Catron County, NM

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2022 Population

3,635

1.51% 1-year growth

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

59.5

0.502% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

21%

6.3% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$44,777

19% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$156,400

10.7% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Catron County, NM had a population of 3.64k people with a median age of 59.5 and a median household income of $44,777. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Catron County, NM grew from 3,581 to 3,635, a 1.51% increase and its median household income grew from $37,623 to $44,777, a 19% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Catron County, NM are White (Non-Hispanic) (79.3%), White (Hispanic) (9.46%), Two+ (Hispanic) (4.32%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.48%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (2.23%).

None of the households in Catron County, NM reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.7% of the residents in Catron County, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Catron County, NM was $156,400, and the homeownership rate was 87.3%.

Most people in Catron County, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Catron County, NM was 2 cars per household.

Catron County, NM borders Apache County, AZ, Greenlee County, AZ, Cibola County, NM, Grant County, NM, Sierra County, NM, and Socorro County, NM.

United States New Mexico

Population & Diversity

Catron County, NM is home to a population of 3.64k people, from which 98.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 3.05% of Catron County, NM residents were born outside of the country (111 people).

In 2022, there were 8.38 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.88k people) in Catron County, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 344 White (Hispanic) and 157 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.7%

2022 Citizenship

98.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.7% of Catron County, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Catron County, NM was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Catron County, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Catron County, NM

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.88k ± 197
White (Hispanic)
344 ± 230
Two+ (Hispanic)
157 ± 133

15.5%

Hispanic Population

563 people

15.5% of the people in Catron County, NM are hispanic (563 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Catron County, NM as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

3.05%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

111 people

2.85%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

102 people

As of 2022, 3.05% of Catron County, NM residents (111 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Catron County, NM was 2.85%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Catron County, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
228 ± 109
Gulf War (2001-)
109 ± 108
Korea
91 ± 71

Catron County, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.09 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Catron County, NM employs 961 people. The largest industries in Catron County, NM are Manufacturing (180 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (159 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (148 people), and the highest paying industries are Educational Services ($49,659), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($44,917), and Transportation & Warehousing ($44,917).

Employment

Occupations

961

2022 Value

± 246

23%

1 Year growth

± 30.3%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Catron County, NM grew at a rate of 23%, from 781 employees to 961 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Catron County, NM, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (206 people), Sales & Related Occupations (120 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (112 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Catron County, NM.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Mexico (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

961

2022 Value

± 246

23%

1 Year growth

± 30.3%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Catron County, NM grew at a rate of 23%, from 781 employees to 961 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Catron County, NM, are Manufacturing (180 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (159 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (148 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Catron County, NM, though some of these residents may live in Catron County, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,063

Median earning men ± $17,809

$26,312

Median earning women ± $2,794

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($97,731), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($49,659), and Construction ($33,450).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($33,882), Retail Trade ($31,220), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,600).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.72%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 860k people employed in New Mexico. This represents a 2.72% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Mexico.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

17
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
16
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and Accommodation & Food Services
15
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Catron County, NM went to Donald J. Trump with 73% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (25.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.731%).

Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján are the senators currently representing the state of New Mexico. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Mexico is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (73%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (25.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.731%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Catron County, NM went to Donald J. Trump with 73% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (25.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.731%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Catron County, NM for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New Mexico

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Martin Heinrich

Senator from New Mexico

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ben Ray Luján

Senator from New Mexico

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján are the senators currently representing New Mexico.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New Mexico over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from New Mexico

New Mexico is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New Mexico have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.05% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.86% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (454k), Some college (398k), and Secondary Education (257k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Catron County, NM was $156,400 in 2022, which is 0.555 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $175,200 to $156,400, a 10.7% decrease. The homeownership rate in Catron County, NM is 87.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Catron County, NM have an average commute time of 21.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Catron County, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$156,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$35,025

$1,405

Median Property Taxes

±$269

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Catron County, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Catron County, NM compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

87.3%

Homeownership

2022

78.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 87.3% of the housing units in Catron County, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 86.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Catron County, NM compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Catron County, NM colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$44,777

Median Household Income

± $14,876

1.61k

Number of Households

± 290

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.61k households in Catron County, NM grew to $44,777 from the previous year's value of $37,623.

The following chart displays the households in Catron County, NM distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $25k - $30k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Catron County, NM is from New Mexico.

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in New Mexico

0.46

2021 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2022, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.44% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Mexico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (50.6%)
Worked At Home (20%)
Carpooled (15%)

In 2022, 50.6% of workers in Catron County, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20%) and those who carpooled to work (15%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Catron County, NM have a shorter commute time (21.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.38% of the workforce in Catron County, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Catron County, NM compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Catron County, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Catron County, NM have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Catron County, NM (756 out of 3.59k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Catron County, NM is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91% of the population of Catron County, NM has health coverage, with 11.4% on employee plans, 29.6% on Medicaid, 29.1% on Medicare, 19.9% on non-group plans, and 0.964% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 57.6% were men and 42.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 11.6% under 18 years, 11.7% between 18 and 34 years, 33.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 43.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 57.6% were men and 42.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.01%

Uninsured

11.4%

Employer Coverage

29.6%

Medicaid

29.1%

Medicare

19.9%

Non-Group

0.964%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Catron County, NM declined by 11.5% from 10.2% to 9.01%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Catron County, NM changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.