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Sierra County, NM

11,512 Population
4,181.2 square miles 2.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

55.3 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 1.4 times the figure in New Mexico: 38.3 ±0.2
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$26,735 ±$3,992 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $29,624 ±$241
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $37,638 ±$102
$35,939 ±$4,871 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Mexico: $54,020 ±$484
  • about half the amount in United States: $69,021 ±$146

25% ±4.8% (2,799  ±539) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Mexico: 18.3% 378,896 (±0.4% / ±8,918)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,661,636 (±0.1% / ±274,456)

16.4 minutes ±3.9 (54,165  ±14,099) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in New Mexico: 22.9 18,658,376 (±0.2 / ±236,563)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,757,208,800 (±0.1 / ±8,102,155)

Families

5,321 ±318 Number of households
  • New Mexico: 797,596 ±2,730
  • United States: 124,010,990 ±196,755
2.1 ±0.1 (11,266  ±118) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 2.6 2,068,271 (±0)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 321,899,260

2.4% ±3.6% (42  ±64) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Mexico: 5.5% 25,825 (±0.3% / ±1,294)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,971,395 (±0% / ±22,692)

Housing

8,111 ±59 Number of housing units
  • New Mexico: 937,397 ±274
  • United States: 139,647,020 ±3,504

$122,800 ±$13,079 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Mexico: $184,800 ±$1,608
  • about half the amount in United States: $244,900 ±$316

6% ±1.9% (686  ±222.6) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in New Mexico: 12.6% 263,940 (±0.3% / ±6,674)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.4% 43,820,703 (±0% / ±133,972.5)

Social

89.5% ±6.6% (8,188  ±631.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 86.8% 1,237,924 (±0.6% / ±8,870)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.9% 200,101,962 (±0.1% / ±254,727.4)
19.8% ±3.2% (1,810  ±296.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Mexico: 28.5% 407,041 (±0.4% / ±5,270.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 33.7% 75,808,835 (±0.1% / ±157,731.9)

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

4.5% ±1.5% (512  ±169) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in New Mexico: 9.2% 193,246 (±0.2% / ±4,107)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.6% 44,844,808 (±0% / ±126,423)

16% ±2.3% (1,547  ±223) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in New Mexico: 8.6% 139,347 (±0.2% / ±2,563)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,431,290 (±0% / ±48,418)
1,547 Total veterans ±223 1,486 Male ±207 61 Female ±73

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