San Miguel County, NM Demographic Data
San Miguel County, NM Summary
San Miguel County is located in New Mexico
- Population: 29,185
- Area: 4,735.66 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4,715.82 sq. miles
- Water Area: 19.84 sq. miles
- Population Density: 6.16 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 6,083.01 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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San Miguel County, NM Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
14,082
50%
50.8
Male
14,268
50%
49.2
Total Population
28,350
323,128,000
San Miguel County, NM Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,525
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,331
4.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,717
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,353
8.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,113
7.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,803
9.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,356
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,820
13.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,203
7.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,037
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,062
10.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,598
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
432
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
22,554
79.6%
77.2
Female
11,392
50.5%
51.3
Male
11,162
49.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
20,950
73.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,968
21.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,092
18.0%
15.2
Female
2,723
53.5%
55.8
Male
2,369
46.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
San Miguel County, NM Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
27,480
96.9%
96.8
White
14,188
50.0%
72.6
Black or African American
549
1.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
380
1.3%
0.8
Asian
293
1.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
21
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
63
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
12
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
76
0.3%
0.2
Korean
12
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
93
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
16
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
55
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
42
0.1%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
13
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
12,015
42.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
870
3.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
21,999
77.6%
17.8
Mexican
4,498
15.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
51
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
134
0.5%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
17,316
61.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,351
22.4%
82.2
San Miguel County, NM Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,175
6.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,348
12.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,669
29.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,947
25.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,442
7.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,984
10.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,746
9.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,523
18.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
15,788
81.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,730
19.3%
31.2
San Miguel County, NM Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
10,436
43.9%
33.7%
Now Married
7,320
30.8%
47.5
Divorced
3,643
15.3%
11.0%
Separated
363
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
2,015
8.5
5.8%
San Miguel County, NM Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
11,354
42.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
15,471
57.7%
21.6%
Spanish
14,736
54.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
285
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
164
0.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
286
1.1%
1.1%
San Miguel County, NM Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,165
20.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,184
11.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,678
15.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,297
12.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,434
13.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,394
13.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
642
6.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
658
6.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
101
1.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
77
0.7%
6.4
Median household income
27,000
57,617
Per capita income
16,990
31,128
San Miguel County, NM Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
228
2.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
731
7.9%
9.8
Construction
751
8.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,309
35.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
334
3.6%
6.6
Information
104
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
153
1.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
281
3.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
695
7.5%
11.4
Public administration
1,266
13.6%
4.6
Retail trade
1,114
12.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
255
2.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
79
0.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
956
10.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,833
30.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
764
8.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,299
24.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,448
26.3%
18.1%
San Miguel County, NM Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,247
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,082
76.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
802
8.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
36
0.4%
5.1
Walked
306
3.3%
2.7
Other means
172
1.9%
1.8
Worked at home
849
9.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.7
26.6
San Miguel County, NM Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
976
9.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,924
36.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,249
30.6%
37.1
3 or more
2,481
23.3%
21.0
San Miguel County, NM Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,630
68.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,511
70.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,119
29.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
4,905
31.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
San Miguel County, NM Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
15,535
1 room
358
2.3%
2.4
2 rooms
245
1.6%
2.7
3 rooms
1,263
8.1%
9.1
4 rooms
3,384
21.8%
16.5
5 rooms
4,437
28.6%
19.8
6 rooms
2,995
19.3%
17.8
7 rooms
1,407
9.1%
12.0
8 rooms
816
5.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
630
4.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
San Miguel County, NM Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
15,535
1-unit, detached
8,803
56.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
202
1.3%
5.9
2-units
505
3.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
464
3.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
203
1.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
32
0.2%
4.4
20 or more units
114
0.7%
9.0
Mobile home
5,212
33.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
San Miguel County, NM Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,553
16.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
837
5.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
953
6.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,224
7.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,515
16.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,180
14.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,621
23.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,547
10.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
65
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
40
0.3%
1.4%
San Miguel County, NM Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,061
28.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,072
19.5%
4.7
Electricity
996
9.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
3,929
37.0%
1.9
Solar energy
102
1.0%
0.1
Other fuel
470
4.4%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
San Miguel County, NM Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,776
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
21
0.8%
10.3%
Less than $500
36
1.3%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
54
1.9%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
93
3.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
410
14.8%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,022
36.8%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,140
41.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
894
32.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
291
10.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
346
12.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
113
4.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,124
40.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
San Miguel County, NM Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,587
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
49
1.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
388
15.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
681
26.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,469
56.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
532
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
641
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
271
12.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
191
8.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
232
10.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
189
8.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
92
4.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,282
56.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
862
0.0%
0.0%
San Miguel County, NM Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,511
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,306
17.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,490
19.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,471
19.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,377
18.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,072
14.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
518
6.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
136
1.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
141
1.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
123,100
205,000
