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Rock Springs, WY vs Pahrump, NV

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Highlights
- Household income in Pahrump, is 28% less than it is in Rock Springs and is 28% below the National Average.
- Rock Springs unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Pahrump unemployment rate is 5.7%.

Economy
 Rock Springs, WYPahrump, NVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.1%5.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-2.0%3.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth10.0%35.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.0%7.6%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,504$28,598$37,638
 Household Income$74,548$53,743$69,021
 Family Median Income$93,193$61,433$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rock Springs, WYPahrump, NVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.2%11.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%4.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.3%11.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.0%11.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.4%8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%9.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.9%10.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.4%12.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.5%12.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.9%7.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.1%1.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rock Springs, WYPahrump, NVUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.1%10.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.8%5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%0.8%1.8%
 Legal0.8%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%5.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.8%0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.9%2.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.7%3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%4.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.9%8.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%6.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.2%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.2%19.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair20.8%15.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.5%14.5%13.1%

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Reviews for Rock Springs    3 Reviews

Rock Springs will grow on you. It is a big city (about 20,000) by Wyoming standards. There are a few chain stores and a small mall. Wal-Mart is the main place to shop  More

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Over 16 years ago

i once lived in rock for about a year and then transfered to oregon. i'm ready to go back.the town is like any it has good and bad.im going back because it grew on me  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have heard lots of rumors about Rock Springs. I know that many people say it is a rough town. Since I am looking at possibly teaching there, I would like to know what  More

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Reviews for Pahrump    28 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

There is so much new blood here and it's young. With the opening of Arby's, Chipotle, and maybe Dutch Brothers it's starting to feel a lot bigger than it used to. There  More

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Over 2 years ago

We moved to Pahrump about 7 years ago after our home in Las Vegas sold to the first couple looking at it, and we couldn't find a home there that we liked in our price  More

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Someone needs to update this information. Things have changed. The Town of Pahrump is making changes. No one wants negative comments about where they live, and the fact  More

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82901
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