Union County, New Mexico

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Union County, New Mexico is among the lowest in the country for population per square mile.

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Key figures

Statistic	Union County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	4,013	2,120,246	334,922,499	2964th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$46,694	$64,059	$80,734	2911th of 3,221
Median Age	42.6	39.4	38.9	1326th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.4%	31.0%	35.7%	2284th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$122,700	$248,100	$332,700	2613th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$683	$1,067	$1,413	2819th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.6%	17.8%	12.5%	986th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.2%	6.0%	5.2%	654th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.0	17.5	n/a	3150th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.8%	9.4%	14.1%	1288th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.6	n/a	n/a	1950th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.4%	70.0%	65.2%	1951st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.7	23.5	26.4	2956th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.2%	12.2%	15.1%	2337th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.1%	n/a	n/a	1012th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.9%	40.9%	46.9%	2920th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.4%	n/a	n/a	2256th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Union County, New Mexico

Statistic	Union County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	53.3%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40.1%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	8.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.3	62.7	61.4

Age in Union County, New Mexico

Statistic	Union County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	42.6	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	21.3%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.3%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.0%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.1%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.8%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Union County, New Mexico

Statistic	Union County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	1,438	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	57.9%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.0%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.0%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	39.7%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	29.2%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Union County, New Mexico

Statistic	Union County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,234	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	27.6%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.8%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	8.3%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.2%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.6%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	51.3%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.2%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in Union County, New Mexico

Statistic	Union County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	2,101	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.7%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.0%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	31.6%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,961.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.6%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.0%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$859	$1,731	n/a

Education in Union County, New Mexico

Statistic	Union County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	11.0%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.4%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.2%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.1%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.3%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Union County, New Mexico

Statistic	Union County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	44.1%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.6%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.5%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	72.4%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.8%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.7%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Union County, New Mexico

Statistic	Union County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	52.5%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.3%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	77.7%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	20.3%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	17.8%	25.3%	16.7%

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