Torrance County, New Mexico

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Torrance County, New Mexico is among the highest in the country for average commute time (55th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Torrance County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	15,490	2,120,246	334,922,499	2127th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$57,842	$64,059	$80,734	2268th of 3,221
Median Age	43.3	39.4	38.9	1123rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.6%	31.0%	35.7%	2569th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$159,700	$248,100	$332,700	2031st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$872	$1,067	$1,413	1598th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.3%	17.8%	12.5%	730th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.0%	6.0%	5.2%	197th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4.6	17.5	n/a	2865th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.9%	9.4%	14.1%	1263rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.6	n/a	n/a	2286th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.7%	70.0%	65.2%	398th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	37.3	23.5	26.4	55th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.6%	12.2%	15.1%	1610th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.2%	n/a	n/a	995th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.0%	40.9%	46.9%	1848th of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.0%	n/a	n/a	2785th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Torrance County, New Mexico

Statistic	Torrance County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	48.0%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43.2%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	8.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	58.0	62.7	61.4

Age in Torrance County, New Mexico

Statistic	Torrance County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	43.3	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	20.2%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.5%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.3%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.5%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Torrance County, New Mexico

Statistic	Torrance County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	6,052	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	62.5%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.3%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.5%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.9%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	32.0%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Torrance County, New Mexico

Statistic	Torrance County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,139	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.6%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.3%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.5%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.3%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.3%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.2%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	27.1%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in Torrance County, New Mexico

Statistic	Torrance County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	7,293	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	50.3%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.7%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.0%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.3%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	19.9%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$719	$1,731	n/a

Education in Torrance County, New Mexico

Statistic	Torrance County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	13.1%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.0%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.3%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.8%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.7%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Torrance County, New Mexico

Statistic	Torrance County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.7%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.0%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	20.1%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	24.9%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.3%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Torrance County, New Mexico

Statistic	Torrance County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	59.2%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.6%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.3%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	79.0%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	17.8%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	17.3%	25.3%	16.7%

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