Sierra County, NM Demographic Data
Sierra County, NM Summary
Sierra County is located in New Mexico
- Population: 11,956
- Area: 4,236.22 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4,178.96 sq. miles
- Water Area: 57.27 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2.82 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 4,767.39 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sierra County, NM Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,779
51%
50.8
Male
5,663
50%
49.2
Total Population
11,442
323,128,000
Sierra County, NM Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
507
4.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
472
4.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
548
4.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
423
3.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
544
4.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
790
6.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
806
7.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,408
12.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
959
8.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,022
8.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,247
19.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,193
10.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
523
4.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
9,669
84.5%
77.2
Female
4,944
51.1%
51.3
Male
4,725
48.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
9,420
82.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,550
39.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,963
34.6%
15.2
Female
2,009
50.7%
55.8
Male
1,954
49.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
56
0.0%
0.0
Sierra County, NM Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
11,117
97.2%
96.8
White
10,489
91.7%
72.6
Black or African American
73
0.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
88
0.8%
0.8
Asian
27
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
6
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
13
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
8
0.1%
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
440
3.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
325
2.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3,387
29.6%
17.8
Mexican
2,794
24.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
593
5.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,055
70.4%
82.2
Sierra County, NM Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
506
5.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,031
11.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,879
32.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,169
24.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
782
8.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,027
11.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
554
6.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,537
17.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,411
82.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,581
17.7%
31.2
Sierra County, NM Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,926
19.4%
33.7%
Now Married
4,855
49.0%
47.5
Divorced
1,978
19.9%
11.0%
Separated
216
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
940
9.5
5.8%
Sierra County, NM Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
8,804
80.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,131
19.5%
21.6%
Spanish
2,014
18.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
63
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
53
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
1
0.0%
1.1%
Sierra County, NM Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
696
13.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
559
10.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
766
14.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
987
18.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
855
16.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
751
14.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
418
7.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
220
4.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
33
0.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
56
1.0%
6.4
Median household income
29,679
57,617
Per capita income
20,495
31,128
Sierra County, NM Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
280
7.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
468
11.8%
9.8
Construction
323
8.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,108
27.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
157
4.0%
6.6
Information
46
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
69
1.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
159
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
220
5.5%
11.4
Public administration
421
10.6%
4.6
Retail trade
448
11.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
223
5.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
47
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
446
11.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,231
31.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
415
10.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
945
23.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
932
23.5%
18.1%
Sierra County, NM Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,885
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,062
78.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
437
11.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
5
0.1%
5.1
Walked
153
3.9%
2.7
Other means
38
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
190
4.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.1
26.6
Sierra County, NM Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
403
7.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,835
34.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,008
37.6%
37.1
3 or more
1,095
20.5%
21.0
Sierra County, NM Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,341
64.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,879
72.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,462
27.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,948
35.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
17
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Sierra County, NM Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,289
1 room
286
3.5%
2.4
2 rooms
172
2.1%
2.7
3 rooms
968
11.7%
9.1
4 rooms
2,140
25.8%
16.5
5 rooms
2,217
26.7%
19.8
6 rooms
1,330
16.0%
17.8
7 rooms
647
7.8%
12.0
8 rooms
253
3.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
276
3.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Sierra County, NM Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,289
1-unit, detached
3,926
47.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
50
0.6%
5.9
2-units
42
0.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
251
3.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
196
2.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
121
1.5%
4.4
20 or more units
134
1.6%
9.0
Mobile home
3,422
41.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
147
1.8%
0.1
Sierra County, NM Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
770
9.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
590
7.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
696
8.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
547
6.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,532
18.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,687
20.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,355
16.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,066
12.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
46
0.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Sierra County, NM Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,363
63.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
797
14.9%
4.7
Electricity
787
14.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
10
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
322
6.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
23
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
39
0.7%
1.1
Sierra County, NM Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,548
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
20
1.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
125
8.1%
20.1%
Less than $500
173
11.2%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
377
24.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
853
55.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
680
43.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
212
13.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
183
11.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
86
5.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
387
25.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Sierra County, NM Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,247
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
41
3.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
107
8.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
447
35.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
652
52.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
215
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
582
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
189
15.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
95
7.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
108
8.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
227
18.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
97
7.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
521
42.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
225
0.0%
0.0%
Sierra County, NM Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,879
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
895
23.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,168
30.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
668
17.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
542
14.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
415
10.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
150
3.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
41
1.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
89,900
205,000
