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Truth or Consequences West CCD, Sierra County, NM

2,571 Population
1,904.1 square miles 1.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

68 ±4.4 Median age
  • about 20 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

$32,484 ±$5,259 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Sierra County: $26,453 ±$2,328
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $36,218 ±$281
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$52,083 ±$21,052 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Sierra County: $41,600 † ±$5,700
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $64,059 ±$808
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9% ±5.3% (232  ±142) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Sierra County: 21.4% † 2,412 (±5.2% / ±585)
  • about half the rate in New Mexico: 17.8% 370,915 (±0.4% / ±8,323)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.8 minutes ±0.7 (18,085  ±7,913) Mean travel time to work
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Sierra County: 14.8 † 47,265 (±2.3 / ±8,975)
  • a little higher than the figure in New Mexico: 23.5 18,878,416 (±0.3 / ±270,635)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,244 ±224 Number of households
  • Sierra County: 5,440 ±340
  • New Mexico: 837,414 ±2,650
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.5 (2,571  ±421) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Sierra County: 2.1 11,269 (±0.1 / ±18)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,077,201
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

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

Housing

1,871 ±228 Number of housing units
  • Sierra County: 8,200 ±98
  • New Mexico: 956,964 ±262
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$171,300 ±$22,561 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Sierra County: $152,600 † ±$15,687
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Mexico: $248,100 ±$1,957
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

2.5% ±2.9% (63  ±74.2) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Sierra County: 3.9% † 441 (±1.7% / ±192.8)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New Mexico: 11.9% 249,702 (±0.3% / ±6,323.4)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85.5% ±11.3% (2,063  ±416) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Sierra County: 89.2% 8,255 (±7.1% / ±689.5)
  • a little less than the rate in New Mexico: 88% 1,286,568 (±0.6% / ±9,220.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.6% ±6.6% (376  ±169.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Sierra County: 17% † 1,576 (±3.2% / ±297.7)
  • 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

18.7% ±16.6% (480  ±433) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Sierra County: 7.6% 868
  • about double the rate in New Mexico: 9.4% 199,738
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

19.8% ±8% (509  ±222) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Sierra County: 16.1% † 1,559 (±2.9% / ±278)
  • more than double the rate in New Mexico: 7.9% 130,343 (±0.2% / ±2,971)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
509 Total veterans ±222 498 Male ±222 11 Female ±18

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