Cotton City, NM

Census Place

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2023 Population

236

41.3% 1-year decline

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

46.6

39.1% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

8.05%

43.2% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$56,688

19.1% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Cotton City, NM are White (Hispanic) (31.8%), White (Non-Hispanic) (25.4%), Two+ (Hispanic) (22%), Other (Hispanic) (20.8%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Cotton City, 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.

Most people in Cotton City, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Cotton City, NM was N/A per household.

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Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 1.25 times more White (Hispanic) residents (75 people) in Cotton City, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 60 White (Non-Hispanic) and 52 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cotton City, NM

White (Hispanic)
75 ± 72
White (Non-Hispanic)
60 ± 40
Two+ (Hispanic)
52 ± 55.3

74.6%

Hispanic Population

176 people

74.6% of the people in Cotton City, NM are hispanic (176 people).

The following chart shows the 7 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
128,832 ± 8,539 people
Philippines
5,882 ± 1,880 people
Germany
4,070 ± 1,565 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 128,832 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 5,882 and Germany with 4,070.

Foreign-Born Population

28%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

66 people

27.9%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

112 people

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

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
4 ± 20
Gulf War (2001-)
0 ± 23
Gulf War (1990s)
0 ± 18

Cotton City, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, NaNy times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Cotton City, NM employs N/A people. The largest industries in Cotton City, NM are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (59 people), Accommodation & Food Services (25 people), and Construction (7 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Males in New Mexico have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,740. The income inequality in New Mexico (measured using the Gini index) is 0.462, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

N/A

N/A Value

± N/A

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cotton City, NM, are Management Occupations (28 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (25 people), and Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (15 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cotton City, 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

N/A

N/A Value

± N/A

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cotton City, NM, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (59 people), Accommodation & Food Services (25 people), and Construction (7 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

$32,344

Median earning men ± $2,212

$4,635

Median earning women ± $23,630

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($32,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($3,920).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

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.

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, NaNk% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNk% 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 false were N/A.

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

People in Cotton City, NM have an average commute time of 17.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cotton City, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

74.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cotton City, 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 places in Cotton City, 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.

$56,688

Median Household Income

± $24,600

105

Number of Households

± 60

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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cotton City, 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 1. 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 2023

Drove Alone (80.7%)
Carpooled (19.3%)
Public Transit (0%)

In 2023, 80.7% of workers in Cotton City, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (19.3%) 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

17.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cotton City, NM have a shorter commute time (17.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.39% 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

N/A

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 N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.05% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cotton City, NM (19 out of 236 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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

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.

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

Uninsured People

18.6%

Uninsured

5.93%

Employer Coverage

39.4%

Medicaid

28.4%

Medicare

7.63%

Non-Group

Military or VA

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

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