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Population (year 2000): 2,627
Males: 1,366  (52.0%)
Females: 1,261  (48.0%)

Nye County

Median resident age:  38.7 years
Nevada median age:  35.0 years

Zip codes: 89049.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,700 (it was $37,401 in 2000)
Tonopah  $34,700
Nevada:  $49,169

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $70,000 (it was $78,200 in 2000)
Tonopah  $70,000
Nevada:  $283,400

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Jim Butler Inn & Suites
Central Nevada Tool & Supply
Tonopah Development Corporation

Races in Tonopah:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.2%)
  • Hispanic (6.2%)
  • Two or more races (3.0%)
  • American Indian (3.0%)
  • Other race (2.8%)
  • Black (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: United States (22.3%), German (15.7%), English (13.2%), Irish (10.0%), Italian (5.9%), Norwegian (3.3%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 6030 feet

Land area: 16.2 square miles.

Population density: 162 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Tonopah

  • High school or higher: 81.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tonopah CDP

  • Never married: 17.7%
  • Now married: 60.7%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 12.9%

87 residents are foreign born (1.4% Europe, 0.9% Latin America, 0.8% Asia).

This place:  3.3%
Nevada:  15.8%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Tonopah, Nevada in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tonopah to the number of sex offenders is 657 to 1.

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

Tonopah:  0.6% ($488)
Nevada:  0.8% ($1,187)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Visalia, CA (186.9 miles , pop. 91,565).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (189.4 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (286.5 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Goldfield, NV (24.8 miles ), Ralston, NV (33.2 miles) , Silverpeak, NV (40.2 miles ), Round Mountain, NV (56.4 miles ), Mina, NV (68.5 miles ), Gabbs, NV (73.0 miles ), Beatty, NV (86.6 miles ), Yucca Flat, NV (93.1 miles) .

Latitude: 38.07 N, Longitude: 117.23 W


29 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
19 people in nursing homes

Area code: 775

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Most common industries for males:



  • Mining (24%)
  • Construction (18%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (16%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Mining (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Extraction workers (10%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (9%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
  • Life, physical, and social science technicians (4%)


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Hospital/medical center in Tonopah:
  • NYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (825 ERIE MAIN ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Tonopah:
  • NORTHERN INYO HOSPITAL (about 97 miles; BISHOP, CA)
  • MT GRANT GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 107 miles; HAWTHORNE, NV)
  • MAMOTH HOSPITAL (about 118 miles; MAMMOTH LAKES, CA)

Political contributions by individuals in Tonopah, NV

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tonopah:
  • TONOPAH TEST RANGE (about 38 miles; TONOPAH, NV; ID: TNX)
  • MAMMOTH YOSEMITE (about 116 miles; MAMMOTH LAKES, CA; ID: MMH)
  • ELY ARPT /YELLAND FLD/ (about 186 miles; ELY, NV; ID: ELY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tonopah:
  • TONOPAH (about 11 miles; TONOPAH, NV; ID: TPH)
  • GOLDFIELD (about 25 miles; GOLDFIELD, NV; ID: 0L5)
  • LIDA JUNCTION (about 41 miles; GOLDFIELD, NV; ID: 0L4)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tonopah:
  • CERRO COSO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 173 miles; RIDGECREST, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,347)
  • PORTERVILLE COLLEGE (about 177 miles; PORTERVILLE, CA; FT enrollment: 2,288)
  • REEDLEY COLLEGE (about 179 miles; REEDLEY, CA; FT enrollment: 5,344)
  • TAFT COLLEGE (about 182 miles; Taft, CA; FT enrollment: 2,801)
  • COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS (about 189 miles; VISALIA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,295)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-FRESNO (about 190 miles; FRESNO, CA; FT enrollment: 16,035)
  • FRESNO CITY COLLEGE (about 190 miles; FRESNO, CA; FT enrollment: 10,741)
Public high school in Tonopah:
Public elementary/middle schools in Tonopah:
Library in Tonopah:
  • TONOPAH LIBRARY DISTIRCT (Operating income: $92,723; Location: P.O. BOX 449; 12,489 books; 590 audio materials; 358 video materials; 10 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Tonopah: McNamara Mill (A), Central Nevada Museum (B), Nye County Court House (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Tonopah include: Barsanti Park (1), Logan Field (2), Butler Park (3), Highland Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Tonopah Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Clown Motel (521 North Main) (1), Golden Hills Motel (930 South Main) (2), Tonopah Station (1137 South Main Street) (3), Silver Queen Motel (225 South Main) (4), Best Western Hi-Desert Inn (320 Main Street) (5), The National 9 Inn (650 North Main) (6), Tonopah Motel (325 Main) (7), Jim Butler Motel (108 South Main) (8). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Court: Nye County Of (court House) - Human Services (Military Circle) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

