Ojo Amarillo, NM

Census Place

2024 Population

411

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

32.5

2.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

62.8%

4.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$20,729

3.53% 1-year decline

2019 Median Property Value

$87,600

Population & Diversity

Ojo Amarillo, NM is home to a population of 411 people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 27.4 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (383 people) in Ojo Amarillo, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 14 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 9 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (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 Ojo Amarillo, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ojo Amarillo, NM was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ojo Amarillo, NM

American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
383 ± 107
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
14 ± 20
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
9 ± 13

3.41%

Hispanic Population

14 people

3.41% of the people in Ojo Amarillo, NM are hispanic (14 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ojo Amarillo, 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.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
12 ± 23
Vietnam
12 ± 23

Ojo Amarillo, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Ojo Amarillo, NM.

Economy

The economy of Ojo Amarillo, NM employs 102 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ojo Amarillo, NM were Retail Trade (31 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (15 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (9 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($31,250), Retail Trade ($19,464), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($12,159).

Employment

Occupations

102

2024 Value

± 92

14.6%

1 Year growth

± 116%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ojo Amarillo, NM grew at a rate of 14.6%, from 89 employees to 102 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ojo Amarillo, NM, are Sales & Related Occupations (31 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (12 people), and Material Moving Occupations (11 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ojo Amarillo, 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

102

2024 Value

± 92

14.6%

1 Year growth

± 116%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ojo Amarillo, NM grew at a rate of 14.6%, from 89 employees to 102 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ojo Amarillo, NM, are Retail Trade (31 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (15 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (9 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ojo Amarillo, NM, though some of these residents may live in Ojo Amarillo, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$34,375

Median earning men ± $30,778

$18,929

Median earning women ± $13,385

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($31,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($18,393) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($13,125).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ojo Amarillo, NM was $87,600 in 2019, which is 0.263 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2018 and 2019 the median property value increased from $89,300 to $87,600, a 1.9% decrease. The homeownership rate in Ojo Amarillo, NM is 54.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ojo Amarillo, NM have an average commute time of 29.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ojo Amarillo, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$87,600

Median Property Value 2019

±$15,696

$84

Median Property Taxes

±$75

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 Ojo Amarillo, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$20,729

Median Household Income

± $13,604

153

Number of Households

± 71

In 2024, the median household income of the 153 households in Ojo Amarillo, NM declined from $20,729 from the previous year's value of $21,488.

The following chart displays the households in Ojo Amarillo, 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 Ojo Amarillo, 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 (92.2%)
Other (3.92%)
Worked At Home (3.92%)

In 2024, 92.2% of workers in Ojo Amarillo, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (3.92%) and those who worked at home (3.92%).

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

29.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ojo Amarillo, NM have a longer commute time (29.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.1% of the workforce in Ojo Amarillo, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

62.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ojo Amarillo, NM (258 out of 411 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 65 - 74, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ojo Amarillo, NM is Native American, 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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