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San Miguel County, NM


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

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2022 population: 26,953   ( 2,440 from 2010 , 250 from 2020)
Land area: 4721.5 square miles
Population density: 5.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:4,757 17.65% 17.7%
Black:4291.59% 26.5%
Indian:3041.13% 34.5%
Asian:2781.03% 41.1%
2+ races:2650.98% 23.3%
Hispanic:20,92077.62% 7.4%
Total non-White:22,19682.35% 6.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:478 8.8
Deaths:71613.2
Net Migration: -52-1.0
Net Immigration: 360.7
Change in White population:-1,024 -3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:-1,416 -4.8




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
29,393
5,78119.67%
3391.15%
2260.77%
1970.67%
2150.73%
22,58376.83%
23,61280.33%

2000
30,126
5,69018.89%
1850.61%
2940.98%
1410.47%
2850.95%
23,48777.96%
24,43681.11%

1990
25,743
4,67918.18%
1130.44%
950.37%
2641.03%
n/a
20,59279.99%
21,06481.82%

1980
22,751
3,90317.16%
350.15%
1210.53%
270.12%
n/a
18,52481.42%
18,84882.84%

1970
21,951
3,82517.43%
170.08%
170.08%
90.04%
n/a
17,94381.74%
18,126 82.57%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
3,413 11.3
2,4658.2
-2,713-9.0
1050.3
91 0.3
-824 -2.7
1990's
NumberRate
4,156 16.1
2,3339.1
-95-0.4
2771.1
1,011 3.9
3,372 13.1
1980's
NumberRate
4,691 20.6
1,936 8.5
355 1.6
n/a
776 3.4
2,216 9.7
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-2,053 -9.4
n/a
78 0.4
722 3.3

Age, Family & Household Data for San Miguel 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
NumberPercent
45.0
4,620 17.1%
22,333 82.9%
6,224 23.1%
11,586
2.23
6,571 56.7%
4,019 61.2%
987 15.0%
5,015 43.3%

2010
NumberPercent
40.7
6,462 22.0%
22,931 78.0%
4,469 15.2%
11,978
2.34
7,275 60.7%
4,629 63.6%
956 13.1%
4,703 39.3%

2000
NumberPercent
35.0
8,304 27.6%
21,822 72.4%
3,549 11.8%
11,133
2.58
7,560 67.9%
4,899 64.8%
1,102 14.6%
3,573 32.1%

1990
NumberPercent
30.8
7,763 30.2%
17,980 69.8%
2,993 11.6%
8,622
2.83
6,345 73.6%
4,601 72.5%
745 11.7%
2,277 26.4%

1980
NumberPercent
27.4
7,093 31.2%
15,658 68.8%
2,647 11.6%
7,409
2.87
5,343 72.1%
4,083 76.4%
628 11.8%
2,066 27.9%

2022 Housing Data for San Miguel County, NM

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units14,860 
Median Value$150,400 
Occupied11,58678.0%
Vacant3,27422.0%
Owned8,29771.6%
Rented3,28928.4%
Median Rent$727 
Single-Family Units8,34056.1%
    Detached8,06754.3%
    Attached2731.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units7234.9%
Mobile Homes4,84132.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for San Miguel County, NM

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0008697.5%
$10,000 to $14,9991,40012.1%
$15,000 to $19,9997066.1%
$20,000 to $24,9994013.5%
$25,000 to $29,9991,0969.5%
$30,000 to $34,9994944.3%
$35,000 to $39,9995765.0%
$40,000 to $44,9993443.0%
$45,000 to $49,9999428.1%
$50,000 to $59,9997316.3%
$60,000 to $74,9998097.0%
$75,000 to $99,9991,0529.1%
$100,000 to $124,9996715.8%
$125,000 to $149,9996655.7%
$150,000 to $199,9994974.3%
$200,000 or more3332.9%
Median Household Income43,490 
Per Capita Income26,314 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state91 
Compared to U.S.78 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,61613.9%
Public Assistance5294.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps3,63531.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed1,82750.5%
Unemployed782.2%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force1,90552.6%
Not in Labor Force1,71447.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 49.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector2,6632,18554.9%
Non-Profit57936261.5%
Self-Employed74732969.4%
Local Government46670639.8%
State Government7521,75830.0%
Federal Government22618654.9%
Total Private + Self3,4102,51457.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,0233,01240.2%
Total5,4335,52649.6%
Pct. Govt.37.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,32112.1%
Sales and Office Occupations2,07118.9%
Professional, Technical2,19220.0%
Service Occupations3,17028.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1701.6%
All others2,20520.1%
White Collar 51.0%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance2,33721.3%
Educational services1,79216.4%
Public administration1,19710.9%
Retail trade1,0319.4%
Construction9859.0%
Accommodation and food services8197.5%
Other services5164.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.4784.4%
Transportation and warehousing3383.1%
Professional, scientific, technical2682.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2672.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1981.8%
Finance and insurance1661.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing1631.5%
Utilities1411.3%
Manufacturing1251.1%
Information660.6%
Wholesale trade440.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction280.3%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for San Miguel County, NM

