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Clayton, NM

2,753 Population
7.8 square miles 352.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±4.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Union County: 42.6 ±3.3
  • a little higher than the figure in New Mexico: 39.4 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$23,622 ±$8,322 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Union County: $38,234 † ±$13,687
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Mexico: $36,218 ±$281
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$34,500 ±$14,073 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Union County: $46,694 † ±$17,202
  • about half the amount in New Mexico: $64,059 ±$808
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

20.5% ±6% (467  ±157) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Union County: 16.6% † 586 (±4.9% / ±186)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 17.8% 370,915 (±0.4% / ±8,323)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

11.8 minutes ±4.2 (8,860  ±4,114) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Union County: 16.7 † 20,465 (±3.6 / ±6,337)
  • about half the figure in New Mexico: 23.5 18,878,416 (±0.3 / ±270,635)
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

962 ±161 Number of households
  • Union County: 1,438 † ±211
  • New Mexico: 837,414 ±2,650
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (2,283  ±388) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Union County: 2.5 † 3,543 (±0.5 / ±415)
  • a little less than the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,077,201
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.7% ±5.4% (19  ±28) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Union County: 2.9% † 19 (±4.2% / ±28)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Mexico: 5.3% 24,992 (±0.3% / ±1,586)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,267 ±152 Number of housing units
  • Union County: 2,101 ±171
  • New Mexico: 956,964 ±262
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$110,500 ±$15,308 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Union County: $122,700 † ±$18,473
  • about half the amount in New Mexico: $248,100 ±$1,957
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10% ±5.8% (275  ±160.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Union County: 9.3% † 373 (±4.3% / ±170.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 11.9% 249,702 (±0.3% / ±6,323.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.9% ±8.7% (1,846  ±285) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Union County: 89% † 2,618 (±9.6% / ±311.7)
  • about the same as the rate in New Mexico: 88% 1,286,568 (±0.6% / ±9,220.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.8% ±5.3% (284  ±114.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Union County: 18.4% † 541 (±4.9% / ±145.8)
  • about half the rate in New Mexico: 31% 452,729 (±0.4% / ±5,455.3)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.2% ±3.1% (144  ±86) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Union County: 3.8% 151
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Mexico: 9.4% 199,738
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.3% ±3.1% (164  ±71) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Union County: 6.2% † 196 (±2.4% / ±76)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 7.9% 130,343 (±0.2% / ±2,971)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
164 Total veterans ±71 152 Male ±61 12 Female ±18

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