San Miguel County, New Mexico

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Key figures

Statistic	San Miguel County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	26,850	2,120,246	334,922,499	1586th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$49,431	$64,059	$80,734	2801st of 3,221
Median Age	47.2	39.4	38.9	446th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.5%	31.0%	35.7%	1053rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$188,500	$248,100	$332,700	1540th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$823	$1,067	$1,413	1935th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	24.4%	17.8%	12.5%	257th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.8%	6.0%	5.2%	1381st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	5.7	17.5	n/a	2816th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.4%	9.4%	14.1%	1804th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.0	n/a	n/a	1821st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.1%	70.0%	65.2%	1851st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.7	23.5	26.4	1986th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.2%	12.2%	15.1%	941st of 3,222
Uninsured	10.5%	n/a	n/a	1551st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.9%	40.9%	46.9%	3020th of 3,222
Broadband Access	70.6%	n/a	n/a	2937th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in San Miguel County, New Mexico

Statistic	San Miguel County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	17.6%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	75.2%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	8.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	40.2	62.7	61.4

Age in San Miguel County, New Mexico

Statistic	San Miguel County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	47.2	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	16.9%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.7%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.9%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.7%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.6%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in San Miguel County, New Mexico

Statistic	San Miguel County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	11,931	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	56.1%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.0%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.1%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.6%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	38.5%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in San Miguel County, New Mexico

Statistic	San Miguel County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,632	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	29.7%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.2%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.6%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.4%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	24.4%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	42.7%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	29.2%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in San Miguel County, New Mexico

Statistic	San Miguel County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	14,867	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	56.4%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.9%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.7%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.9%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.1%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,081	$1,731	n/a

Education in San Miguel County, New Mexico

Statistic	San Miguel County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	13.5%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.3%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.7%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.4%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.1%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in San Miguel County, New Mexico

Statistic	San Miguel County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	50.6%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.9%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.2%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	49.4%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.0%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.7%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in San Miguel County, New Mexico

Statistic	San Miguel County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	71.0%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	53.9%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	44.6%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	39.8%	25.3%	16.7%

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