La Union, New Mexico

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Population in 2010: 1,106.
Males: 388  (35.1%)
Females: 718  (64.9%)
Median resident age:

47.7 years
New Mexico median age:

39.1 years
Estimated median household income in 2021: $45,178
La Union:

$45,178
NM:

$53,992

Estimated per capita income in 2021: $26,044

La Union CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $186,400
La Union:

$186,400
NM:

$214,000

Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $180,786; detached houses: $206,511; mobile homes: $112,015

Median gross rent in 2021: $964.

March 2022 cost of living index in La Union: 87.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 13.5%
(14.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 2.1% for American Indian residents)

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  • Races in La Union, NM (2021)
    • 83595.8%Hispanic
    • 303.4%White alone
    • 101.1%American Indian alone

Races in La Union detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: English (2.5%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 3795 feet

182 residents are foreign born (21.0% Latin America).

This place:

20.9%
New Mexico:

9.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,264 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $481 (0.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: El Paso, TX (17.8 miles , pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (333.4 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities:

Vinton, TX (1.9 miles ),
Canutillo, TX (2.1 miles ),
South Dona Ana, NM (2.2 miles ),
Anthony, TX (2.2 miles ),
Prado Verde, TX (2.2 miles),
Westway, TX (2.3 miles ),
Anthony, NM (2.3 miles ),
Santa Teresa, NM (2.6 miles )

Latitude: 31.95 N, Longitude: 106.66 W

Distribution of median household income in La Union, NM in 2021
Distribution of house value in La Union, NM in 2021
Unemployment in November 2020:
Here:

3.9%
New Mexico:

3.1%
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 SO2 Ozone PM10 PM2.5 Pb
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 139. This is significantly worse than average.

City:

139
U.S.:

74
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2018 was 0.171. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.171
U.S.:

0.267
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2018 was 7.64. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

7.64
U.S.:

5.56
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2017 was 0.500. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.500
U.S.:

1.789
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 32.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

32.1
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 36.1. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

36.1
U.S.:

19.6
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 8.52. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

8.52
U.S.:

8.46
Lead Level

Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2008 was 0.0171. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 4.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.0171
U.S.:

0.0098

Earthquake activity:

La Union-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Mexico state average. It is 460% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 226.7 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/2014 at 04:59:35, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 4.0 mi) earthquake occurred 153.0 miles away from La Union center
On 1/4/2006 at 08:32:32, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 MW, Depth: 8.7 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 418.5 miles away from La Union center
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 592.4 miles away from the city center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 5/19/1940 at 04:36:40, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 533.7 miles away from the city center, causing $33,000,000 total damage
On 3/26/2020 at 15:16:27, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 5.9 mi) earthquake occurred 154.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Dona Ana County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 3, Fires: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near La Union:

  • NM CUIDADO CASERO HOME HEALTH, LLC (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; ANTHONY, NM)
  • ARMONIA HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY LLC (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; EL PASO, TX)
  • SU CASA HEALTH CARE SERVICES OF NEW MEXICO (Home Health Center, about 8 miles away; SANTA TERESA, NM)
  • PEAK PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL,THE (Hospital, about 8 miles away; SANTA TERESA, NM)
  • NEW HOPE COMMUNITY LIVING V (Hospital, about 8 miles away; EL PASO, TX)
  • PEAK PSYCH HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 9 miles away; SANTA TERESA, NM)
  • VICTORIA HOME HEALTH CARE (Home Health Center, about 9 miles away; EL PASO, TX)

Amtrak station near La Union:

  • 17 miles: EL PASO (700 SAN FRANCISCO AVE.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to La Union:

  • The University of Texas at El Paso (about 16 miles; El Paso, TX; Full-time enrollment: 18,008)
  • Vista College (about 19 miles; El Paso, TX; FT enrollment: 3,453)
  • El Paso Community College (about 22 miles; El Paso, TX; FT enrollment: 19,576)
  • New Mexico State University-Dona Ana (about 24 miles; Las Cruces, NM; FT enrollment: 5,640)
  • New Mexico State University-Main Campus (about 24 miles; Las Cruces, NM; FT enrollment: 14,497)
  • Western New Mexico University (about 111 miles; Silver City, NM; FT enrollment: 2,456)
  • Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus (about 157 miles; Roswell, NM; FT enrollment: 2,212)

