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Pahrump, NV vs Ottumwa, IA

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- Ottumwa is 0% more densely populated than Pahrump.
- People are 17.7% less likely to be married in Ottumwa.
- The Median Age is 16.2 years younger in Ottumwa.
 Pahrump, NVOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Population  Unlock25,379329,725,481
 Female Population49.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.738.4
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 Population - 201036,091  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock24,998285,036,114
 Population - 19907,424  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now439.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,600.593.4
 Land Area301.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Pahrump, NVOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 649.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 849.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Pahrump, NVOttumwa, IAUnited States
 White72.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.5%12.2%
 Asian2.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races7.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock14.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Pahrump, NVOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Married Population55.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.7%50.2%
 Never Married21.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.8%10.8%
 Widowed8.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households17,871  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,48280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,372  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.7%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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