Catron County, NM

Designated Market Area: Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM-AZ-CO
USDA County Type (2015): Farming, Government, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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2022 population: 3,827 ( 102 from 2010 , 245 from 2020)
Land area: 6924.2 square miles
Population density: 0.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,815	73.56%	0.6%
Black:	32	0.84%	113.3%
Indian:	126	3.29%	44.8%
Asian:	11	0.29%	120.0%
2+ races:	93	2.43%	38.8%
Hispanic:	750	19.60%	5.8%

Total non-White:	1,012	26.44%	13.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	23	3.2
Deaths:	99	13.8
Net Migration:	303	42.3
Net Immigration:	25	3.5

Change in White population:	-17	-0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	119	3.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,725
2,832	76.03%
15	0.40%
87	2.34%
5	0.13%
67	1.80%
709	19.03%
893	23.97%

2000
3,543
2,687	75.84%
9	0.25%
66	1.86%
23	0.65%
71	2.00%
679	19.16%
856	24.16%

1990
2,563
1,830	71.40%
0	0.00%
5	0.20%
0	0.00%
n/a
728	28.40%
733	28.60%

1980
2,720
1,910	70.22%
0	0.00%
30	1.10%
0	0.00%
n/a
780	28.68%
810	29.78%

1970
2,198
1,241	56.46%
5	0.23%
6	0.27%
2	0.09%
n/a
927	42.17%
957	43.54%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
209	5.9
304	8.6
-12	-0.3
-1	-0.0

145	4.1
37	1.0

Number	Rate
1990's
248	9.7
219	8.5
372	14.5
16	0.6

857	33.4
123	4.8

Number	Rate
1980's
370	13.6
230	8.5
-271	-10.0
n/a

-80	-2.9
-77	-2.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
313	14.2
n/a

669	30.4
-147	-6.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Catron County, NM

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
59.5
422	11.0%
3,405	89.0%
1,572	41.1%

1,609
2.15

835	51.9%
714	85.5%
47	5.6%
774	48.1%

2010
Number	Percent
55.8
590	15.8%
3,135	84.2%
1,041	27.9%

1,787
2.03

1,080	60.4%
933	86.4%
42	3.9%
707	39.6%

2000
Number	Percent
47.7
739	20.9%
2,804	79.1%
665	18.8%

1,587
2.23

1,053	66.4%
877	83.3%
72	6.8%
534	33.6%

1990
Number	Percent
38.0
688	26.8%
1,875	73.2%
391	15.3%

1,063
2.41

784	73.8%
703	89.7%
49	6.2%
279	26.2%

1980
Number	Percent
31.0
855	31.4%
1,865	68.6%
368	13.5%

963
2.77

735	76.3%
646	87.9%
27	3.7%
228	23.7%

2022 Housing Data for Catron County, NM

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	40	2.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	152	9.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	77	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	235	14.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	141	8.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	65	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	54	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	43	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	99	6.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	130	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	190	11.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	117	7.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	117	7.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	127	7.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	12	0.7%
$200,000 or more	10	0.6%

Median Household Income	44,777
Per Capita Income	26,678

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	98
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	135	8.4%
Public Assistance	52	3.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	254	15.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	734	51.6%
Unemployed	53	3.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	787	55.3%
Not in Labor Force	636	44.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		48.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	184	245	42.9%
Non-Profit	10	71	12.3%
Self-Employed	158	100	61.2%

Local Government	18	0	100.0%
State Government	23	26	46.9%
Federal Government	24	45	34.8%

Total Private + Self	342	345	49.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	75	142	34.6%
Total	417	487	46.1%

Pct. Govt.	15.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	75	7.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	326	33.9%
Professional, Technical	111	11.6%
Service Occupations	109	11.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	83	8.6%
All others	340	35.4%

White Collar		53.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	180	18.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	159	16.5%
Health care and social assistance	148	15.4%
Retail trade	131	13.6%
Construction	99	10.3%
Accommodation and food services	70	7.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	63	6.6%
Transportation and warehousing	35	3.6%
Public administration	34	3.5%
Educational services	29	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	13	1.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	196	5.39%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	14	0.39%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	14	0.39%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	353	9.71%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,083	85.0%
Spanish	506	13.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	36	1.0%
German, other Germanic	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	528	14.5%
German	432	11.9%
Irish	325	8.9%
American	187	5.1%
Scottish	185	5.1%
French	111	3.1%
British	88	2.4%
Scotch-Irish	88	2.4%
Scandinavian	54	1.5%
Dutch	49	1.3%
Italian	47	1.3%
European	20	0.6%
Norwegian	14	0.4%
Polish	13	0.4%
Slovak	12	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,586	98.7%
Not a citizen	49	1.3%

Native	3,524	96.9%
Foreign-born	111	3.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
60	2.1%	42	1.4%	1,147	39.2%	1,240	42.4%	217	7.4%	219	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	60	2.1%
9-12 Years	42	1.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,147	39.2%
Some College	1,240	42.4%
Bach. Degree	217	7.4%
Grad Degree	219	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,243	1,053	190	15.3%	6.7%
1991	1,174	1,013	161	13.7%	7.2%
1992	1,169	1,036	133	11.4%	7.3%
1993	1,182	1,050	132	11.2%	7.3%
1994	1,287	1,113	174	13.5%	6.5%
1995	1,195	1,052	143	12.0%	6.7%
1996	1,247	1,068	179	14.4%	7.5%
1997	1,222	1,078	144	11.8%	6.4%
1998	1,180	1,038	142	12.0%	6.2%
1999	1,149	1,036	113	9.8%	5.6%

2000	1,447	1,349	98	6.8%	5.0%
2001	1,502	1,409	93	6.2%	5.0%
2002	1,413	1,326	87	6.2%	5.5%
2003	1,471	1,360	111	7.5%	5.9%
2004	1,424	1,319	105	7.4%	5.6%
2005	1,423	1,327	96	6.7%	5.2%
2006	1,429	1,351	78	5.5%	4.2%
2007	1,483	1,414	69	4.7%	3.6%
2008	1,518	1,440	78	5.1%	4.3%
2009	1,557	1,422	135	8.7%	7.1%

2010	1,206	1,066	140	11.6%	7.8%
2011	1,155	1,030	125	10.8%	7.2%
2012	1,249	1,132	117	9.4%	7.0%
2013	1,248	1,137	111	8.9%	6.9%
2014	1,194	1,096	98	8.2%	6.6%
2015	1,200	1,099	101	8.4%	6.6%
2016	1,214	1,115	99	8.2%	6.7%
2017	1,174	1,093	81	6.9%	6.1%
2018	1,125	1,053	72	6.4%	4.9%
2019	1,143	1,069	74	6.5%	5.0%

2020	1,159	1,075	84	7.2%	8.4%
2021	1,176	1,098	78	6.6%	7.1%
2022	1,136	1,078	58	5.1%	4.0%
2023	1,129	1,074	55	4.9%	3.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,205
Median Value	$156,400

Occupied	1,609	50.2%
Vacant	1,596	49.8%

Owned	1,405	87.3%
Rented	204	12.7%
Median Rent	$847

Single-Family Units	2,149	67.1%
Detached	2,143	66.9%
Attached	6	0.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	1,025	32.0%

Catron County, NM

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Catron County, NM

2022 Housing Data for Catron County, NM

2022 Income & Employment Data for Catron County, NM

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Catron County, NM

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Catron County, NM

Historical Labor Force Data for Catron County, NM