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Las Palomas, NM

304 Population
1.6 square miles 189.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

65.7 ±12 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Sierra County: 57.6 ±1.6
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in New Mexico: 39.4 ±0.1
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,504 ±$5,670 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Sierra County: $26,453 ±$2,328
  • a little less than the amount in New Mexico: $36,218 ±$281
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$73,864 ±$69,322 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Sierra County: $41,600 † ±$5,700
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $64,059 ±$808
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

N/A Persons below poverty line

N/A

Families

130 ±69 Number of households
  • Sierra County: 5,440 ±340
  • New Mexico: 837,414 ±2,650
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.8 (304  ±192) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Sierra County: 2.1 11,269 (±0.1 / ±18)
  • a little less than the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,077,201
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

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

Housing

180 ±91 Number of housing units
  • Sierra County: 8,200 ±98
  • New Mexico: 956,964 ±262
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$137,500 ±$48,674 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Sierra County: $152,600 † ±$15,687
  • about half the amount in New Mexico: $248,100 ±$1,957
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

92.1% ±81.3% (280  ±172.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Sierra County: 89.2% 8,255 (±7.1% / ±689.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 88% 1,286,568 (±0.6% / ±9,220.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
6.3% ±15.4% (19  ±48.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Sierra County: 17% † 1,576 (±3.2% / ±297.7)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New Mexico: 31% 452,729 (±0.4% / ±5,455.3)
  • about one-fifth 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

8.9% ±8.9% (27  ±32) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Sierra County: 7.6% 868
  • a little less than the rate in New Mexico: 9.4% 199,738
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.9% ±13% (27  ±43) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Sierra County: 16.1% † 1,559 (±2.9% / ±278)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 7.9% 130,343 (±0.2% / ±2,971)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
27 Total veterans ±43 27 Male ±43 N/A Female ±14

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