Eagle Nest, NM

Census Place

2024 Population

451

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

31.6

48.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

13.3%

48.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$57,692

20.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$301,200

Economy

The economy of Eagle Nest, NM employs 190 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Eagle Nest, NM were Accommodation & Food Services (60 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (44 people), and Construction (40 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,469), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($6,563), and Accommodation & Food Services ($6,563).

Employment

Occupations

190

2024 Value

± 105

197%

1 Year growth

± 50.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Eagle Nest, NM grew at a rate of 197%, from 64 employees to 190 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Eagle Nest, NM, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (60 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (40 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (39 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Eagle Nest, 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

190

2024 Value

± 105

197%

1 Year growth

± 50.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Eagle Nest, NM grew at a rate of 197%, from 64 employees to 190 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Eagle Nest, NM, are Accommodation & Food Services (60 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (44 people), and Construction (40 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Eagle Nest, NM, though some of these residents may live in Eagle Nest, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Eagle Nest, NM was $301,200 in 2024, which is 0.905 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $190,000 to $301,200, a 58.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Eagle Nest, NM is 84.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Eagle Nest, NM have an average commute time of 15.6 minutes, and they worked at home. Car ownership in Eagle Nest, NM is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$301,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$63,065

$147

Median Property Taxes

±$59

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 Eagle Nest, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

84.5%

Homeownership

2024

82.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 84.5% of the housing units in Eagle Nest, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.5%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$57,692

Median Household Income

± $14,297

174

Number of Households

± 61

In 2024, the median household income of the 174 households in Eagle Nest, NM grew to $57,692 from the previous year's value of $47,708.

The following chart displays the households in Eagle Nest, 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 Eagle Nest, 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

Most Common Commute in 2024

Worked At Home (46%)
Drove Alone (34%)
Carpooled (12%)

In 2024, 46% of workers in Eagle Nest, NM worked at home, followed by those who drove alone to work (34%) and those who carpooled to work (12%).

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

15.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Eagle Nest, NM have a shorter commute time (15.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Eagle Nest, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Eagle Nest, NM (60 out of 451 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 6 - 11, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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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