Torrance County, NM Demographic Data
Torrance County, NM Summary
Torrance County is located in New Mexico
- Population: 16,285
- Area: 3,345.73 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3,344.85 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.89 sq. miles
- Population Density: 4.86 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 6,195.54 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Torrance County, NM Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,501
48%
50.8
Male
8,098
52%
49.2
Total Population
15,599
323,128,000
Torrance County, NM Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
757
4.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
909
5.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,013
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,063
6.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
967
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,703
10.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,674
10.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,096
13.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,310
8.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,286
8.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,845
11.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
845
5.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
131
0.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
12,268
78.6%
77.2
Female
5,944
48.5%
51.3
Male
6,324
51.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
11,714
75.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,496
22.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,821
18.1%
15.2
Female
1,403
49.7%
55.8
Male
1,418
50.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Torrance County, NM Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
15,036
96.4%
96.8
White
14,291
91.6%
72.6
Black or African American
287
1.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
214
1.4%
0.8
Asian
32
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
27
0.2%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
5
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
212
1.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
563
3.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
6,430
41.2%
17.8
Mexican
2,802
18.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
112
0.7%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3,516
22.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
9,169
58.8%
82.2
Torrance County, NM Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
525
4.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,405
12.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,479
31.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,396
22.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,158
10.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,211
11.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
716
6.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,930
17.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
8,960
82.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,927
17.7%
31.2
Torrance County, NM Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,416
26.4%
33.7%
Now Married
6,360
49.2%
47.5
Divorced
2,003
15.5%
11.0%
Separated
280
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
861
6.7
5.8%
Torrance County, NM Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
11,203
75.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,639
24.5%
21.6%
Spanish
3,545
23.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
72
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
22
0.1%
1.1%
Torrance County, NM Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
693
12.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
545
10.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
943
17.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
655
12.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
713
13.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
772
14.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
391
7.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
406
7.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
181
3.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
74
1.4%
6.4
Median household income
32,067
57,617
Per capita income
18,967
31,128
Torrance County, NM Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
453
8.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
543
9.9%
9.8
Construction
399
7.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,426
26.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
109
2.0%
6.6
Information
46
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
146
2.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
297
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
557
10.2%
11.4
Public administration
439
8.0%
4.6
Retail trade
666
12.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
291
5.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
104
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
682
12.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,877
34.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
511
9.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,234
22.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,172
21.4%
18.1%
Torrance County, NM Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,419
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,192
77.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
369
6.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2
0.0%
5.1
Walked
97
1.8%
2.7
Other means
26
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
733
13.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.7
26.6
Torrance County, NM Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
251
4.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,559
29.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,943
36.2%
37.1
3 or more
1,620
30.2%
21.0
Torrance County, NM Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,373
69.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,374
81.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
999
18.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,380
30.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.3
0.0%
2.5
Torrance County, NM Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,753
1 room
158
2.0%
2.4
2 rooms
97
1.3%
2.7
3 rooms
354
4.6%
9.1
4 rooms
1,801
23.2%
16.5
5 rooms
2,403
31.0%
19.8
6 rooms
1,594
20.6%
17.8
7 rooms
645
8.3%
12.0
8 rooms
455
5.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
246
3.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Torrance County, NM Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,753
1-unit, detached
4,422
57.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
35
0.5%
5.9
2-units
39
0.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
14
0.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
24
0.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
7
0.1%
4.4
20 or more units
7
0.1%
9.0
Mobile home
3,184
41.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
21
0.3%
0.1
Torrance County, NM Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
573
7.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
202
2.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
369
4.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
570
7.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,280
16.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,197
15.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,247
29.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,199
15.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
116
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Torrance County, NM Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,753
51.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,168
21.7%
4.7
Electricity
328
6.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
38
0.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
8
0.1%
0.1
Wood
979
18.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
89
1.7%
0.5
No fuel used
10
0.2%
1.1
Torrance County, NM Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,388
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
11
0.5%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
15
0.6%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
44
1.8%
11.8%
Less than $500
149
6.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
236
9.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
641
26.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,292
54.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
875
37.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
241
10.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
213
9.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
126
5.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
902
38.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
31
0.0%
0.0%
Torrance County, NM Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
749
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
2
0.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
134
17.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
162
21.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
451
60.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
250
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
726
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
76
10.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
49
6.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
36
4.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
123
16.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
52
6.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
413
55.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
250
0.0%
0.0%
Torrance County, NM Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,374
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
840
19.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,085
24.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,013
23.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
625
14.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
359
8.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
383
8.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
48
1.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
21
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
108,800
205,000
