Pyramid Lake, Nevada

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Population (year 2000): 1,714

Males: 849	(49.5%)
Females: 865	(50.5%)

Mineral County

Median resident age:	31.5 years
Nevada median age:	35.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,300 (it was $30,541 in 2000)

Pyramid Lake	$28,300
Nevada:	$49,169

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $77,800 (it was $87,000 in 2000)

Pyramid Lake	$77,800
Nevada:	$283,400

Pyramid Lake, NV residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Pyramid Lake:

White Non-Hispanic (23.0%)
Hispanic (8.5%)
Two or more races (3.0%)
Other race (2.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 5800 feet

Land area: 735.3 square miles.

Population density: 2.3 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Pyramid Lake

High school or higher: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
Unemployed: 9.8%
Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pyramid Lake CCD

Never married: 35.3%
Now married: 42.5%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 7.1%
Divorced: 15.2%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.2%
Nevada:	15.8%

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

Pyramid Lake:	1.0% ($850)
Nevada:	0.8% ($1,187)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sparks, NV (30.8 miles , pop. 66,346).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Sacramento, CA (167.9 miles , pop. 407,018).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (405.0 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Nixon, NV (3.2 miles ), Sutcliffe, NV (15.3 miles ), Wadsworth, NV (17.1 miles ), Warm Springs-Truckee Canyon, NV (21.0 miles ), Fernley, NV (21.7 miles ), Spanish Springs, NV (24.1 miles ), Clark, NV (25.5 miles ), Sparks, NV (30.8 miles ).

Latitude: 39.85 N, Longitude: 119.40 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 775

Most common industries for males:

Construction (28%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
Mining (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Public administration (17%)
Educational services (13%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Health care (8%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
Carpenters (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Customer service representatives (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

Hospitals/medical centers near Pyramid Lake:

TAHOE PACIFIC HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; SPARKS, NV)
DINI TOWNSEND HOSPITAL NNMH (about 33 miles; SPARKS, NV)
NORTHERN NEVADA MEDICAL CENTER (about 33 miles; SPARKS, NV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pyramid Lake:

RENO/TAHOE INTERNATIONAL (about 36 miles; RENO, NV; ID: RNO)
LAKE TAHOE (about 78 miles; SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA; ID: TVL)
BEALE AFB (about 149 miles; MARYSVILLE, CA; ID: BAB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pyramid Lake:

TIGER FLD (about 24 miles; FERNLEY, NV; ID: N58)
SPANISH SPRINGS (about 26 miles; RENO, NV; ID: N86)
SILVER SPRINGS (about 33 miles; SILVER SPRINGS, NV; ID: B08)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pyramid Lake:

TRUCKEE MEADOWS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; RENO, NV; Full-time enrollment: 4,615)
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-RENO (about 50 miles; RENO, NV; FT enrollment: 10,375)
WESTERN NEVADA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; Carson City, NV; FT enrollment: 2,167)
YUBA COLLEGE (about 143 miles; MARYSVILLE, CA; FT enrollment: 5,593)
SIERRA COLLEGE (about 146 miles; ROCKLIN, CA; FT enrollment: 9,313)
BUTTE COLLEGE (about 153 miles; Oroville, CA; FT enrollment: 7,061)
AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE (about 158 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; FT enrollment: 13,984)

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Notable locations in Pyramid Lake: CAA Station (A), Herstin (B), Quail Canyon Ranch (C), Big Canyon (D), Piute Indian Agency (E), Thomas Ranch (F), Bonham Ranch (G), James Ranch (H), Bryant (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Pyramid Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mud Lake Slough (A), Mullen Creek (B), Rodero Creek (C), Truckee River (D), Fort Defiance Creek (E), Coal Creek (F), Secret Creek (G), Dead Ox Wash (H), Hardscrabble Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Pyramid Lake: Anaho Island National Wildlife Refuge (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Beaches: Enchanted Beach (A), Wizards Beach (B), Fox Beach (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Nixon Post Office (A), Wadsworth Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.8 people
Nevada:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	46.3%
Whole state:	66.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	11.7%
Whole state:	7.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	18.2%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	11.6%
Whole state:	4.9%

Pyramid Lake compared to Nevada state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students 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

2004 Presidential Election results in Mineral County Nevada:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

8.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,401 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.74%
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 Washoe County, NV	1.28% ($19,261 average AGI)
from Churchill County, NV	0.72% ($26,769)
from Clark County, NV	0.67% ($39,917)

8.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,081 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.89%
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 Washoe County, NV	1.61% ($22,448 average AGI)
to Lyon County, NV	0.78% ($21,714)

Strongest AM radio stations in Pyramid Lake:

KKOH (780 AM; 50 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBZZ (1270 AM; 13 kW; SPARKS, NV; Owner: AMERICOM LAS VEGAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KPTT (630 AM; 5 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: LOTUS RADIO CORP.)
KIHM (920 AM; 5 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: IHR EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING)
KQLO (1590 AM; 5 kW; SUN VALLEY, NV; Owner: THOMAS AQUINAS SCHOOL)
KVLV (980 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FALLON, NV; Owner: LAHONTAN VALLEY BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
KCBC (770 AM; 50 kW; RIVERBANK, CA; Owner: KIERTRON, INC.)
KHTK (1140 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KFIA (710 AM; 25 kW; CARMICHAEL, CA; Owner: VISTA BROADCASTING INC.)
KPTL (1300 AM; 5 kW; CARSON CITY, NV; Owner: CASINO RADIO, LLC)
KSTE (650 AM; 25 kW; RANCHO CORDOVA, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KFBK (1530 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pyramid Lake:

KNHK (92.9 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KRNG-FM1 (101.3 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: SIERRA NV CHRISTIAN MUSIC ASSN INC)
KRNG (101.3 FM; FALLON, NV; Owner: SIERRA NV CHRISTIAN MUSIC ASSOC, INC)
KSRN (107.7 FM; KINGS BEACH, CA; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
KHXR (94.5 FM; SUN VALLEY, NV; Owner: LOTUS RADIO CORP.)
KRNO (106.9 FM; INCLINE VILLAGE, NV; Owner: AMERICOM LAS VEGAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KODS (103.7 FM; CARNELIAN BAY, CA; Owner: AMERICOM, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KLCA (96.5 FM; TAHOE CITY, CA; Owner: AMERICOM LAS VEGAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KDOT (104.5 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: LOTUS RADIO CORP.)
KOZZ-FM (105.7 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: LOTUS RADIO CORP.)
KKTO (90.5 FM; TAHOE CITY, CA; Owner: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
K285EQ (104.9 FM; VERDI, NV; Owner: AMERICOM, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KTHX-FM (100.1 FM; DAYTON, NV; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
KBUL-FM (98.1 FM; CARSON CITY, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KNEV (95.5 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KUNR (88.7 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO)
KNIS (91.3 FM; CARSON CITY, NV; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC)
KWNZ (97.3 FM; CARSON CITY, NV; Owner: AMERICOM LAS VEGAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KSSJ (94.7 FM; FAIR OAKS, CA; Owner: ENTERCOM SACRAMENTO LICENSE, LLC)
K273AF (102.5 FM; CARSON CITY, NV; Owner: EDDIE FLOYD)

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