Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Pahrump is worth considering.
The rate of college-level education in Pahrump is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.77% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Pahrump in 2018 was $30,801, which is lower middle income relative to Nevada, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,204 for a family of four. However, Pahrump contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Pahrump is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pahrump home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pahrump residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Pahrump also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.83% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pahrump include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Pahrump is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
