La Union, NM Demographic Data
La Union, NM Summary
La Union is located in Dona Ana County in New Mexico
- Population: 1,387
- Area: 4.14 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.14 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 334.78 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3,801.51 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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La Union, NM Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
759
55%
50.8
Male
619
45%
49.2
Total Population
1,378
323,128,000
La Union, NM Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
47
3.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
132
9.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
149
10.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
100
7.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
209
15.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
80
5.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
143
10.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
178
12.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
107
7.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
53
3.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
128
9.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
39
2.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
13
0.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
956
69.4%
77.2
Female
484
50.6%
51.3
Male
472
49.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
876
63.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
202
14.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
180
13.1%
15.2
Female
70
38.9%
55.8
Male
110
61.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
La Union, NM Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,378
100.0%
96.8
White
1,242
90.1%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
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
136
9.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,345
97.6%
17.8
Mexican
1,345
97.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
33
2.4%
82.2
La Union, NM Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
136
18.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
69
9.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
348
47.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
98
13.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
50
6.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
24
3.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
16
2.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
205
27.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
536
72.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
40
5.4%
31.2
La Union, NM Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
465
44.3%
33.7%
Now Married
449
42.8%
47.5
Divorced
35
3.3%
11.0%
Separated
51
4.9%
2.0
Widowed
50
4.8
5.8%
La Union, NM Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
381
28.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
950
71.4%
21.6%
Spanish
950
71.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
La Union, NM Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
0
0.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
43
12.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
49
13.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
54
15.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
85
23.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
71
19.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
19
5.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
35
9.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
38,611
57,617
Per capita income
13,376
31,128
La Union, NM Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
9
1.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
42
6.8%
9.8
Construction
105
16.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
236
38.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
0
0.0%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
33
5.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
37
6.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
9
1.4%
11.4
Public administration
25
4.0%
4.6
Retail trade
80
12.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
19
3.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
26
4.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
117
18.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
52
8.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
20
3.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
288
46.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
144
23.2%
18.1%
La Union, NM Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
621
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
516
83.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
23
3.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
11
1.8%
2.7
Other means
31
5.0%
1.8
Worked at home
40
6.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.8
26.6
La Union, NM Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
30
8.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
81
22.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
80
22.5%
37.1
3 or more
165
46.3%
21.0
La Union, NM Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
356
97.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
236
66.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
120
33.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
10
2.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
4.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.6
0.0%
2.5
La Union, NM Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
366
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
26
7.1%
9.1
4 rooms
10
2.7%
16.5
5 rooms
140
38.3%
19.8
6 rooms
61
16.7%
17.8
7 rooms
85
23.2%
12.0
8 rooms
8
2.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
36
9.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
La Union, NM Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
366
1-unit, detached
234
63.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
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
132
36.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
La Union, NM Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
42
11.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
9
2.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
34
9.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
7
1.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
38
10.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
74
20.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
107
29.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
45
12.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
10
2.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
La Union, NM Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
236
66.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
58
16.3%
4.7
Electricity
62
17.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
La Union, NM Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
119
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
15
12.6%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
22
18.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
39
32.8%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
43
36.1%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
11
9.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
43
36.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
65
54.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
La Union, NM Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
52
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%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
9
17.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
43
82.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
68
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
824
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
9
17.3%
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%
8
15.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
35
67.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
68
0.0%
0.0%
La Union, NM Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
236
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
68
28.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
75
31.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
0
0.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
78
33.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
0
0.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
15
6.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
66,700
205,000