2022 population: 3,980 ( 569 from 2010 , 103 from 2020)
Land area: 3825.0 square miles
Population density: 1.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,063	51.83%	19.1%
Black:	75	1.88%	1.4%
Indian:	64	1.61%	28.0%
Asian:	27	0.68%	17.4%
2+ races:	47	1.18%	9.3%
Hispanic:	1,704	42.81%	5.6%

Total non-White:	1,917	48.17%	4.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	83	10.2
Deaths:	142	17.4
Net Migration:	-46	-5.6
Net Immigration:	5	0.6

Change in White population:	-486	-10.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-83	-1.8

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
4,549
2,549	56.03%
74	1.63%
50	1.10%
23	0.51%
43	0.95%
1,805	39.68%
2,000	43.97%

2000
4,174
2,618	62.72%
0	0.00%
11	0.26%
19	0.46%
50	1.20%
1,465	35.10%
1,556	37.28%

1990
4,124
2,733	66.27%
0	0.00%
36	0.87%
6	0.15%
n/a
1,349	32.71%
1,391	33.73%

1980
4,725
3,240	68.57%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
10	0.21%
n/a
1,476	31.24%
1,485	31.43%

1970
4,925
3,478	70.62%
3	0.06%
8	0.16%
1	0.02%
n/a
1,395	28.32%
1,447	29.38%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
417	10.0
445	10.7
-379	-9.1
55	1.3

-69	-1.7
444	10.6

Number	Rate
1990's
546	13.2
524	12.7
-269	-6.5
57	1.4

-115	-2.8
165	4.0

Number	Rate
1980's
751	15.9
549	11.6
-761	-16.1
n/a

-507	-10.7
-94	-2.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-445	-9.0
n/a

-238	-4.8
38	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Union 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
39.4
870	21.9%
3,110	78.1%
898	22.6%

1,463
2.45

822	56.2%
490	59.6%
81	9.9%
641	43.8%

2010
Number	Percent
40.9
930	20.4%
3,619	79.6%
813	17.9%

1,695
2.29

1,073	63.3%
828	77.2%
93	8.7%
622	36.7%

2000
Number	Percent
39.5
1,144	27.4%
3,030	72.6%
745	17.8%

1,728
2.41

1,174	67.9%
957	81.5%
102	8.7%
554	32.1%

1990
Number	Percent
37.3
1,139	27.6%
2,985	72.4%
747	18.1%

1,625
2.50

1,159	71.3%
964	83.2%
81	7.0%
466	28.7%

1980
Number	Percent
34.0
1,414	29.9%
3,311	70.1%
813	17.2%

1,716
2.71

1,292	75.3%
1,118	86.5%
90	7.0%
424	24.7%

2022 Housing Data for Union County, NM

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	100	6.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	118	8.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	126	8.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	38	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	125	8.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	137	9.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	45	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	99	6.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	9	0.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	163	11.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	167	11.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	195	13.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	55	3.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	24	1.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	43	2.9%
$200,000 or more	19	1.3%

Median Household Income	41,714
Per Capita Income	20,779

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	94
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	135	9.2%
Public Assistance	23	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	280	19.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	776	58.9%
Unemployed	11	0.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	787	59.7%
Not in Labor Force	531	40.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		41.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	379	361	51.2%
Non-Profit	4	42	8.7%
Self-Employed	135	53	71.8%

Local Government	150	97	60.7%
State Government	10	61	14.1%
Federal Government	31	34	47.7%

Total Private + Self	514	414	55.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	195	234	45.5%
Total	709	648	52.2%

Pct. Govt.	28.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	255	18.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	199	14.7%
Professional, Technical	216	15.9%
Service Occupations	310	22.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	103	7.6%
All others	378	27.8%

White Collar		49.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	227	16.7%
Retail trade	181	13.3%
Accommodation and food services	151	11.1%
Public administration	150	11.0%
Educational services	113	8.3%
Health care and social assistance	98	7.2%
Manufacturing	73	5.4%
Other services	70	5.2%
Construction	66	4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	48	3.5%
Transportation and warehousing	43	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	39	2.9%
Finance and insurance	33	2.4%
Information	26	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	15	1.1%
Wholesale trade	15	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	800	19.64%
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	7	0.17%
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	7	0.17%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	911	22.36%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,042	79.8%
Spanish	735	19.3%
Other	24	0.6%
German, other Germanic	10	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	639	15.7%
Irish	402	9.9%
English	385	9.5%
American	172	4.2%
Scottish	105	2.6%
Scotch-Irish	81	2.0%
French	72	1.8%
Italian	58	1.4%
Norwegian	57	1.4%
Swedish	42	1.0%
Dutch	34	0.8%
British	32	0.8%
Belgian	20	0.5%
Polish	20	0.5%
Finnish	19	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,988	97.9%
Not a citizen	86	2.1%

Native	3,974	97.5%
Foreign-born	100	2.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
91	3.2%	265	9.3%	1,228	42.9%	832	29.1%	278	9.7%	166	5.8%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	91	3.2%
9-12 Years	265	9.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,228	42.9%
Some College	832	29.1%
Bach. Degree	278	9.7%
Grad Degree	166	5.8%
Average years of education: 12.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,871	1,783	88	4.7%	6.7%
1991	1,836	1,757	79	4.3%	7.2%
1992	1,839	1,754	85	4.6%	7.3%
1993	1,874	1,805	69	3.7%	7.3%
1994	1,975	1,887	88	4.5%	6.5%
1995	1,911	1,828	83	4.3%	6.7%
1996	1,923	1,832	91	4.7%	7.5%
1997	1,962	1,870	92	4.7%	6.4%
1998	2,024	1,940	84	4.2%	6.2%
1999	2,034	1,980	54	2.7%	5.6%

2000	2,046	1,969	77	3.8%	5.0%
2001	2,030	1,959	71	3.5%	5.0%
2002	1,990	1,918	72	3.6%	5.5%
2003	1,988	1,911	77	3.9%	5.9%
2004	1,920	1,849	71	3.7%	5.6%
2005	1,900	1,830	70	3.7%	5.2%
2006	1,871	1,814	57	3.0%	4.2%
2007	1,848	1,800	48	2.6%	3.6%
2008	1,928	1,874	54	2.8%	4.3%
2009	1,904	1,805	99	5.2%	7.1%

2010	1,915	1,801	114	6.0%	7.8%
2011	1,933	1,846	87	4.5%	7.2%
2012	1,875	1,795	80	4.3%	7.0%
2013	1,876	1,790	86	4.6%	6.9%
2014	1,914	1,827	87	4.5%	6.6%
2015	1,905	1,821	84	4.4%	6.6%
2016	1,909	1,831	78	4.1%	6.7%
2017	1,928	1,856	72	3.7%	6.1%
2018	1,794	1,735	59	3.3%	4.9%
2019	1,867	1,801	66	3.5%	5.0%

2020	1,653	1,569	84	5.1%	8.4%
2021	1,566	1,495	71	4.5%	7.1%
2022	1,562	1,517	45	2.9%	4.0%
2023	1,531	1,483	48	3.1%	3.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,091
Median Value	$126,900

Occupied	1,463	70.0%
Vacant	628	30.0%

Owned	952	65.1%
Rented	511	34.9%
Median Rent	$587

Single-Family Units	1,519	72.6%
Detached	1,510	72.2%
Attached	9	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	54	2.6%
Mobile Homes	422	20.2%

Union County, NM

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Union County, NM

2022 Housing Data for Union County, NM

2022 Income & Employment Data for Union County, NM

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Union County, NM

Historical Labor Force Data for Union County, NM