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Notable location: La Union Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Dona Ana County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.9 people
New Mexico:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

72.4%
Whole state:

65.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

3.9%
Whole state:

8.2%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

For population 15 years and over in La Union:

Marital status in La Union, NM
  • Never married: 45.3%
  • Now married: 44.9%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 2.1%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

For population 25 years and over in La Union:

  • High school or higher: 77.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
Educational Attainment in 2021
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2021
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

13.8
New Mexico average:

12.9

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for La Union, NM (based on Dona Ana County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic66,49126
Evangelical Protestant22,120114
Other6,70525
Mainline Protestant6,64017
Black Protestant3533
Orthodox301
None106,894-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 19
Dona Ana County:

0.96 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

1.44 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Dona Ana County:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

0.21 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:

0.20 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

0.32 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 54
Dona Ana County:

2.73 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 106
Dona Ana County:

5.35 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Dona Ana County:

5.7%
New Mexico:

6.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Dona Ana County:

22.7%
New Mexico:

22.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Dona Ana County:

15.2%
State:

11.5%

6.15% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($52,361 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.15%
New Mexico average:

6.50%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($655 average AGI)
Dona Ana County:

0.06%
New Mexico average:

0.07%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from El Paso County, TX  1.31% ($40,262 average AGI)
from Bernalillo County, NM  0.29% ($42,967)
from Otero County, NM  0.23% ($41,079)


5.98% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($48,402 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.98%
New Mexico average:

6.53%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($376 average AGI)
Dona Ana County:

0.03%
New Mexico average:

0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to El Paso County, TX  1.16% ($45,222 average AGI)
to Bernalillo County, NM  0.37% ($50,579)
to Otero County, NM  0.30% ($32,241)

Strongest AM radio stations in La Union:

  • KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
  • KXPL (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: K-FINA RESULTS, INC.)
  • KTSM (690 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KROD (600 AM; 5 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KSVE (1150 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KBNA (920 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KAMA (750 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KSNM (570 AM; 5 kW; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KHEY (1380 AM; 5 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KVIV (1340 AM; 1 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: SPANISH CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KOBE (1450 AM; 1 kW; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: EDWARDS MEDIA LTD. CO.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in La Union:

  • KOFX (92.3 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • K219BX (91.7 FM; EL PASO, ETC., TX; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KTSM-FM (99.9 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSII (93.1 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KINT-FM (93.9 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KHEY-FM (96.3 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KLAQ (95.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KHRO (94.7 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KPRR (102.1 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KVER (91.1 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KXCR (89.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KBNA-FM (97.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KTEP (88.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO)
  • K212EO (90.3 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KROL (99.5 FM; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: RIO GRANDE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING CO)
  • KHQT (103.1 FM; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: RICHARDSON COMMERCIAL CORPORATION)
  • K211EN (90.1 FM; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K220GF (91.9 FM; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around La Union:

  • KTYO (Channel 48; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: COUNCIL TREE COMMUNICATIONS VI, L.P.)
  • KTSM-TV (Channel 9; EL PASO, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF EL PASO LICENSE CORP.)
  • KVIA-TV (Channel 7; EL PASO, TX; Owner: NPG OF TEXAS, L.P.)
  • KSCE (Channel 38; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 38 CHRISTIAN TELEVISION)
  • KFOX-TV (Channel 14; EL PASO, TX; Owner: KTVU PARTNERSHIP)
  • KINT-TV (Channel 26; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • K42DJ (Channel 42; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
  • KTFN (Channel 65; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KDBC-TV (Channel 4; EL PASO, TX; Owner: KDBC-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCOS (Channel 13; EL PASO, TX; Owner: EL PASO PUBLIC TELEVISION FOUNDATION)

La Union fatal accident list:

Aug 26, 1994 02:30 PM, Mcnutt, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Oct 21, 1994 03:55 PM, 28, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Nov 24, 1979 11:50 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 1Number of bridges
  • 3ft / 0.7mTotal length
  • $34,000Total costs
  • 270Total average daily traffic
  • 498Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

