It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Tonopah has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Tonopah has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Tonopah than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Tonopah may be for you.
Despite the fact that it is a small town, Tonopah has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the town for affordable transportation.
The percentage of adults in Tonopah with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.03% of adults in Tonopah have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Tonopah in 2022 was $32,113, which is lower middle income relative to Nevada, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,452 for a family of four. However, Tonopah contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Tonopah is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Tonopah home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tonopah residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Tonopah also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.47% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tonopah include Irish, German, English, Jamaican, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Tonopah is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Italian.
