Luna County, New Mexico

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Luna County, New Mexico is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the highest in the country for poverty rate (154th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Luna County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	25,611	2,120,246	334,922,499	1632nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$36,419	$64,059	$80,734	3112th of 3,221
Median Age	36.3	39.4	38.9	2834th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.6%	31.0%	35.7%	2873rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$128,000	$248,100	$332,700	2531st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$650	$1,067	$1,413	2935th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	28.6%	17.8%	12.5%	154th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	6.0%	5.2%	992nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	8.6	17.5	n/a	2699th of 3,222
Foreign Born	16.2%	9.4%	14.1%	171st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.6	n/a	n/a	2529th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.9%	70.0%	65.2%	2180th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.1	23.5	26.4	2704th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.2%	12.2%	15.1%	2336th of 3,222
Uninsured	15.2%	n/a	n/a	681st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.4%	40.9%	46.9%	2952nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.4%	n/a	n/a	2589th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Luna County, New Mexico

Statistic	Luna County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	28.3%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	67.1%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	8.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	46.9	62.7	61.4

Age in Luna County, New Mexico

Statistic	Luna County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	36.3	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	25.8%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.7%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.4%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.8%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.5%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.8%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Luna County, New Mexico

Statistic	Luna County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	9,223	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.5	2.5
Family Households	61.5%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.0%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.1%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.0%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	37.0%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Luna County, New Mexico

Statistic	Luna County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$22,287	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	29.6%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.0%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.3%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.4%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	28.6%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	58.6%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	30.1%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in Luna County, New Mexico

Statistic	Luna County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	11,621	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	56.9%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.7%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.6%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.1%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.0%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$687	$1,731	n/a

Education in Luna County, New Mexico

Statistic	Luna County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	24.7%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.5%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.2%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.5%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.1%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Luna County, New Mexico

Statistic	Luna County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	44.9%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.3%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	57.4%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.1%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.2%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Luna County, New Mexico

Statistic	Luna County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	48.0%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	7.0%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	9.1%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	47.9%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	50.8%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	34.8%	25.3%	16.7%

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