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Population in July 2007: 1,769. Population change since 2000: -0.7%
 

Males: 818  (46.3%)
Females: 951  (53.7%)
Median resident age:  32.0 years
New Mexico median age:  34.6 years

Zip codes: 87035.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $23,900 (it was $25,150 in 2000)
Moriarty  $23,900
New Mexico:  $41,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $96,700 (it was $84,400 in 2000)
Moriarty  $96,700
New Mexico:  $155,400

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Races in Moriarty:

  • White Non-Hispanic (55.4%)
  • Hispanic (40.8%)
  • Other race (18.8%)
  • Two or more races (4.2%)
  • American Indian (3.3%)
  • Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Moriarty: 84.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (12.5%), United States (10.9%), English (10.1%), Irish (9.6%), Italian (4.1%), French (2.8%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 6217 feet

Land area: 4.79 square miles.

Population density: 369 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Moriarty

  • High school or higher: 76.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 6.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Moriarty city

  • Never married: 23.2%
  • Now married: 45.6%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 10.3%
  • Divorced: 18.7%

45 residents are foreign born (1.7% Latin America, 0.6% Asia).

This city:  2.5%
New Mexico:  8.2%



According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Moriarty, New Mexico in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Moriarty to the number of sex offenders is 136 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Moriarty:  0.5% ($395)
New Mexico:  0.6% ($699)
Moriarty satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albuquerque, NM (39.5 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (426.6 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Edgewood, NM (11.0 miles ), Cedar Grove, NM (14.5 miles ), Chilili, NM (14.9 miles) , Estancia, NM (16.6 miles ), Tijeras, NM (23.5 miles ), Tajique, NM (23.7 miles) , Cedar Crest, NM (23.7 miles ), Torreon, NM (25.7 miles ).

Latitude: 35.00 N, Longitude: 106.05 W


Area code: 505

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Population change in the 1990s: +343 (+24.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (20%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (22%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Health care (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


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Crime in Moriarty by Year

Type 2002 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 2220
    per 100,000 111.1108.6108.90.0
Robberies 1212
    per 100,000 55.6108.654.5109.1
Assaults 111088
    per 100,000 611.1543.2435.7436.4
Burglaries 27494536
    per 100,000 1500.02661.62451.01964.0
Thefts 45555241
    per 100,000 2500.02987.52832.22236.8
Auto thefts 5757
    per 100,000 277.8380.2272.3381.9
Arson 00N/A0
    per 100,000 0.00.0N/A0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 455.0564.4497.3377.5

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Hospitals/medical centers near Moriarty:
  • ST VINCENT HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; SANTA FE, NM)
  • LOVELACE HEALTH SYSTEMS INC (about 38 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM)

Political contributions by individuals in Moriarty, NM

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Moriarty:
  • ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPORT (about 39 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; ID: ABQ)
  • SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL (about 113 miles; RUIDOSO, NM; ID: SRR)
  • HOLLOMAN AFB (about 148 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM; ID: HMN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Moriarty:
  • MORIARTY (about 4 miles; MORIARTY, NM; ID: 0E0)
  • SANDIA AIRPARK ESTATES EAST (about 11 miles; EDGEWOOD, NM; ID: 1N1)
  • ESTANCIA MUNI (about 18 miles; ESTANCIA, NM; ID: E92)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Moriarty:
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 38 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 3,261)
  • ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 40 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 44 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
  • NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; LAS VEGAS, NM; FT enrollment: 2,278)
  • ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 171 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,147)
  • SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 191 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; FT enrollment: 2,837)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 194 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 12,562)
Public high school in Moriarty:
  • MORIARTY HIGH (Students: 1161; Location: 203 CENTER STREET; Grades: 09-12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Moriarty:
Library in Moriarty:
  • MORIARTY COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $94,596; Location: 201 SOUTH BROADWAY; 14,702 books; 289 audio materials; 462 video materials; 29 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Lions Club of Moriarty is very active. There website is: http://moriartynm.lionwap.org/
  • Bethel UMC (United Methodist Church) will have been in moriarty 100 years in 2008. See details for community wide celebration as they develop www.bethel-moriarty.us

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Notable locations in Moriarty: Eclipse Windmill Historic Site (A), Moriarty Community Library (B), Moriarty Historical Society Museum (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Moriarty include: First Baptist Church of Moriarty (A), East Mountain Assembly of God Church (B), First United Methodist Church (C), Bethel United Methodist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Mount Carmel Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Moriarty Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: City of Moriarty Museum and Visitors Center (201 Broadway).

