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Torrance County, NM

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

AI Overview

Torrance County is a small, rural New Mexico county of 15,290 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $41,473 against median worker earnings of just $28,548, suggesting output concentrated outside typical wage employment. The labor market is constrained, with an 11.6% unemployment rate, 49.1% labor force participation, and only 14.9% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low—median home value of $145,100 and median gross rent of $845/month—though a 20.4% poverty rate and -2.0% population decline over five years indicate ongoing economic pressure.

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

Population

15,290

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$57,842

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.0% since 2018

Torrance County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,521 (61.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,628 (17.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,915 (12.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races517 (3.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone488 (3.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone384 (2.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,663
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic126
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)46
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)46
  5. 5.Other Indo-European20

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,373

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,473

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$24,922

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

11.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,214
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)796
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services702
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)636
  5. 5.Construction (Group)621

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Service Occupations1,835
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,528
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,174
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations949
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations758

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.54×)309
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.40×)621
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.35×)511
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.32×)631
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.09×)348

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$145,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$845/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999631 (12.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999508 (10.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999442 (8.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999384 (7.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999357 (7.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999338 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$28,548

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

37.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,773 (77.0%)
  • Carpooled670 (10.8%)
  • Worked At Home535 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle57 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle57 (0.9%)
  • Walked57 (0.9%)

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.