Elephant Butte, NM Demographic Data
Elephant Butte, NM Summary
Elephant Butte is located in Sierra County in New Mexico
- Population: 1,189
- Area: 4.30 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.29 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 276.25 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 4,519.69 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Elephant Butte, NM Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
783
52%
50.8
Male
732
48%
49.2
Total Population
1,515
323,128,000
Elephant Butte, NM Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
28
1.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
84
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
45
3.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
31
2.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
71
4.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
48
3.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
72
4.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
141
9.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
217
14.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
124
8.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
322
21.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
245
16.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
87
5.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,358
89.6%
77.2
Female
717
52.8%
51.3
Male
641
47.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,327
87.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
753
49.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
654
43.2%
15.2
Female
293
44.8%
55.8
Male
361
55.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
62
0.0%
0.0
Elephant Butte, NM Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,514
99.9%
96.8
White
1,478
97.6%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
31
2.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
5
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
1
0.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
273
18.0%
17.8
Mexican
254
16.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
19
1.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,242
82.0%
82.2
Elephant Butte, NM Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
22
1.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
116
9.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
369
29.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
378
30.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
151
12.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
121
9.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
99
7.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
138
11.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,118
89.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
220
17.5%
31.2
Elephant Butte, NM Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
92
6.8%
33.7%
Now Married
799
58.8%
47.5
Divorced
318
23.4%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
149
11.0
5.8%
Elephant Butte, NM Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,218
81.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
269
18.1%
21.6%
Spanish
240
16.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
29
2.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Elephant Butte, NM Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
9
1.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
60
8.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
114
17.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
139
20.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
141
21.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
96
14.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
58
8.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
41
6.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3
0.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
11
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
36,207
57,617
Per capita income
22,363
31,128
Elephant Butte, NM Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
8
1.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
66
13.5%
9.8
Construction
11
2.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
126
25.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
14
2.9%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
0
0.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
12
2.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
27
5.5%
11.4
Public administration
87
17.8%
4.6
Retail trade
110
22.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
28
5.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
10
2.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
132
27.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
34
7.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
130
26.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
183
37.4%
18.1%
Elephant Butte, NM Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
486
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
461
94.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
11
2.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
3
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
11
2.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.6
26.6
Elephant Butte, NM Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
0
0.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
213
31.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
297
44.2%
37.1
3 or more
162
24.1%
21.0
Elephant Butte, NM Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
672
47.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
563
83.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
109
16.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
732
52.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
14
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
32
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
4.0
0.0%
2.5
Elephant Butte, NM Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,404
1 room
9
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
9
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
57
4.1%
9.1
4 rooms
395
28.1%
16.5
5 rooms
510
36.3%
19.8
6 rooms
267
19.0%
17.8
7 rooms
87
6.2%
12.0
8 rooms
63
4.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
7
0.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Elephant Butte, NM Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,404
1-unit, detached
579
41.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
9
0.6%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
18
1.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
798
56.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Elephant Butte, NM Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
19
1.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
0
0.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
0
0.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
35
2.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
232
16.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
438
31.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
405
28.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
275
19.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Elephant Butte, NM Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
411
61.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
58
8.6%
4.7
Electricity
180
26.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
13
1.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
10
1.5%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Elephant Butte, NM Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
170
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
3
1.8%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
19
11.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
60
35.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
88
51.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
50
29.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
13
7.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
68
40.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
23
13.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
16
9.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Elephant Butte, NM Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
109
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
9
8.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
13
11.9%
28.3%
$500 to $999
87
79.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
816
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
30
27.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
14
12.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
10
9.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
22
20.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
33
30.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Elephant Butte, NM Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
563
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
32
5.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
193
34.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
138
24.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
110
19.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
88
15.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2
0.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
122,800
205,000