth: 8.7 mi) earthquake occurred 96.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Nye County (3) is a lot smaller than the US average (12).
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Snows: 2, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Gabbs:

  • BANNER CHURCHILL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 59 miles away; FALLON, NV)
  • NYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 67 miles away; TONOPAH, NV)
  • CARSON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 96 miles away; GARDNERVILLE, NV)

Political contributions by individuals in Gabbs, NV

Airports located in Gabbs:

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gabbs:

  • Truckee Meadows Community College (about 112 miles; Reno, NV; Full-time enrollment: 3,833)
  • University of Nevada-Reno (about 112 miles; Reno, NV; FT enrollment: 12,110)
  • University of California-Merced (about 172 miles; Merced, CA; FT enrollment: 3,383)
  • University of Phoenix-Central Valley Campus (about 173 miles; Fresno, CA; FT enrollment: 2,644)
  • California State University-Fresno (about 174 miles; Fresno, CA; FT enrollment: 17,444)
  • Folsom Lake College (about 174 miles; Folsom, CA; FT enrollment: 2,632)
  • Merced College (about 175 miles; Merced, CA; FT enrollment: 5,129)

Public elementary/middle schools in Gabbs:

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Notable locations in Gabbs: Gabbs Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Service (A), Gabbs City Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Nye County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Gabbs and their reported violations in the past:

GABBS WATER SYSTEM (Address: TOWN OF GABBS , Population served: 411, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-18-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-18-2006), St Public Notif requested (APR-18-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-18-2006)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-28-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-28-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-11-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-11-2003)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-19-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-19-2002)
  • One regular monitoring violation
  • One other older monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Nevada:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  64.5%
Whole state:  65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.3%
Whole state:  7.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This city:

11.2%
Whole state:

10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This city:

5.0%
Whole state:

4.9%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gabbs, NV


Gabbs compared to Nevada state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Gabbs travel time to work - commute
Gabbs mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Wood (49%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Other fuel (5%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Nye County Nevada:


2008 Presidential Election results in Nye County Nevada:
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Religion statistics for Gabbs (based on Nye County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 21.01%
Here21.0%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchLDS (Mormon) ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionAssemblies of GodInternational Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Adherents32.3%28.7%17.7%6.5%4.7%
Congregations12.2%14.6%17.1%9.8%4.9%
NameLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAEpiscopal ChurchOther
Adherents2.3%2.2%1.1%1.1%3.4%
Congregations4.9%2.4%2.4%7.3%24.4%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 7
Nye County:

1.59 / 10,000 pop.
Nevada:

1.50 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:

0.23 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.10 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
Nye County:

0.91 / 10,000 pop.
Nevada:

1.00 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21
Nye County:

4.77 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.56 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 16
Here:

3.63 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.14 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

10.0%
Nevada:

8.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Nye County:

31.2%
Nevada:

24.5%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

3.8%
State:

13.2%

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll


15.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,188 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

15.30%
Nevada average:

9.02%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Clark County, NV  6.74% ($51,571 average AGI)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.61% ($44,191)
from San Bernardino County, CA  0.34% ($46,245)


10.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,308 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.05%
Nevada average:

6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Clark County, NV  2.89% ($36,020 average AGI)
to Elko County, NV  0.27% ($55,757)
to Washoe County, NV  0.26% ($40,306)

Strongest AM radio stations in Gabbs:

  • KKOH (780 AM; 50 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KCBC (770 AM; 50 kW; RIVERBANK, CA; Owner: KIERTRON, INC.)
  • KWRU (940 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA)
  • KHTK (1140 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KVLV (980 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FALLON, NV; Owner: LAHONTAN VALLEY BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
  • KSTE (650 AM; 25 kW; RANCHO CORDOVA, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KDWN (720 AM; 50 kW; LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: RADIO NEVADA CORP.)
  • KXNT (840 AM; 50 kW; NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KFIA (710 AM; 25 kW; CARMICHAEL, CA; Owner: VISTA BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KCBS (740 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gabbs:

  • KSVL (92.3 FM; SMITH, NV; Owner: DONEGAL ENTERPRISES)
  • K221DR (92.1 FM; ROUND MOUNTAIN, NV; Owner: SMOKY VALLEY TELEVISION DISTRICT)

Gabbs fatal accident list:

Mar 7, 1981 01:40 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2



FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

2
  • Sean M Brandel, Sw Of Intersection Silver Peak Rd And Hwy 95 (Silver Peak Rd #40594--Dsm) (Lat: 37.759639 Lon: -117.242861), Type: Tower, Structure height: 56.1 m, Overall height: 56.7 m
    Registrant: American Tower, L.P., 6802 S. 220th St., Kent, WA 98032, Phone: (425) 251-8480
  • Sean M Brandel, Sw Of Intersection Silver Peak Rd And Hwy 95 (Silver Peak Rd #40594--Dsm) (Lat: 37.759639 Lon: -117.242861), Type: Tower, Structure height: 56.1 m, Overall height: 56.7 m
    Registrant: American Tower, L.P., 6802 S. 220th St., Kent, WA 98032, Phone: (425) 251-8480

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Gabbs, NV)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

3
  • STATION, Fairview Peak 28 Mi Nnw (Lat: 39.225472 Lon: -118.152333), Overall height: 4.9 m, Call Sign: WNTV309
    Assigned Frequencies: 2138.00 MHz, 2142.80 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/28/2009, Expiration Date: 05/03/2019
    Registrant: Nevada Seismological Lab, 1664 N. Virginia St., Reno, NV 89557-0174, Phone: (775) 848-2286, Fax: (775) 784-4165, Email:
  • GABBS, Hwy 23 Ne Of A Ave (Lat: 38.860444 Lon: -117.927389), Type: Tower, Structure height: 10.2 m, Call Sign: WHA556
    Assigned Frequencies: 2128.00 MHz, 6397.38 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/15/2000, Expiration Date: 08/01/2010
    Registrant: At&t Nevada, 2700 Watt Avenue, Room 3082, Sacramento, CA 95851-1038, Phone: (916) 972-2608, Fax: (916) 489-6305, Email:
  • FMC, 8.2 Miles Ssw Of (Lat: 38.746028 Lon: -117.978639), Type: Tower, Structure height: 8.3 m, Call Sign: WLA665
    Assigned Frequencies: 2178.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/15/2000, Expiration Date: 08/01/2010
    Registrant: At&t Nevada, 2700 Watt Avenue, Room 3082, Sacramento, CA 95851-1038, Phone: (916) 972-2608, Fax: (916) 489-6305, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Gabbs)

FAA Registered Aircraft:

2
  • Aircraft: BEECH V35B (Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 4312W , Serial Number: D-9585, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 01/26/1974
    Registrant (Individual): Pending Registration, Po Box 251, Gabbs, NV 89409
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 172 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 6269E , Serial Number: 46369, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 03/30/1959
    Registrant (Individual): Ray A Dummar, Po Box 176, Gabbs, NV 89409



Most common first names in Gabbs, NV among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Paul473.6 years
James370.0 years
John373.6 years
William373.0 years
Cecil274.5 years
Elizabeth295.0 years
Gerald263.5 years
George258.0 years
Joseph269.5 years
Mary276.0 years
Most common last names in Gabbs, NV among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Wilson474.3 years
Jones266.4 years
Harrison264.5 years
Iselin268.5 years
Alworth281.6 years
Belleville276.0 years
Legg270.0 years
Boom288.5 years
King263.5 years
Hooper257.0 years

Gabbs on our top lists:

  • #62 on the list of "Top 100 cities with shortest commuting times"
  • #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"
  • #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2004 Presidential Election"

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