Penasco, NM Demographic Data
Penasco, NM Summary
Penasco is located in Taos County in New Mexico
- Population: 540
- Area: 1.22 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.22 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 443.34 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 7,641.73 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Penasco, NM Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
271
48%
50.8
Male
294
52%
49.2
Total Population
565
323,128,000
Penasco, NM Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
34
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
23
4.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
20
3.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
39
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
48
8.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
58
10.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
51
9.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
84
14.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
56
9.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
37
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
63
11.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
44
7.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
8
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
462
81.8%
77.2
Female
227
49.1%
51.3
Male
235
50.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
442
78.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
138
24.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
115
20.4%
15.2
Female
53
46.1%
55.8
Male
62
53.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
47
0.0%
0.0
Penasco, NM Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
562
99.5%
96.8
White
436
77.2%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
20
3.5%
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
106
18.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
3
0.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
509
90.1%
17.8
Mexican
207
36.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
302
53.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
56
9.9%
82.2
Penasco, NM Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
28
7.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
42
10.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
122
30.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
94
23.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
34
8.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
42
10.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
39
9.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
70
17.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
331
82.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
81
20.2%
31.2
Penasco, NM Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
201
41.2%
33.7%
Now Married
178
36.5%
47.5
Divorced
59
12.1%
11.0%
Separated
10
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
40
8.2
5.8%
Penasco, NM Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
173
32.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
358
67.4%
21.6%
Spanish
356
67.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
2
0.4%
1.1%
Penasco, NM Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
36
16.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
34
15.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
29
13.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
27
12.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
29
13.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
33
15.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
14
6.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
14
6.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2
0.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
30,833
57,617
Per capita income
17,059
31,128
Penasco, NM Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
26
13.3%
9.8
Construction
8
4.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
90
46.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3
1.5%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
0
0.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
11
5.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
20
10.3%
11.4
Public administration
10
5.1%
4.6
Retail trade
20
10.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
7
3.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
13
6.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
75
38.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
14
7.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
39
20.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
54
27.7%
18.1%
Penasco, NM Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
190
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
167
87.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
9
4.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
4
2.1%
2.7
Other means
2
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
8
4.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
32.6
26.6
Penasco, NM Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
10
4.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
64
29.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
69
31.7%
37.1
3 or more
75
34.4%
21.0
Penasco, NM Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
218
72.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
160
73.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
58
26.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
83
27.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Penasco, NM Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
301
1 room
9
3.0%
2.4
2 rooms
10
3.3%
2.7
3 rooms
17
5.6%
9.1
4 rooms
53
17.6%
16.5
5 rooms
89
29.6%
19.8
6 rooms
61
20.3%
17.8
7 rooms
27
9.0%
12.0
8 rooms
12
4.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
23
7.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Penasco, NM Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
301
1-unit, detached
178
59.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5
1.7%
5.9
2-units
13
4.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1
0.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2
0.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
102
33.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Penasco, NM Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
47
15.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
18
6.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
30
10.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
39
13.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
43
14.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
66
21.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
43
14.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
15
5.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Penasco, NM Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
16
7.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
60
27.5%
4.7
Electricity
12
5.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
125
57.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
5
2.3%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Penasco, NM Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
33
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
1
3.0%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
5
15.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
11
33.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
16
48.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
13
39.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
5
15.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
5
15.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3
9.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
7
21.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Penasco, NM Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
49
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
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
1
2.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
22
44.9%
41.0%
Less than $500
26
53.1%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
9
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
481
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
11
22.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2
4.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2
4.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3
6.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
31
63.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
9
0.0%
0.0%
Penasco, NM Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
160
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
31
19.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
28
17.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
30
18.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
25
15.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
29
18.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
14
8.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
3
1.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
131,300
205,000