Mora County, New Mexico

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Mora County, New Mexico is among the highest in the country for median age (59th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (63rd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Mora County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	4,149	2,120,246	334,922,499	2949th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$53,663	$64,059	$80,734	2549th of 3,221
Median Age	55.1	39.4	38.9	59th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.3%	31.0%	35.7%	505th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$122,600	$248,100	$332,700	2617th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$887	$1,067	$1,413	1507th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.4%	17.8%	12.5%	435th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.8%	6.0%	5.2%	2050th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.2	17.5	n/a	3047th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.3%	9.4%	14.1%	2515th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.4	n/a	n/a	959th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	86.7%	70.0%	65.2%	63rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.7	23.5	26.4	425th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.6%	12.2%	15.1%	1609th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.8%	n/a	n/a	1937th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	40.7%	40.9%	46.9%	2815th of 3,222
Broadband Access	53.3%	n/a	n/a	3128th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Mora County, New Mexico

Statistic	Mora County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	24.7%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	73.5%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	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	39.9	62.7	61.4

Age in Mora County, New Mexico

Statistic	Mora County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	55.1	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	17.1%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	3.9%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.5%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.4%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	34.0%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Mora County, New Mexico

Statistic	Mora County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	1,968	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.5	2.5
Family Households	65.1%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.7%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	24.4%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.7%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	36.9%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Mora County, New Mexico

Statistic	Mora County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,004	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.4%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	27.0%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.0%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.0%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.4%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	46.4%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.3%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in Mora County, New Mexico

Statistic	Mora County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	2,923	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.3%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.1%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	32.7%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	13.3%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	18.7%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$885	$1,731	n/a

Education in Mora County, New Mexico

Statistic	Mora County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	6.3%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.6%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.8%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.1%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	23.1%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Mora County, New Mexico

Statistic	Mora County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	46.0%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.1%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.4%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.3%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.8%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.5%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Mora County, New Mexico

Statistic	Mora County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.9%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.7%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	55.7%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	42.8%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	40.1%	25.3%	16.7%

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