Mountainair, NM

Census Place

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2023 Population

1,308

22.1% 1-year growth

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

26.9

31.4% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

26%

50.2% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$41,678

8.31% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$97,000

5.09% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Mountainair, NM had a population of 1.31k people with a median age of 26.9 and a median household income of $41,678. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Mountainair, NM grew from 1,071 to 1,308, a 22.1% increase and its median household income grew from $38,482 to $41,678, a 8.31% increase.

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N/A of the households in Mountainair, 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.

In 2023, the median property value in Mountainair, NM was $97,000, and the homeownership rate was 84.2%.

Most people in Mountainair, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Mountainair, NM was 2 cars per household.

United States New Mexico Torrance County, NM Albuquerque, NM Valencia County, Torrance County & East Mountain PUMA, NM

Economy

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Employment

Occupations

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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Median Earnings by Industry

$17,868

Median earning men ± $9,406

$28,203

Median earning women ± $13,808

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($18,824), Manufacturing ($13,777), and Public Administration ($N/A).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,631), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($25,924), and Public Administration ($N/A).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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 2023, 1.18% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.99% 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 2023 were High School or Equivalent (451k), Some college (389k), and Bachelors Degree (255k).

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

The median property value in Mountainair, NM was $97,000 in 2023, which is NaNk times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $92,300 to $97,000, a 5.09% increase. The homeownership rate in Mountainair, NM is 84.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Mountainair, NM have an average commute time of 25.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mountainair, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$97,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$12,902

$272

Median Property Taxes

±$102

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

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

Rent vs Own

84.2%

Homeownership

2023

58.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 84.2% of the housing units in Mountainair, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 81.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mountainair, 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 Mountainair, 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.

$41,678

Median Household Income

± $9,757

323

Number of Households

± 107

In 2023, the median household income of the 323 households in Mountainair, NM grew to $41,678 from the previous year's value of $38,482.

The following chart displays the households in Mountainair, 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 $10k - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mountainair, NM is from Mountainair, NM.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Mountainair, NM across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (61.1%)
Worked At Home (24.2%)
Walked (8.33%)

In 2023, 61.1% of workers in Mountainair, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.2%) and those who walked to work (8.33%).

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

25.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mountainair, NM have a shorter commute time (25.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Mountainair, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

26% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mountainair, NM (334 out of 1.29k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 35 - 44.

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

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

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Health

89.6% of the population of Mountainair, NM has health coverage, with 8.87% on employee plans, 58.9% on Medicaid, 14.4% on Medicare, 5.66% on non-group plans, and 1.76% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see 1,344 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.13% increase from the previous year (1,329 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1436 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 224 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 61.8% were men and 38.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.7% under 18 years, 26.8% between 18 and 34 years, 24% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 61.8% were men and 38.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.4%

Uninsured

8.87%

Employer Coverage

58.9%

Medicaid

14.4%

Medicare

5.66%

Non-Group

1.76%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mountainair, NM declined by 23.2% from 13.5% to 10.4%.

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

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