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Capitan CCD, Lincoln County, NM

3,104 Population
1,493.3 square miles 2.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

59.2 ±2.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Lincoln County: 52.4 ±0.5
  • about 1.5 times the figure in New Mexico: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,951 ±$6,926 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Lincoln County: $37,148 ±$2,618
  • about the same as the amount in New Mexico: $36,218 ±$281
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$53,193 ±$5,813 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Lincoln County: $53,303 ±$2,293
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $64,059 ±$808
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.5% ±4.5% (326  ±147) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Lincoln County: 19.3% † 3,864 (±3.4% / ±688)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Mexico: 17.8% 370,915 (±0.4% / ±8,323)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

29.8 minutes ±6.8 (24,510  ±10,339) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Lincoln County: 20 145,555 (±1.8 / ±17,484)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New Mexico: 23.5 18,878,416 (±0.3 / ±270,635)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,609 ±224 Number of households
  • Lincoln County: 10,000 ±514
  • New Mexico: 837,414 ±2,650
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
1.9 ±0 (3,097  ±435) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Lincoln County: 2 20,056 (±0.1 / ±25)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,077,201
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

18.2% ±14% (56  ±50) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Lincoln County: 6.6% † 233 (±3.8% / ±133)
  • more than double the rate in New Mexico: 5.3% 24,992 (±0.3% / ±1,586)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,944 ±225 Number of housing units
  • Lincoln County: 17,871 ±27
  • New Mexico: 956,964 ±262
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$210,000 ±$102,921 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Lincoln County: $233,200 ±$22,920
  • 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

6.3% ±3.9% (194  ±122.5) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Lincoln County: 11.7% † 2,335 (±2.8% / ±557.1)
  • about half the rate in New Mexico: 11.9% 249,702 (±0.3% / ±6,323.4)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.9% ±8.2% (2,512  ±394.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Lincoln County: 94.7% 15,028 (±5.9% / ±967.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 88% 1,286,568 (±0.6% / ±9,220.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
25.2% ±5.5% (661  ±168.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Lincoln County: 32.2% † 5,106 (±3.6% / ±577.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 31% 452,729 (±0.4% / ±5,455.3)
  • about two-thirds 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

0.6% ±1% (19  ±32) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Lincoln County: 3.8% 776
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 9.4% 199,738
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

11.1% ±3.9% (298  ±112) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Lincoln County: 10.3% † 1,727 (±1.6% / ±262)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Mexico: 7.9% 130,343 (±0.2% / ±2,971)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
298 Total veterans ±112 266 Male ±105 32 Female ±36

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