Sierra County, New Mexico

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Sierra County, New Mexico is among the highest in the country for median age (26th of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for average commute time.

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Key figures

Statistic	Sierra County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	11,500	2,120,246	334,922,499	2388th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$41,600	$64,059	$80,734	3047th of 3,221
Median Age	57.6	39.4	38.9	26th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.0%	31.0%	35.7%	2496th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$152,600	$248,100	$332,700	2197th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$729	$1,067	$1,413	2593rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.4%	17.8%	12.5%	436th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.2%	6.0%	5.2%	1811th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.8	17.5	n/a	2997th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.5%	9.4%	14.1%	617th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.9	n/a	n/a	2861st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.8%	70.0%	65.2%	2045th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.8	23.5	26.4	3095th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.2%	12.2%	15.1%	1725th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.9%	n/a	n/a	1473rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.6%	40.9%	46.9%	2944th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.3%	n/a	n/a	2503rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Sierra County, New Mexico

Statistic	Sierra County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	63.1%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29.8%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.6%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	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	50.9	62.7	61.4

Age in Sierra County, New Mexico

Statistic	Sierra County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	57.6	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	15.6%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	3.9%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.3%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.4%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.9%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	38.8%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Sierra County, New Mexico

Statistic	Sierra County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	5,440	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.5	2.5
Family Households	49.0%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	10.8%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.4%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	43.2%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	26.2%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sierra County, New Mexico

Statistic	Sierra County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$26,453	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	30.7%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.1%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.4%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	0.2%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.4%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	48.1%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.9%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in Sierra County, New Mexico

Statistic	Sierra County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	8,200	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	47.0%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.2%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	33.7%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.2%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.5%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$789	$1,731	n/a

Education in Sierra County, New Mexico

Statistic	Sierra County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	10.8%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.7%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	41.4%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.8%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.3%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sierra County, New Mexico

Statistic	Sierra County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	37.4%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.3%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.9%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	57.6%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.7%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.3%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Sierra County, New Mexico

Statistic	Sierra County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	43.5%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.7%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.8%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	78.4%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	20.5%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	17.6%	25.3%	16.7%

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