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Lincoln County, NM

20,227 Population
4,831.1 square miles 4.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

52.7 ±0.9 Median age
  • about 1.3 times the figure in New Mexico: 39.2 ±0.2
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$36,086 ±$3,515 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in New Mexico: $34,823 ±$273
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$51,643 ±$4,281 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $62,125 ±$608
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

16% ±3.8% (3,205  ±764) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 18.1% 375,381 (±0.4% / ±7,817)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

21.2 minutes ±2.3 (156,715  ±23,663) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 23.2 18,772,496 (±0.2 / ±227,208)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

9,376 ±491 Number of households
  • New Mexico: 825,021 ±3,033
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.1 ±0.1 (20,037  ±26) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,071,840
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

5.4% ±3.6% (186  ±123) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in New Mexico: 5.5% 26,124 (±0.4% / ±1,648)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

17,768 ±34 Number of housing units
  • New Mexico: 949,524 ±264
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$212,200 ±$14,653 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $232,200 ±$1,548
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

11.1% ±2.7% (2,216  ±544.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 12.2% 254,714 (±0.3% / ±7,124)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

91.8% ±6.1% (14,466  ±989.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 87.7% 1,272,853 (±0.6% / ±8,960.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
28.8% ±3.5% (4,535  ±548.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New Mexico: 30.2% 438,228 (±0.4% / ±5,096.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

6% (1,210  ±340) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Mexico: 9.2% 195,484
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

9.9% ±1.8% (1,657  ±295) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 8.2% 133,239 (±0.2% / ±3,007)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,657 Total veterans ±295 1,420 Male ±252 237 Female ±155

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