Cotton City, NM

Census Place

2024 Population

286

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

33.9

27.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

35.3%

339% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$56,574

0.201% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$186,900

Population & Diversity

Cotton City, NM is home to a population of 286 people, from which 89.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 28.7% of Cotton City, NM residents were born outside of the country (82 people).

In 2024, there were 1.39 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (114 people) in Cotton City, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 82 White (Non-Hispanic) and 47 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.5%

2024 Citizenship

82.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 89.5% of Cotton City, NM residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cotton City, NM was 82.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cotton City, NM

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
114 ± 93
White (Non-Hispanic)
82 ± 59
Other (Hispanic)
47 ± 42

71.3%

Hispanic Population

204 people

71.3% of the people in Cotton City, NM are hispanic (204 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cotton City, NM as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
126,568 ± 8,470 people
Philippines
6,950 ± 2,043 people
Germany
4,158 ± 1,582 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 126,568 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,950 and Germany with 4,158.

Foreign-Born Population

28.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

82 people

28%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

66 people

As of 2024, 28.7% of Cotton City, NM residents (82 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cotton City, NM was 28%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

26 ± 34

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cotton City, NM.

Economy

The economy of Cotton City, NM employs 109 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cotton City, NM were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (46 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (21 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (13 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,167) and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($33,750).

Employment

Occupations

109

2024 Value

± 105

−4.39%

1 Year decline

± 136%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cotton City, NM declined at a rate of −4.39%, from 114 employees to 109 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cotton City, NM, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (46 people), Management Occupations (27 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (13 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cotton City, NM.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

109

2024 Value

± 105

−4.39%

1 Year decline

± 136%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cotton City, NM declined at a rate of −4.39%, from 114 employees to 109 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cotton City, NM, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (46 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (21 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (13 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cotton City, NM, though some of these residents may live in Cotton City, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$33,973

Median earning men ± $8,637

$12,308

Median earning women ± $44,878

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($33,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cotton City, NM was $186,900 in 2024, which is 0.562 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $191,700 to $186,900, a 2.5% decrease. The homeownership rate in Cotton City, NM is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cotton City, NM have an average commute time of 32 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cotton City, NM is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$186,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$56,652

$104

Median Property Taxes

±$64

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 Cotton City, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$56,574

Median Household Income

± $22,996

104

Number of Households

± 61

In 2024, the median household income of the 104 households in Cotton City, NM declined from $56,574 from the previous year's value of $56,688.

The following chart displays the households in Cotton City, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cotton City, NM is from New Mexico.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in New Mexico

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2024, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.506% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Cotton City, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

32 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cotton City, NM have a longer commute time (32 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 19.3% of the workforce in Cotton City, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cotton City, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cotton City, NM have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

35.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cotton City, NM (101 out of 286 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 15.

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

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

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

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

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