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Des Moines, NM

174 Population
0.9 square miles 200 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

17.8 ±49.5 Median age
  • about two-fifths of the figure in Union County: 42.6 ±3.3
  • about half the figure in New Mexico: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about half the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,799 ±$12,972 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Union County: $38,234 † ±$13,687
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Mexico: $36,218 ±$281
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$63,864 ±$24,161 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Union County: $46,694 † ±$17,202
  • about the same as the amount in New Mexico: $64,059 ±$808
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

25.9% ±29.6% (45  ±61) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Union County: 16.6% † 586 (±4.9% / ±186)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Mexico: 17.8% 370,915 (±0.4% / ±8,323)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

10 minutes ±16.3 (390  ±430) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Union County: 16.7 † 20,465 (±3.6 / ±6,337)
  • about two-fifths of the figure in New Mexico: 23.5 18,878,416 (±0.3 / ±270,635)
  • about two-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

66 ±44 Number of households
  • Union County: 1,438 † ±211
  • New Mexico: 837,414 ±2,650
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.8 (174  ±126) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Union County: 2.5 † 3,543 (±0.5 / ±415)
  • a little higher than the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,077,201
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

91 ±46 Number of housing units
  • Union County: 2,101 ±171
  • New Mexico: 956,964 ±262
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$152,500 ±$148,236 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Union County: $122,700 † ±$18,473
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New Mexico: $248,100 ±$1,957
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

40.8% ±39.3% (71  ±85.5) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Union County: 9.3% † 373 (±4.3% / ±170.8)
  • more than double the rate in New Mexico: 11.9% 249,702 (±0.3% / ±6,323.4)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

74.4% ±49% (64  ±58.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Union County: 89% † 2,618 (±9.6% / ±311.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 88% 1,286,568 (±0.6% / ±9,220.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
26.7% ±40.8% (23  ±38.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Union County: 18.4% † 541 (±4.9% / ±145.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 31% 452,729 (±0.4% / ±5,455.3)
  • about three-quarters 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

N/A Foreign-born population

3.5% ±5.4% (3  ±5) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Union County: 6.2% † 196 (±2.4% / ±76)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Mexico: 7.9% 130,343 (±0.2% / ±2,971)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
3 Total veterans ±5 3 Male ±5 N/A Female ±14

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