Catron County, NM Demographic Data
Catron County, NM Summary
Catron County is located in New Mexico
- Population: 3,686
- Area: 6,929.17 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6,923.69 sq. miles
- Water Area: 5.48 sq. miles
- Population Density: 0.53 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 7,749.34 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Catron County, NM Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,687
48%
50.8
Male
1,860
52%
49.2
Total Population
3,547
323,128,000
Catron County, NM Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
100
2.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
78
2.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
133
3.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
260
7.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
56
1.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
158
4.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
242
6.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
472
13.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
441
12.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
389
11.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
853
24.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
207
5.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
158
4.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,991
84.3%
77.2
Female
1,432
47.9%
51.3
Male
1,559
52.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,975
83.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,466
41.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,218
34.3%
15.2
Female
585
48.0%
55.8
Male
633
52.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
58
0.0%
0.0
Catron County, NM Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,497
98.6%
96.8
White
3,444
97.1%
72.6
Black or African American
30
0.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
10
0.3%
0.8
Asian
12
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
12
0.3%
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
1
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
50
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
684
19.3%
17.8
Mexican
193
5.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
491
13.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,863
80.7%
82.2
Catron County, NM Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
39
1.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
187
6.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,095
37.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
634
21.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
242
8.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
458
15.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
265
9.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
226
7.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,694
92.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
723
24.8%
31.2
Catron County, NM Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
886
27.4%
33.7%
Now Married
1,552
48.0%
47.5
Divorced
229
7.1%
11.0%
Separated
84
2.6%
2.0
Widowed
485
15.0
5.8%
Catron County, NM Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,520
73.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
927
26.9%
21.6%
Spanish
884
25.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
34
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
9
0.3%
1.1%
Catron County, NM Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
104
7.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
88
6.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
221
15.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
219
15.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
360
25.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
236
16.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
78
5.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
62
4.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
22
1.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
35
2.5%
6.4
Median household income
38,142
57,617
Per capita income
20,762
31,128
Catron County, NM Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
222
20.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
88
8.2%
9.8
Construction
28
2.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
188
17.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
4
0.4%
6.6
Information
16
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
16
1.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
56
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
99
9.2%
11.4
Public administration
181
16.8%
4.6
Retail trade
62
5.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
118
10.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
307
28.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
377
35.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
29
2.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
209
19.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
156
14.5%
18.1%
Catron County, NM Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,024
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
722
70.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
31
3.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
97
9.5%
2.7
Other means
27
2.6%
1.8
Worked at home
147
14.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.4
26.6
Catron County, NM Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
0
0.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
351
24.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
567
39.8%
37.1
3 or more
507
35.6%
21.0
Catron County, NM Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,425
36.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,316
92.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
109
7.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,505
63.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
14
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
21
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
4.1
0.0%
2.5
Catron County, NM Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,930
1 room
50
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
115
2.9%
2.7
3 rooms
348
8.9%
9.1
4 rooms
1,294
32.9%
16.5
5 rooms
1,197
30.5%
19.8
6 rooms
510
13.0%
17.8
7 rooms
210
5.3%
12.0
8 rooms
107
2.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
99
2.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Catron County, NM Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,930
1-unit, detached
2,656
67.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
21
0.5%
5.9
2-units
4
0.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
7
0.2%
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
1,242
31.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Catron County, NM Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
292
7.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
74
1.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
215
5.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
410
10.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
544
13.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,015
25.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
783
19.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
549
14.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
40
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
8
0.2%
1.4%
Catron County, NM Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
64
4.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
530
37.2%
4.7
Electricity
87
6.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
14
1.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
718
50.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
12
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Catron County, NM Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
182
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
3
1.6%
20.1%
Less than $500
6
3.3%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
21
11.5%
11.8%
$500 to $999
74
40.7%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
78
42.9%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
74
40.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
22
12.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
16
8.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
70
38.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Catron County, NM Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
58
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$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%
Less than $500
8
13.8%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
12
20.7%
11.9%
$500 to $999
38
65.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
51
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
663
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
11
19.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
14
24.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
3.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
31
53.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
51
0.0%
0.0%
Catron County, NM Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,316
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
102
7.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
286
21.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
150
11.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
322
24.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
256
19.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
166
12.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
25
1.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
9
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
161,200
205,000