Union County, New Mexico

Union County has a population of 4,013 and has shrunk 5.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $122,700, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $46,694.

Home price
$122,700
Income
$46,694
Population
4,013
Unemployment
6.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$122,700county
Median gross rent$683county
Median year homes here were built1961county
Share of homes built before 198068.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile17.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant31.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,578(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$770county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,332county
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$46,694county
Family health premium / yr$23,828(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,244(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate16.6%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 home6.2%county
Unemployment rate6.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force44.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.7%county
Share of workers employed by government22.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.5%county
Economic output per resident$44,467county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.70%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 time16.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service123 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport402315county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.6 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 station71 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.7%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher18.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.0%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment534county
Students per full-time teacher9.9county
Free lunch eligible85.3%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution84 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians24county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter4.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year21.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year18.0%county
Frequent mental distress17.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.0%county

Place

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

Population4,013county
Land area in square miles3,825county
People per square mile of land1.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store57.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract100.0%county
Population change since 2020-5.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Median age42.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.8%county
Share of households that are one person39.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.8%county
Second languages22.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls70.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents392county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-17county
Households that moved in72county
Households that moved away105county
Average income of arriving households$35,736county
Average income of departing households$57,295county
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°Fcounty
Annual precipitation17.4 incounty
Annual snowfall12.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.39 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F17 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing136 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days160 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 4county
Average first fall frostOct 12county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$93county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh21.6¢county
Household electricity use530 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$11.12(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity8.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas59.0%county
Homes heated by propane21.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood10.9%county
Households with broadband84.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk7.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk92.2county
Landslide risk19.9county
Hail risk65.4county
Earthquake risk17.5county
Tornado risk12.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk10.9county
Winter weather risk70.3county
Strong wind risk8.7county
Wildfire risk88.8county

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 Union 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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