El Cerro Mission, NM

Census Place

2024 Population

5,323

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

34.9

2.05% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

25%

4.46% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$49,470

0.501% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$115,300

Population & Diversity

El Cerro Mission, NM is home to a population of 5.32k people, from which 83.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 21.3% of El Cerro Mission, NM residents were born outside of the country (1.13k people).

In 2024, there were 2.74 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (2.74k people) in El Cerro Mission, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 999 White (Non-Hispanic) and 769 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

83.6%

2024 Citizenship

84.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 83.6% of El Cerro Mission, NM residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in El Cerro Mission, NM was 84.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in El Cerro Mission, NM

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.74k ± 1.3k
White (Non-Hispanic)
999 ± 386
Other (Hispanic)
769 ± 432

79.1%

Hispanic Population

4.21k people

79.1% of the people in El Cerro Mission, NM are hispanic (4.21k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in El Cerro Mission, 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

21.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.13k people

20.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.06k people

As of 2024, 21.3% of El Cerro Mission, NM residents (1.13k 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 El Cerro Mission, NM was 20.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
89 ± 73
Gulf War (2001-)
51 ± 64

El Cerro Mission, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.75 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in El Cerro Mission, NM.

Economy

The economy of El Cerro Mission, NM employs 1.96k people. In 2024, the largest industries in El Cerro Mission, NM were Construction (403 people), Retail Trade (345 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (324 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($117,841), Utilities ($54,625), and Manufacturing ($47,708).

Employment

Occupations

1.96k

2024 Value

± 439

2.08%

1 Year growth

± 30.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in El Cerro Mission, NM grew at a rate of 2.08%, from 1.92k employees to 1.96k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in El Cerro Mission, NM, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (401 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (342 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (211 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of El Cerro Mission, 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

1.96k

2024 Value

± 439

2.08%

1 Year growth

± 30.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in El Cerro Mission, NM grew at a rate of 2.08%, from 1.92k employees to 1.96k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in El Cerro Mission, NM, are Construction (403 people), Retail Trade (345 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (324 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of El Cerro Mission, NM, though some of these residents may live in El Cerro Mission, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,141

Median earning men ± $978

$27,485

Median earning women ± $5,567

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,476), Manufacturing ($47,708), and Wholesale Trade ($39,432).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($31,179), Retail Trade ($27,164), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($18,901).

Housing & Living

The median property value in El Cerro Mission, NM was $115,300 in 2024, which is 0.347 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $101,000 to $115,300, a 14.2% increase. The homeownership rate in El Cerro Mission, NM is 85.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in El Cerro Mission, NM have an average commute time of 46 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in El Cerro Mission, NM is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$115,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$48,197

$1,362

Median Property Taxes

±$363

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 El Cerro Mission, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

85.4%

Homeownership

2024

69.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 85.4% of the housing units in El Cerro Mission, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 81.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in El Cerro Mission, 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.

$49,470

Median Household Income

± $6,484

1.6k

Number of Households

± 379

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.6k households in El Cerro Mission, NM declined from $49,470 from the previous year's value of $49,719.

The following chart displays the households in El Cerro Mission, 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 El Cerro Mission, 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

Drove Alone (68.8%)
Carpooled (20.1%)
Worked At Home (8.93%)

In 2024, 68.8% of workers in El Cerro Mission, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (20.1%) and those who worked at home (8.93%).

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

46 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in El Cerro Mission, NM have a longer commute time (46 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.64% of the workforce in El Cerro Mission, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in El Cerro Mission, NM (1.33k out of 5.32k 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 < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in El Cerro Mission, 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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