Capitan, NM Demographic Data
Capitan, NM Summary
Capitan is located in Lincoln County in New Mexico
- Population: 1,574
- Area: 3.22 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.22 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 489.12 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 6,637.47 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Capitan, NM Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
861
56%
50.8
Male
687
44%
49.2
Total Population
1,548
323,128,000
Capitan, NM Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
27
1.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
63
4.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
87
5.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
223
14.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
103
6.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
141
9.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
86
5.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
170
11.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
138
8.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
172
11.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
225
14.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
95
6.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
18
1.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,276
82.4%
77.2
Female
724
56.7%
51.3
Male
552
43.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,139
73.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
437
28.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
338
21.8%
15.2
Female
209
61.8%
55.8
Male
129
38.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
50
0.0%
0.0
Capitan, NM Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,528
98.7%
96.8
White
1,353
87.4%
72.6
Black or African American
62
4.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
16
1.0%
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
97
6.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
20
1.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
567
36.6%
17.8
Mexican
478
30.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
89
5.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
981
63.4%
82.2
Capitan, NM Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
41
3.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
20
1.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
530
50.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
287
27.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
34
3.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
79
7.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
54
5.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
61
5.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
984
94.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
133
12.8%
31.2
Capitan, NM Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
555
40.5%
33.7%
Now Married
490
35.7%
47.5
Divorced
207
15.1%
11.0%
Separated
9
0.7%
2.0
Widowed
110
8.0
5.8%
Capitan, NM Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,145
75.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
376
24.7%
21.6%
Spanish
367
24.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
5
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
4
0.3%
1.1%
Capitan, NM Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
22
3.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
65
11.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
117
20.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
70
12.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
118
21.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
71
12.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
74
13.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
15
2.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
9
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
35,707
57,617
Per capita income
19,226
31,128
Capitan, NM Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
25
4.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
185
31.0%
9.8
Construction
80
13.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
70
11.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
15
2.5%
6.6
Information
14
2.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
0
0.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
47
7.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
36
6.0%
11.4
Public administration
24
4.0%
4.6
Retail trade
57
9.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
44
7.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
83
13.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
58
9.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
105
17.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
126
21.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
225
37.7%
18.1%
Capitan, NM Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
574
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
475
82.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
64
11.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
13
2.3%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
22
3.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.0
26.6
Capitan, NM Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
36
6.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
147
26.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
256
45.6%
37.1
3 or more
122
21.7%
21.0
Capitan, NM Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
561
70.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
448
79.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
113
20.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
241
30.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Capitan, NM Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
802
1 room
5
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
11
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
61
7.6%
9.1
4 rooms
263
32.8%
16.5
5 rooms
230
28.7%
19.8
6 rooms
144
18.0%
17.8
7 rooms
38
4.7%
12.0
8 rooms
22
2.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
28
3.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Capitan, NM Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
802
1-unit, detached
330
41.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
22
2.7%
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
450
56.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Capitan, NM Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
86
10.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
15
1.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
23
2.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
30
3.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
149
18.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
212
26.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
118
14.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
152
19.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
17
2.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Capitan, NM Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
324
57.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
86
15.3%
4.7
Electricity
66
11.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
74
13.2%
1.9
Solar energy
8
1.4%
0.1
Other fuel
3
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Capitan, NM Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
182
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%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
17
9.3%
11.8%
$500 to $999
61
33.5%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
104
57.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
43
23.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
25
13.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
21
11.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
26
14.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
67
36.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Capitan, NM Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
87
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
3
3.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
26
29.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
58
66.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
26
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
731
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
9
10.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
13
14.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
19
21.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
10
11.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
17
19.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
19
21.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
26
0.0%
0.0%
Capitan, NM Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
448
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
49
10.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
141
31.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
72
16.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
125
27.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
61
13.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
114,400
205,000