Catron County, New Mexico

Catron County has a population of 3,743 and has grown 6.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $167,000, about 3.4 times the county's median household income of $49,864.

Home price
$167,000
Income
$49,864
Population
3,743
Unemployment
4.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$167,000county
Median gross rent$736county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198037.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile38.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant47.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented6.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use33.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,578(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,040county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$853county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,424county
Home insurance / yr$2,869(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living93.7(statewide)
Median household income$49,864county
Family health premium / yr$23,828(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,244(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate24.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home22.7%county
Unemployment rate4.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force31.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed29.3%county
Share of workers employed by government5.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry16.5%county
Economic output per resident$38,523county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.36%county
Top state income tax5.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.68%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service87 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3655county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station109 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.9%county
Traffic deaths26.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher31.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher98.0%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment267county
Students per full-time teacher8.3county
Free lunch eligible100.0%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools0county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution83 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians75(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.5 µg(statewide)
Without health insurance6.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.4%county
Frequent mental distress15.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes19.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population3,743county
Land area in square miles6,924county
People per square mile of land0.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store60.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract45.0%county
Population change since 2020+6.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-11county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age63.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 186.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over47.6%county
Share of households that are one person39.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.1%county
Second languages18.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents419county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents13county
Households that moved in101county
Households that moved away69county
Average income of arriving households$55,554county
Average income of departing households$44,899county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year4,995(statewide)
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings29.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate717(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature50.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation10.1 incounty
Annual snowfall8.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.38 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F14 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing184 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days142 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 17county
Average first fall frostOct 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$79county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.3¢county
Household electricity use513 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$11.12(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity17.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas5.6%county
Homes heated by propane40.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood31.5%county
Households with broadband71.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk41.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk24.3county
Landslide risk93.8county
Hail risk3.0county
Earthquake risk22.9county
Tornado risk1.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk8.3county
Winter weather risk34.9county
Strong wind risk1.3county
Wildfire risk96.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Catron County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the New Mexico figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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