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Myrtle Point, OR vs Pahrump, NV

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- Household income in Pahrump, is 48% more than it is in Myrtle Point and is 28% below the National Average.
- Myrtle Point unemployment rate is 7.8%.
- Pahrump unemployment rate is 5.7%.
 Myrtle Point, ORPahrump, NVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,833  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$53,743$69,021
 Family Median Income$52,813  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Myrtle Point, ORPahrump, NVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Myrtle Point, ORPahrump, NVUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services4.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library3.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance10.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.5%13.1%
Reviews for Myrtle Point    2 Reviews

I've lived in Myrtle point for any 7 years, love the small town living. 30 minutes from the beach, 45 minutes from shopping, casinos, and the sand dunes. One of the best  More

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Over 11 years ago

Suffering because of Politics relating to the Lumber  More

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Reviews for Pahrump    28 Reviews

Over 2 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 3 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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