 

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

TONOPAH PUBLIC UTILITIES (Address: TONOPAH PUBLIC UTILITIES, Population served: 2600, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1992 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
AMARGOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Address: NYE COUNTY, Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1999, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1994 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (AUG-11-1994)
NYE COUNTY COMPLEX (Address: NYE COUNTY, Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-18-2006), St Public Notif requested (APR-18-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
NDOT LATHROP WELLS ROADSIDE PARK RP801NY (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
MANHATTAN TOWN WATER (Address: NYE COUNTY, Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUN-23-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUN-24-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-24-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-23-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-23-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-04-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-04-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-06-2001), St Public Notif received (AUG-06-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
AMARGOSA SENIOR CENTER (Address: NYE COUNTY, Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-19-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-19-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Tonopah that have no violations reported:
  • NDOT MILLERS NV ROADSIDE PARK RP801ES (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • CRYSTAL PARK NYE COUNTY PARK (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • NDOT BIG SMOKEY ROADSIDE PARK RP807NY (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • AMARGOSA PARK (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • AMARGOSA TOWN COMPLEX (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Nevada:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  60.6%
Whole state:  66.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.6%
Whole state:  7.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  11.2%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.3%
Whole state:  4.9%

Tonopah compared to Nevada state average:

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  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age 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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Banks with branches in Tonopah (2007 data):
  • Nevada State Bank: Tonopah Branch at 132 Erie Main, branch established on 1934-12-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,916.4 mil, Deposits: $3,404.7 mil, headquarters in Las Vegas, NV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 72 total offices, Holding Company: Zions Bancorporation



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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 Tonopah:
  • KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KWRU (940 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA)
  • 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.)
  • KKOH (780 AM; 50 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KCBC (770 AM; 50 kW; RIVERBANK, CA; Owner: KIERTRON, INC.)
  • KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KERI (1180 AM; 50 kW; WASCO-GREENACRES, CA; Owner: KWSO, INC.)
  • KIRN (670 AM; 35 kW; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Owner: LOTUS OXNARD CORP.)
  • KGDP (660 AM; 50 kW; ORCUTT, CA; Owner: RADIO REPRESENTATIVES, INC.)
  • KPLS (830 AM; 50 kW; ORANGE, CA; Owner: CRN LICENSES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tonopah:
  • KHWK (92.7 FM; TONOPAH, NV; Owner: DONALD W. KAMINSKI, JR.)
  • K214CJ (90.7 FM; TONOPAH, NV; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC)
  • KTPH (91.7 FM; TONOPAH, NV; Owner: NEVADA PUBLIC RADIO CORPORATION)
  • K269AV (101.7 FM; TONOPAH & GOLDFIELD, NV; Owner: BRUCE MACAFEE)
  • K211EL (90.1 FM; TONOPAH, NV; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K221DR (92.1 FM; ROUND MOUNTAIN, NV; Owner: SMOKY VALLEY TELEVISION DISTRICT)

TV broadcast stations around Tonopah:
  • KTVY-TV (Channel 7; GOLDFIELD, NV; Owner: NEVADA CHANNEL 3, INC.)

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