2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Pahrump, NV vs Portland, OR

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- Household income in Portland, is 46% more than it is in Pahrump and is 12% above the National Average.
- Pahrump unemployment rate is 5.7%.
- Portland unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Pahrump, NVPortland, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.7%6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.0%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.3%42.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.6%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,598$47,289$37,638
 Household Income$53,743$78,476$69,021
 Family Median Income$61,433$103,838$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Pahrump, NVPortland, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.5%9.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.2%3.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.6%6.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.3%6.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.2%6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.4%6.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.4%9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.7%12.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.0%17.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.2%9.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.5%12.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Pahrump, NVPortland, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.3%20.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.1%9.4%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%2.5%1.8%
 Legal0.8%2.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%6.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.8%4.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.3%6.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.3%3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.4%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.7%6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.2%2.3%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.3%17.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair15.1%4.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.5%9.7%13.1%
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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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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