Mora County, NM

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Las Vegas, NM
Designated Market Area: Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM-AZ-CO
USDA County Type (2015): Farming, Government, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Hispanic Centers

Places in Mora County, NM [Sort places by name]

2022 population: 4,169 ( 712 from 2010 , 16 from 2020)
Land area: 1926.2 square miles
Population density: 2.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	731	17.53%	16.3%
Black:	16	0.38%	60.0%
Indian:	28	0.67%	64.7%
Asian:	21	0.50%	75.0%
2+ races:	22	0.53%	46.7%
Hispanic:	3,351	80.38%	15.2%

Total non-White:	3,438	82.47%	14.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	88	10.5
Deaths:	113	13.5
Net Migration:	9	1.1
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-142	-2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-570	-11.7

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
4,881
873	17.89%
10	0.20%
17	0.35%
12	0.25%
15	0.31%
3,953	80.99%
4,008	82.11%

2000
5,180
877	16.93%
5	0.10%
43	0.83%
2	0.04%
20	0.39%
4,229	81.64%
4,303	83.07%

1990
4,264
599	14.05%
0	0.00%
14	0.33%
26	0.61%
n/a
3,625	85.01%
3,665	85.95%

1980
4,205
555	13.20%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
3,640	86.56%
3,650	86.80%

1970
4,673
247	5.29%
1	0.02%
1	0.02%
1	0.02%
n/a
4,419	94.56%
4,426	94.71%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
425	8.2
379	7.3
-318	-6.1
52	1.0

-4	-0.1
-295	-5.7

Number	Rate
1990's
529	12.4
378	8.9
614	14.4
11	0.3

278	6.5
638	15.0

Number	Rate
1980's
716	17.0
397	9.4
-236	-5.6
n/a

44	1.0
15	0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-862	-18.4
n/a

308	6.6
-776	-16.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Mora 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
59.4
648	15.5%
3,521	84.5%
1,398	33.5%

2,091
2.01

1,285	61.5%
750	58.4%
191	14.9%
806	38.5%

2010
Number	Percent
46.0
1,042	21.3%
3,839	78.7%
915	18.7%

2,114
2.31

1,295	61.3%
920	71.0%
123	9.5%
819	38.7%

2000
Number	Percent
38.6
1,391	26.9%
3,789	73.1%
885	17.1%

2,015
2.54

1,401	69.5%
973	69.5%
177	12.6%
614	30.5%

1990
Number	Percent
34.2
1,249	29.3%
3,015	70.7%
630	14.8%

1,516
2.80

1,117	73.7%
845	75.6%
119	10.7%
399	26.3%

1980
Number	Percent
29.4
1,407	33.5%
2,798	66.5%
621	14.8%

1,422
2.96

1,093	76.9%
854	78.1%
99	9.1%
329	23.1%

2022 Housing Data for Mora County, NM

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	104	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	323	15.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	141	6.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	206	9.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	113	5.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	140	6.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	10	0.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	107	5.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	29	1.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	303	14.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	131	6.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	162	7.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	197	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	70	3.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	33	1.6%
$200,000 or more	22	1.1%

Median Household Income	40,231
Per Capita Income	28,356

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	97
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	494	23.6%
Public Assistance	23	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	570	27.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	199	64.2%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	199	64.2%
Not in Labor Force	111	35.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	78	523	13.0%
Non-Profit	6	26	18.8%
Self-Employed	85	68	55.6%

Local Government	25	19	56.8%
State Government	159	248	39.1%
Federal Government	2	6	25.0%

Total Private + Self	163	591	21.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	192	299	39.1%
Total	355	890	28.5%

Pct. Govt.	36.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	258	19.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	196	14.9%
Professional, Technical	242	18.4%
Service Occupations	411	31.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	0.2%
All others	205	15.6%

White Collar		53.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Public administration	259	19.7%
Other services	207	15.8%
Educational services	172	13.1%
Health care and social assistance	155	11.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	101	7.7%
Retail trade	99	7.5%
Accommodation and food services	91	6.9%
Finance and insurance	50	3.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	35	2.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	34	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	33	2.5%
Transportation and warehousing	32	2.4%
Manufacturing	23	1.8%
Construction	19	1.4%
Utilities	2	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	741	17.61%
Puerto Rican	19	0.45%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	11	0.26%

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	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
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	2,656	63.12%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
Spanish	2,148	52.6%
English	1,888	46.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	43	1.1%
Arabic	5	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	266	6.3%
French	247	5.9%
Norwegian	182	4.3%
Irish	167	4.0%
German	129	3.1%
English	120	2.9%
Italian	70	1.7%
Hungarian	39	0.9%
Greek	24	0.6%
Swedish	23	0.5%
Croatian	22	0.5%
European	14	0.3%
Scandinavian	11	0.3%
Egyptian	9	0.2%
Scotch-Irish	9	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,175	99.2%
Not a citizen	33	0.8%

Native	4,140	98.4%
Foreign-born	68	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
131	3.9%	94	2.8%	1,341	39.5%	1,129	33.3%	258	7.6%	441	13.0%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	131	3.9%
9-12 Years	94	2.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,341	39.5%
Some College	1,129	33.3%
Bach. Degree	258	7.6%
Grad Degree	441	13.0%
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	1,515	1,206	309	20.4%	6.7%
1991	1,553	1,158	395	25.4%	7.2%
1992	1,550	1,177	373	24.1%	7.3%
1993	1,604	1,269	335	20.9%	7.3%
1994	1,663	1,339	324	19.5%	6.5%
1995	1,732	1,358	374	21.6%	6.7%
1996	1,734	1,371	363	20.9%	7.5%
1997	1,723	1,376	347	20.1%	6.4%
1998	1,759	1,415	344	19.6%	6.2%
1999	1,745	1,451	294	16.8%	5.6%

2000	1,958	1,749	209	10.7%	5.0%
2001	1,998	1,801	197	9.9%	5.0%
2002	2,048	1,839	209	10.2%	5.5%
2003	2,091	1,865	226	10.8%	5.9%
2004	2,091	1,862	229	11.0%	5.6%
2005	2,043	1,809	234	11.5%	5.2%
2006	1,976	1,802	174	8.8%	4.2%
2007	1,985	1,835	150	7.6%	3.6%
2008	1,999	1,834	165	8.3%	4.3%
2009	2,013	1,770	243	12.1%	7.1%

2010	2,410	2,125	285	11.8%	7.8%
2011	2,359	2,080	279	11.8%	7.2%
2012	2,315	2,066	249	10.8%	7.0%
2013	2,267	2,003	264	11.6%	6.9%
2014	2,276	2,029	247	10.9%	6.6%
2015	2,286	2,062	224	9.8%	6.6%
2016	2,256	2,057	199	8.8%	6.7%
2017	2,227	2,052	175	7.9%	6.1%
2018	2,291	2,152	139	6.1%	4.9%
2019	2,231	2,093	138	6.2%	5.0%

2020	2,064	1,898	166	8.0%	8.4%
2021	1,993	1,861	132	6.6%	7.1%
2022	1,948	1,841	107	5.5%	4.0%
2023	1,916	1,821	95	5.0%	3.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,092
Median Value	$105,600

Occupied	2,091	67.6%
Vacant	1,001	32.4%

Owned	1,887	90.2%
Rented	204	9.8%
Median Rent	$560

Single-Family Units	2,025	65.5%
Detached	2,025	65.5%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	972	31.4%

Mora County, NM

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mora County, NM

2022 Housing Data for Mora County, NM

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mora County, NM

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mora County, NM

Historical Labor Force Data for Mora County, NM