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Sheep Springs, NM

360 Population
5.1 square miles 70.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

28.7 ±6 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 38.3 ±0.3
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New Mexico: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$10,999 ±$2,284 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: $28,099 ±$969
  • about one-third of the amount in New Mexico: $36,218 ±$281
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$30,625 ±$15,571 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: $55,872 ±$1,667
  • about half the amount in New Mexico: $64,059 ±$808
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

36.1% ±17.6% (130  ±43) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 23.1% 27,595 (±1.5% / ±1,837)
  • about double the rate in New Mexico: 17.8% 370,915 (±0.4% / ±8,323)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

43.1 minutes ±4.8 (4,305  ±1,616) Mean travel time to work
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 24.2 1,031,140 (±0.7 / ±41,095)
  • nearly double the figure in New Mexico: 23.5 18,878,416 (±0.3 / ±270,635)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

81 ±20 Number of households
  • the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 41,732 ±601
  • New Mexico: 837,414 ±2,650
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
4.4 ±1.2 (360  ±129) Persons per household
  • about 1.5 times the figure in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 2.9 119,438 (±0 / ±79)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,077,201
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.3% ±4.5% (4  ±4) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 4.8% † 1,329 (±1.1% / ±291)
  • about the same as the rate in New Mexico: 5.3% 24,992 (±0.3% / ±1,586)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

98 ±19 Number of housing units
  • the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 48,255 ±139
  • New Mexico: 956,964 ±262
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$99,000 ±$39,207 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: $193,800 ±$6,671
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New Mexico: $248,100 ±$1,957
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

87.4% ±14.6% (174  ±55.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 86.9% 69,955 (±2.3% / ±1,878.7)
  • about the same as the rate in New Mexico: 88% 1,286,568 (±0.6% / ±9,220.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
5.5% ±16.1% (11  ±32.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 18.3% 14,701 (±1.1% / ±864.4)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New Mexico: 31% 452,729 (±0.4% / ±5,455.3)
  • less than a fifth 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

N/A Foreign-born population

3.3% ±4% (8  ±10) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the Farmington, NM Metro Area: 6.2% 5,623 (±0.5% / ±474)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Mexico: 7.9% 130,343 (±0.2% / ±2,971)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
8 Total veterans ±10 7 Male ±9 1 Female ±2

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