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Catron County, NM

Demographic and economic profile of Catron County, NM, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Catron County is a sparsely populated rural county of 3,685 residents with an exceptionally low labor force participation rate of 34.7%, reflecting a median age of 63.8 years and a predominantly retired or semi-retired population. The available workforce is small and modestly educated, with 20.7% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $28,688 against a median household income of $49,864. Housing costs are low—median home value of $171,800 and median gross rent of $740/month—with a 93.8% homeownership rate, though a 21.2% poverty rate and 7.1% unemployment point to constrained local economic activity despite a modest 4.1% population gain over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

3,685

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,864

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

63.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.1% since 2018

Catron County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone2,914 (77.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race286 (7.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone191 (5.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone142 (3.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races132 (3.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone66 (1.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish540
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)57
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

9.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

46.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

44.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

629

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$30,242

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$29,980

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities177
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services171
  3. 3.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance155
  4. 4.Construction (Group)116
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services110

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Sales & Office Occupations311
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations300
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations206
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations151
  5. 5.Service Occupations102

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.89×)137
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.93×)209
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.51×)144
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.00×)255
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 0.82×)110

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$171,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$740/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

93.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999278 (16.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999201 (12.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999174 (10.4%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999152 (9.1%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999105 (6.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999105 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

97.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

34.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$28,688

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone519 (49.1%)
  • Worked At Home240 (22.7%)
  • Other131 (12.4%)
  • Carpooled86 (8.1%)
  • Walked81 (7.7%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.