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Sheep Springs, NM

369 Population
5.1 square miles 72 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

28.6 ±5.3 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 38 ±0.4
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New Mexico: 39.2 ±0.2

Economics

$12,243 ±$2,678 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: $26,583 ±$1,103
  • about one-third of the amount in New Mexico: $34,823 ±$273
$28,750 ±$16,406 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: $53,020 ±$2,556
  • about half the amount in New Mexico: $62,125 ±$608

35% ±7.2% (128  ±52) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 23.2% 27,779 (±1.6% / ±1,969)
  • nearly double the rate in New Mexico: 18.1% 375,381 (±0.4% / ±7,817)

43.4 minutes ±3.8 (4,690  ±1,752) Mean travel time to work
  • nearly double the figure in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 23.8 1,010,830 (±0.8 / ±44,368)
  • nearly double the figure in New Mexico: 23.2 18,772,496 (±0.2 / ±227,208)

Families

81 ±20 Number of households
  • the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 41,053 ±622
  • New Mexico: 825,021 ±3,033
4.6 ±1.1 (369  ±128) Persons per household
  • about 1.5 times the figure in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 2.9 119,595 (±0 / ±77)
  • nearly double the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,071,840

2.3% ±3.3% (2  ±3) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 5.3% † 1,474 (±1.3% / ±352)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Mexico: 5.5% 26,124 (±0.4% / ±1,648)

Housing

99 ±22 Number of housing units
  • the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 48,085 ±62
  • New Mexico: 949,524 ±264

$97,500 ±$43,340 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: $185,100 ±$4,661
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New Mexico: $232,200 ±$1,548

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

90.4% ±11.4% (189  ±56.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 86.5% 69,292 (±2.5% / ±1,981.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 87.7% 1,272,853 (±0.6% / ±8,960.6)
6.2% ±14.8% (13  ±31.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 16.7% 13,343 (±1.1% / ±865.5)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New Mexico: 30.2% 438,228 (±0.4% / ±5,096.3)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

4.7% ±3.7% (12  ±10) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 6.4% 5,748 (±0.5% / ±463)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Mexico: 8.2% 133,239 (±0.2% / ±3,007)
12 Total veterans ±10 10 Male ±10 2 Female ±3

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