Cibola County, New Mexico

Cibola County has a population of 26,845 and has shrunk 0.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $125,400, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $50,759.

Home price
$125,400
Income
$50,759
Population
26,845
Unemployment
10.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$125,400county
Median gross rent$759county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198056.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile23.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant24.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,578(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$993county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$823county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,223county
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$50,759county
Family health premium / yr$23,828(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,244(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate28.4%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 home13.4%county
Unemployment rate10.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force43.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.7%county
Share of workers employed by government30.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.1%county
Economic output per resident$32,336county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.80%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 time24.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service61 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2619county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station60 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.1%county
Traffic deaths63.3county
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 higher17.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.7%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment3057county
Students per full-time teacher9.7county
Free lunch eligible94.0%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools2county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution44 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians48county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year28.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year24.2%county
Frequent mental distress20.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.6%county

Place

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

Population26,845county
Land area in square miles4,540county
People per square mile of land5.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store30.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract70.3%county
Population change since 2020-0.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.2%county
Share of households that are one person28.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.2%county
Second languages38.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents199county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in469county
Households that moved away492county
Average income of arriving households$37,041county
Average income of departing households$35,665county
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 temperature51.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation9.7 incounty
Annual snowfall9.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.37 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F21 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing175 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days131 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 23county
Average first fall frostSep 30county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$94county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.8¢county
Household electricity use593 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$11.12(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity14.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas42.2%county
Homes heated by propane12.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood28.2%county
Households with broadband78.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk73.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk25.3county
Landslide risk84.2county
Hail risk20.5county
Earthquake risk70.7county
Tornado risk9.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk22.8county
Winter weather risk79.1county
Strong wind risk6.9county
Wildfire risk83.1county

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 Cibola 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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