Tonopah, NV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

41%

Household income NAT. AVG.

10%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Tonopah	Nevada	National
Income per capita	$37,424	$41,311	$44,883
Median household income	$47,869	$80,045	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$88,032	$101,760	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$45,885	$57,613	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,733	$50,284	$54,343
Median earnings female	$44,794	$40,052	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.4%	6.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.3%	14.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Tonopah is 17% lower than the national average
The median household income in Tonopah is 41% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Tonopah is 10% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Tonopah is 12% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$31,909 $47,869 $95,738

City

$53,357 $80,045 $160,090

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Tonopah median earnings by income bracket

Tonopah employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.1%	16.1%
Manufacturing sector	18.3%	18.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.1%	13.1%
Public administration	10.5%	10.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.8%	9.8%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	32.2%	32.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tonopah, NV	2,244	$47,869	41.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tracy, MN	2,244	$83,167	2.3%
Mulino, OR	2,244	$115,290	41.8%
Aliceville, AL	2,243	$39,405	51.6%
Woodside East, DE	2,245	$82,751	1.7%
Spring Grove, PA	2,245	$87,455	7.5%
Tonopah, NV	2,244	$47,869	41.1%

Source: The Tonopah, NV employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.