Fort Sumner, NM

Census Place

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2024 Population
938
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
28
0.358% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
17.3%
0.903% 1-year increase
2021 Median Household Income
$35,556
9.83% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$154,000
37.8% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
432
11.6% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Fort Sumner, 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.

100% of the residents in Fort Sumner, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Fort Sumner, NM was $154,000, and the homeownership rate was 84.3%.

Most people in Fort Sumner, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 10.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Fort Sumner, NM was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Fort Sumner, NM is home to a population of 938 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.213% of Fort Sumner, NM residents were born outside of the country (2 people).

In 2024, there were 2.59 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (495 people) in Fort Sumner, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 191 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 175 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

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

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Sumner, NM
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    495 ± 386
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    191 ± 176
  3. White (Non-Hispanic)
    175 ± 85
81%
Hispanic Population
760 people

In 2024, there were 2.59 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (495 people) in Fort Sumner, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 191 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 175 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

81% of the people in Fort Sumner, NM are hispanic (760 people).

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    124,411 ± 8,401 people
  2. Philippines
    6,498 ± 1,976 people
  3. Germany
    4,186 ± 1,587 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 124,411 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,498 and Germany with 4,186.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.213%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2 people
0.209%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2 people

As of 2024, 0.213% of Fort Sumner, NM residents (2 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 Fort Sumner, NM was 0.209%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    6 ± 22
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    3 ± 21

Fort Sumner, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Fort Sumner, NM employs 432 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fort Sumner, NM were Utilities (185 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (68 people), and Finance & Insurance (55 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($22,614), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($21,806), and Public Administration ($8,857).

Employment

Occupations

432
2024 Value
± 255
11.6%
1 Year growth
± 73.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Sumner, NM grew at a rate of 11.6%, from 387 employees to 432 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Sumner, NM, are Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (185 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (82 people), and Management Occupations (65 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Sumner, NM.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

432
2024 Value
± 255
11.6%
1 Year growth
± 73.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Sumner, NM grew at a rate of 11.6%, from 387 employees to 432 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Sumner, NM, are Utilities (185 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (68 people), and Finance & Insurance (55 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Sumner, NM, though some of these residents may live in Fort Sumner, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$85,417
Median earning men ± $54,666
$30,089
Median earning women ± $20,194

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

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($21,806).

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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%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Fort Sumner, NM was $154,000 in 2023, which is 0.463 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $247,700 to $154,000, a 37.8% decrease. The homeownership rate in Fort Sumner, NM is 84.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fort Sumner, NM have an average commute time of 10.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fort Sumner, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$154,000
Median Property Value 2023
±$138,591
$350
Median Property Taxes
±$218

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 Fort Sumner, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

84.3%
Homeownership
2024
68.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 84.3% of the housing units in Fort Sumner, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$35,556
Median Household Income
± $20,327
415
Number of Households
± 227

In 2021, the median household income of the 415 households in Fort Sumner, NM grew to $35,556 from the previous year's value of $32,375.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Sumner, 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 $100k - $125k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Sumner, NM is from New Mexico.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2023, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0654% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (87.6%)
  2. Walked (5.4%)
  3. Other (4.93%)

In 2024, 87.6% of workers in Fort Sumner, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (5.4%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (4.93%).

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.

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Commute Time

10.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Sumner, NM have a shorter commute time (10.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.11% of the workforce in Fort Sumner, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fort Sumner, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fort Sumner, NM have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Sumner, NM (160 out of 924 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 75+, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Sumner, NM is Hispanic, followed by Other 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.

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Health

96.1% of the population of Fort Sumner, NM has health coverage, with 51.9% on employee plans, 30.4% on Medicaid, 7.36% on Medicare, 5.3% on non-group plans, and 1.08% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see 1,344 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,344 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1436 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 215 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 61.4% were men and 38.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.4% under 18 years, 32.4% between 18 and 34 years, 22.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 61.4% were men and 38.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.9%
Uninsured
51.9%
Employer Coverage
30.4%
Medicaid
7.36%
Medicare
5.3%
Non-Group
1.08%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fort Sumner, NM declined by 5.69% from 4.13% to 3.9%.

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