16 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in La Union)

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • La Union Site (Lat: 31.969833 Lon: -106.690278), Call Sign: WNFA996, Licensee ID: L00265137,
    Assigned Frequencies: 462.525 MHz, Grant Date: 01/24/2001, Expiration Date: 01/15/2011, Cancellation Date: 09/20/2002, Certifier: R Dean Meiszer, Registrant: Lb Tower Company LLC, 441 Vine Street, Suite 3900, Cincinnati, OH 45202-3011, Phone: (513) 381-7775, Fax: (513) 381-1292

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

5
  • La Union, 2.5 Mi Nw (Lat: 31.969722 Lon: -106.690278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 79 m, Overall height: 84 m, Call Sign: WPNC621,
    Assigned Frequencies: 952.393 MHz, 928.393 MHz, Grant Date: 01/07/2022, Expiration Date: 03/07/2032, Certifier: Ronald Lyon, Registrant: New Mexico Gas Company, 7120 Wyoming Blvd Ne, Ste 20, Albuquerque, NM 87109, Phone: (505) 697-4406, Fax: (505) 697-4480, Email:
  • La Union, Lat: 31.969722 Lon: -106.690278, Type: Gtower, Structure height: 79 m, Overall height: 84 m, Call Sign: WQKS499,
    Assigned Frequencies: 3650.00 MHz, Grant Date: 09/01/2009, Expiration Date: 09/01/2019, Cancellation Date: 11/02/2019, Certifier: Gregory A Groth, Registrant: Chaparral Cablevision Inc., 320 Mccombs Rd. Suite A, Chaparral, NM 88081, Phone: (575) 824-4099, Fax: (575) 824-1465, Email:
  • La Union Tower, 2.5 Mi Nw (Lat: 31.969722 Lon: -106.690278), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 79 m, Overall height: 84 m, Call Sign: WQTA245,
    Assigned Frequencies: 6137.92 MHz, Grant Date: 12/17/2013, Expiration Date: 12/17/2023, Certifier: Matthew Groth, Registrant: Intelpath, 16 W 575 79th St., #102, Willowbrook, IL 60527, Phone: (312) 841-9188, Email:
  • UNION, 2.5 Mi Nw (Lat: 31.969722 Lon: -106.690278), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 79 m, Overall height: 84 m, Call Sign: WQXM793,
    Assigned Frequencies: 11425.0 MHz, 11425.0 MHz, 11425.0 MHz, 11425.0 MHz, 11425.0 MHz, 11425.0 MHz, 11425.0 MHz, 11425.0 MHz, 11425.0 MHz, 11425.0 MHz... (+10 more), Grant Date: 04/18/2016, Expiration Date: 04/18/2026, Certifier: Dan Bambach, Registrant: Southwestern Wireless, 1206 E College Blvd, Roswell, NM 88201, Phone: (575) 622-9944, Email:
  • LA UNION, 2.5 Miles Northwest Of (Lat: 31.969806 Lon: -106.690250), Overall height: 84.4 m, Call Sign: WHO478, Licensee ID: L00265137,
    Assigned Frequencies: 5974.85 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6093.45 MHz, 6093.45 MHz... (+6 more), Grant Date: 02/21/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 04/09/2011, Certifier: R D Meiszer, Registrant: Lb Tower Company LLC, 441 Vine Street, Suite 3900, Cincinnati, OH 45202-3011, Phone: (513) 381-7775, Fax: (513) 381-1292

2010 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year Based on the data from the years 2010 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 15. The highest number of fire incidents - 41 took place in 2018, and the least - 0 in 2011. The data has an increasing trend.
    Fire incident types in La Union, NM When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (57.1%), and Structure Fires (26.3%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in La Union, NM
    • 7657.1%Outside Fires
    • 3526.3%Structure Fires
    • 1410.5%Other
    • 86.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for La Union, NM
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in La Union, NM
  • 50.2%Utility gas
  • 31.4%Electricity
  • 13.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 5.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.


La Union compared to New Mexico state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
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