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican7,20726.48%
Puerto Rican2150.79%
Cuban440.16%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American180.07%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan70.03%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American110.04%
Total South American210.08%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian210.08%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic13,72750.44%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Korean630.23%
Japanese520.19%
Vietnamese160.06%
Thai160.06%
Bangladeshi30.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
Spanish12,87049.3%
English12,37747.4%
Other4341.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1020.4%
German, other Germanic920.4%
Other Indo-European910.3%
Korean630.2%
Other Asian440.2%
Arabic110.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German1,3114.8%
American9753.6%
English6252.3%
Irish6232.3%
Italian5522.0%
European3301.2%
French2691.0%
Polish1980.7%
Welsh1330.5%
British1060.4%
Swedish780.3%
Scotch-Irish760.3%
Scottish760.3%
Dutch700.3%
Jamaican630.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen26,71298.2%
Not a citizen5031.8%
Native26,32296.7%
Foreign-born8933.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for San Miguel County, NM

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,308 6.6%1,960 9.9%4,922 24.9%6,874 34.8%2,768 14.0%1,933 9.8%
  Average years of education: 13.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,308 6.6%
9-12 Years 1,960 9.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 4,922 24.9%
Some College 6,874 34.8%
Bach. Degree 2,768 14.0%
Grad Degree 1,933 9.8%
Average years of education: 13.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for San Miguel County, NM

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 10,945 9,784 1,161 10.6% 6.7%
1991 10,862 9,607 1,255 11.6% 7.2%
1992 11,040 9,784 1,256 11.4% 7.3%
1993 11,564 10,498 1,066 9.2% 7.3%
1994 12,152 11,205 947 7.8% 6.5%
1995 12,426 11,338 1,088 8.8% 6.7%
1996 12,669 11,080 1,589 12.5% 7.5%
1997 12,490 11,175 1,315 10.5% 6.4%
1998 12,329 11,293 1,036 8.4% 6.2%
1999 12,074 11,231 843 7.0% 5.6%
2000 12,497 11,761 736 5.9% 5.0%
2001 12,665 11,897 768 6.1% 5.0%
2002 13,262 12,446 816 6.2% 5.5%
2003 13,472 12,619 853 6.3% 5.9%
2004 13,443 12,568 875 6.5% 5.6%
2005 13,202 12,371 831 6.3% 5.2%
2006 13,186 12,551 635 4.8% 4.2%
2007 13,150 12,622 528 4.0% 3.6%
2008 13,158 12,532 626 4.8% 4.3%
2009 13,127 12,221 906 6.9% 7.1%
2010 11,113 10,089 1,024 9.2% 7.8%
2011 11,027 10,018 1,009 9.2% 7.2%
2012 11,108 10,142 966 8.7% 7.0%
2013 11,155 10,230 925 8.3% 6.9%
2014 11,058 10,170 888 8.0% 6.6%
2015 11,166 10,299 867 7.8% 6.6%
2016 11,179 10,310 869 7.8% 6.7%
2017 11,066 10,254 812 7.3% 6.1%
2018 10,990 10,339 651 5.9% 4.9%
2019 10,845 10,199 646 6.0% 5.0%
2020 10,516 9,646 870 8.3% 8.4%
2021 10,358 9,566 792 7.6% 7.1%
2022 10,281 9,773 508 4.9% 4.0%
2023 10,519 10,031 488 4.6% 3.8%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com