Catron County, New Mexico

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Catron County, New Mexico is among the highest in the country for median age (3rd of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for population per square mile.

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Key figures

Statistic	Catron County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,743	2,120,246	334,922,499	2980th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$49,864	$64,059	$80,734	2779th of 3,221
Median Age	63.8	39.4	38.9	3rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	31.2%	31.0%	35.7%	683rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$167,000	$248,100	$332,700	1866th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$736	$1,067	$1,413	2552nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	24.8%	17.8%	12.5%	240th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.2%	6.0%	5.2%	1810th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.5	17.5	n/a	3199th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.1%	9.4%	14.1%	962nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.6	n/a	n/a	341st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	93.8%	70.0%	65.2%	6th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.3	23.5	26.4	1351st of 3,221
Worked from Home	22.7%	12.2%	15.1%	78th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.2%	n/a	n/a	1600th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	55.3%	40.9%	46.9%	547th of 3,222
Broadband Access	61.7%	n/a	n/a	3086th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Catron County, New Mexico

Statistic	Catron County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	74.4%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15.7%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	8.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	41.8	62.7	61.4

Age in Catron County, New Mexico

Statistic	Catron County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	63.8	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	6.1%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.8%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	2.4%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.8%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.3%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	47.6%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Catron County, New Mexico

Statistic	Catron County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	1,789	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.0	2.5	2.5
Family Households	58.2%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	7.5%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	2.9%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	39.7%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	18.3%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Catron County, New Mexico

Statistic	Catron County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,016	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.9%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.4%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.7%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	0.0%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	24.8%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	43.9%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.3%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in Catron County, New Mexico

Statistic	Catron County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	3,409	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	60.1%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.0%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	47.5%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	6.2%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.8%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$608	$1,731	n/a

Education in Catron County, New Mexico

Statistic	Catron County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	2.0%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.9%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.9%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.5%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.7%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Catron County, New Mexico

Statistic	Catron County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	31.7%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	49.1%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	7.7%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.6%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.9%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.9%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Catron County, New Mexico

Statistic	Catron County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	29.5%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.0%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	81.7%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	16.8%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	16.8%	25.3%	16.7%

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