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La Plata, NM

2,233 Population
22.2 square miles 100.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.3 ±5.5 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 38.3 ±0.3
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New Mexico: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,741 ±$8,454 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: $28,099 ±$969
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $36,218 ±$281
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$57,071 ±$15,336 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: $55,872 ±$1,667
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $64,059 ±$808
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

35.7% ±14.4% (795  ±348) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 23.1% 27,595 (±1.5% / ±1,837)
  • about double 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)

23.5 minutes ±10.9 (14,695  ±4,771) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 24.2 1,031,140 (±0.7 / ±41,095)
  • about the same as the figure in New Mexico: 23.5 18,878,416 (±0.3 / ±270,635)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

814 ±150 Number of households
  • the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 41,732 ±601
  • New Mexico: 837,414 ±2,650
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.7 (2,233  ±372) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 2.9 119,438 (±0 / ±79)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,077,201
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.5% ±3.5% (13  ±19) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 4.8% † 1,329 (±1.1% / ±291)
  • about half the rate in New Mexico: 5.3% 24,992 (±0.3% / ±1,586)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

908 ±154 Number of housing units
  • the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 48,255 ±139
  • New Mexico: 956,964 ±262
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$210,000 ±$36,986 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: $193,800 ±$6,671
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $248,100 ±$1,957
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

17.6% ±15.4% (391  ±348.4) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 10.6% † 12,711 (±1.4% / ±1,708.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Mexico: 11.9% 249,702 (±0.3% / ±6,323.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83.3% ±5.6% (1,461  ±297.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 86.9% 69,955 (±2.3% / ±1,878.7)
  • a little less than the rate in New Mexico: 88% 1,286,568 (±0.6% / ±9,220.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.4% ±5.5% (270  ±109.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 18.3% 14,701 (±1.1% / ±864.4)
  • 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

4% ±5.1% (89  ±115) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 3.1% 3,692
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Mexico: 9.4% 199,738
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.4% ±5.5% (151  ±103) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 6.2% 5,623 (±0.5% / ±474)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 7.9% 130,343 (±0.2% / ±2,971)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
151 Total veterans ±103 100 Male ±79 51 Female ±46

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