Torrance County, New Mexico

Torrance County has a population of 15,490 and has grown 7.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $159,700, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $57,842.

Home price
$159,700
Income
$57,842
Population
15,490
Unemployment
9.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$159,700county
Median gross rent$872county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198030.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile45.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,578(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,464county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,185county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,036county
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$57,842county
Family health premium / yr$23,828(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,244(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate18.3%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 home8.6%county
Unemployment rate9.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.2%county
Share of workers employed by government22.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.4%county
Economic output per resident$56,896county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.45%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 time37.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service31 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2690218county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.2 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 station34 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.3%county
Traffic deaths264.7county
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 higher16.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.9%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment2258county
Students per full-time teacher13.5county
Free lunch eligible99.9%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution33 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians7county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year24.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year22.1%county
Frequent mental distress18.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.4%county

Place

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

Population15,490county
Land area in square miles3,345county
People per square mile of land4.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store11.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+7.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age43.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.5%county
Share of households that are one person28.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.9%county
Second languages21.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls62.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents259county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents14county
Households that moved in531county
Households that moved away438county
Average income of arriving households$50,823county
Average income of departing households$52,571county
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 temperature53.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation16.5 incounty
Annual snowfall21.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.41 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F19 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing136 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days150 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 12county
Average first fall frostOct 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$95county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh16.4¢county
Household electricity use580 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$11.12(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity15.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas41.5%county
Homes heated by propane11.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood20.9%county
Households with broadband82.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk62.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk83.5county
Landslide risk23.1county
Hail risk72.1county
Earthquake risk63.5county
Tornado risk10.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk13.1county
Winter weather risk70.1county
Strong wind risk7.9county
Wildfire risk91.4county

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 Torrance 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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