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Searchlight, NV

Found within zip codes: 89046, 89052, 89005

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Searchlight, NV

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About Searchlight

Searchlight is a very small town located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 1,021 people and just one neighborhood, Searchlight is the 45th largest community in Nevada.

When you are in Searchlight, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 38.5% of Searchlight's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Searchlight is a town of construction workers and builders, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Searchlight who work in management occupations (19.76%), personal care services (11.49%), and sales jobs (10.28%).

Searchlight is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town's population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

One of the benefits of Searchlight is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 11.70 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Searchlight is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Searchlight Information and Demographics

Searchlight ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 7.48% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Searchlight in 2000 was $18,320, which is middle income relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,280 for a family of four.

Searchlight is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Searchlight home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Searchlight is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Searchlight include German, English, Irish, Russian, French, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Searchlight is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Russian.