Ojo Amarillo, NM

Census Place

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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
1.9% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
102
14.6% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Ojo Amarillo, 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 Ojo Amarillo, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2019, the median property value in Ojo Amarillo, NM was $87,600, and the homeownership rate was 54.9%.

Most people in Ojo Amarillo, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Ojo Amarillo, NM was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Ojo Amarillo, NM is home to a population of 411 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Ojo Amarillo, NM residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

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.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ojo Amarillo, NM
  1. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    383 ± 107
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    14 ± 20
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    9 ± 13
3.41%
Hispanic Population
14 people

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.

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.

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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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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    12 ± 23
  2. 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.

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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.

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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

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.

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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).

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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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Mexico.

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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.

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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.
$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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ojo Amarillo, 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 (92.2%)
  2. Other (3.92%)
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Health

89.8% of the population of Ojo Amarillo, NM has health coverage, with 7.3% on employee plans, 64.5% on Medicaid, 10.9% on Medicare, 7.06% on non-group plans, and 0% 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, 35.3% were men and 64.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 33.8% under 18 years, 18.5% between 18 and 34 years, 24.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 35.3% were men and 64.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

10.2%
Uninsured
7.3%
Employer Coverage
64.5%
Medicaid
10.9%
Medicare
7.06%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ojo Amarillo, NM grew by 33.9% from 7.63% to 10.2%.

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