Virden, NM

Census Place

2024 Population

175

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

54.2

5.45% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12%

15.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$126,094

12.1% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$207,600

Economy

The economy of Virden, NM employs 72 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Virden, NM were Educational Services (48 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (8 people), and Utilities (6 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($2,499) and Educational Services ($2,499).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 107

−4%

1 Year decline

± 212%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Virden, NM declined at a rate of −4%, from 75 employees to 72 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Virden, NM, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (47 people), Management Occupations (7 people), and Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (4 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Virden, 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

2024 Value

± 107

−4%

1 Year decline

± 212%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Virden, NM declined at a rate of −4%, from 75 employees to 72 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Virden, NM, are Educational Services (48 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (8 people), and Utilities (6 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Virden, NM, though some of these residents may live in Virden, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$97,188

Median earning men ± $69,931

$2,499

Median earning women ± $0

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 ($2,499).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Virden, NM was $207,600 in 2024, which is 0.624 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $203,800 to $207,600, a 1.86% increase. The homeownership rate in Virden, NM is 95.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Virden, NM have an average commute time of 19.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Virden, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$207,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$87,899

$83

Median Property Taxes

±$70

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 Virden, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

95.4%

Homeownership

2024

59.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 95.4% of the housing units in Virden, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 91.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Virden, 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.

$126,094

Median Household Income

± $110,446

Number of Households

± 69

In 2024, the median household income of the 87 households in Virden, NM grew to $126,094 from the previous year's value of $112,500.

The following chart displays the households in Virden, 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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Virden, 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 (83.3%)
Carpooled (11.1%)
Other (5.56%)

In 2024, 83.3% of workers in Virden, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.1%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (5.56%).

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

19.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Virden, NM have a shorter commute time (19.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Virden, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Virden, NM (21 out of 175 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 12 - 14 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Virden, NM is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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