Flora Vista, NM

Census Place

2024 Population

2,770

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

41.1

25.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

20.2%

7.67% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$44,352

1.26% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$219,300

Population & Diversity

Flora Vista, NM is home to a population of 2.77k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.73% of Flora Vista, NM residents were born outside of the country (48 people).

In 2024, there were 3.85 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.61k people) in Flora Vista, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 418 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 334 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Flora Vista, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Flora Vista, NM was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Flora Vista, NM

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.61k ± 689
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
418 ± 397
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
334 ± 220

23%

Hispanic Population

638 people

23% of the people in Flora Vista, NM are hispanic (638 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Flora Vista, 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

1.73%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

48 people

2.62%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

58 people

As of 2024, 1.73% of Flora Vista, NM residents (48 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 Flora Vista, NM was 2.62%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

34 ± 41

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Flora Vista, NM.

Economy

The economy of Flora Vista, NM employs 1.21k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Flora Vista, NM were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (300 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (234 people), and Retail Trade (141 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($69,671), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($61,250), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($43,819).

Employment

Occupations

1.21k

2024 Value

± 409

47.9%

1 Year growth

± 36.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Flora Vista, NM grew at a rate of 47.9%, from 821 employees to 1.21k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Flora Vista, NM, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (334 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (124 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (107 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Flora Vista, 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

1.21k

2024 Value

± 409

47.9%

1 Year growth

± 36.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Flora Vista, NM grew at a rate of 47.9%, from 821 employees to 1.21k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Flora Vista, NM, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (300 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (234 people), and Retail Trade (141 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Flora Vista, NM, though some of these residents may live in Flora Vista, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,905

Median earning men ± $17,657

$19,817

Median earning women ± $3,298

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($43,819), Retail Trade ($31,740), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($23,820).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($19,192) and Other Services Except Public Administration ($14,938).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Flora Vista, NM was $219,300 in 2024, which is 0.659 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $195,200 to $219,300, a 12.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Flora Vista, NM is 80.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Flora Vista, NM have an average commute time of 26.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Flora Vista, NM is higher than the national average, with an average of 5 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$219,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,195

$780

Median Property Taxes

±$314

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 Flora Vista, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

80.4%

Homeownership

2024

78.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80.4% of the housing units in Flora Vista, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Flora Vista, 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.

$44,352

Median Household Income

± $9,848

970

Number of Households

± 343

In 2024, the median household income of the 970 households in Flora Vista, NM grew to $44,352 from the previous year's value of $43,799.

The following chart displays the households in Flora Vista, 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 $40k - $45k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Flora Vista, 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 (93.2%)
Carpooled (4.86%)
Worked At Home (1.89%)

In 2024, 93.2% of workers in Flora Vista, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (4.86%) and those who worked at home (1.89%).

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

26.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Flora Vista, NM have a longer commute time (26.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.8% of the workforce in Flora Vista, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

5 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Flora Vista, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Flora Vista, NM have 5 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Flora Vista, NM (560 out of 2.77k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Flora Vista, 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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