Hotels: Motel 6 (109 Route 66 East), Sunset Motel (501 Route 66), Days Inn Moriarty (1901 Main Street), Econo Lodge Moriarty (1316 Route 66 West), Lazy J Motel (911 Route 66 West), Econo Lodge (1316 Old Route 66 West), Ponderosa Motel (1000 Route 66), Super 8 Motel (1611 Central Avenue), Comfort Inn Moriarty (119 Route 66 East).

Courts: City Of Moriarty Government - Judge- Municipal Court (201 Broadway), New Mexico State Government - Courts- Torrance County Magistrate Court (1100 Route 66 Avenue).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Moriarty and their reported violations in the past:

MORIARTY WATER SYSTEM (Address: PO DRAWER 130, Population served: 1900, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-19-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-19-2001), St Public Notif requested (FEB-19-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-19-2001), St Public Notif requested (FEB-19-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-19-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2002 and AUG-15-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • Notification, State - In FEB-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Notification, Public - In FEB-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
ZIA RV PARK (Population served: 500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
ECHO VALLEY WATER COMPANY INC (Population served: 420, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and AUG-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUN-30-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2000)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
MELODY RANCH WATER CO (Population served: 188, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and SEP-16-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule
HOMESTEAD WATER COMPANY (Population served: 120, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUL-15-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2002)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-03-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-03-2000)
CASSANDRA WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 54, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-21-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-21-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-04-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-04-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-31-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-20-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-20-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAR-22-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-19-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-07-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-19-2005)
  • Notification, State - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Notification, Public - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-12-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUL-12-2002 to JUL-12-2002)
  • 7 routine major monitoring violations
  • 5 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
New Mexico:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  71.7%
Whole state:  68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.4%
Whole state:  6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  18.0%
Whole state:  18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.0%
Whole state:  7.8%

Moriarty compared to New Mexico state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Moriarty (2007 data):
  • First Community Bank: Moriarty Branch at 1701 Us Rt 66, Suite A, branch established on 1997-12-15; Moriarty Branch at 1401 Route 66 Avenue, branch established on 1995-10-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,798.8 mil, Deposits: $2,195.7 mil, headquarters in Taos, NM, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 48 total offices, Holding Company: First State Bancorporation
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Moriarty Branch at 901 Rte 66, branch established on 1964-07-17. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Judicial and Legal 1$1,532$18,3841$700
Local Libraries 1$1,421$17,0522$2,021
Police Protection - Officers 8$19,446$29,1690$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$2,754
Financial Administration 6$14,389$28,7783$1,864
Police - Other 1$2,112$25,3440$0
Water Supply 3$6,434$25,7360$0
Parks and Recreation 4$8,234$24,7020$0
Sewerage 3$5,832$23,3280$0
Streets and Highways 1$2,911$34,9320$0
Firefighters 2$5,424$32,5440$0
Totals for Government 30$67,735$27,09411$7,339



Moriarty government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $567,000
    Sewerage: $315,000
  • Construction - General: $984,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $1,067,000
    Police Protection: $681,000
    Financial Administration: $580,000
    Water Utilities: $444,000
    Fire Protection: $218,000
    Parks & Recreation: $216,000
    Regular Highways: $196,000
    Solid Waste Management: $182,000
    Sewerage: $151,000
    Libraries: $121,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $41,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,166,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,152,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $14,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $184,000
    Interest Earnings: $9,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,342,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $479,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $111,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $765,000
    Highways: $276,000
    All Other: $74,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $754,000
    Other Selective Sales: $179,000
    Property: $44,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $18,000
    Public Utilities: $9,000
    NEC: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $884,000

10.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,195 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.58%
New Mexico average:  7.94%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Bernalillo County, NM  4.06% ($29,917 average AGI)
from Santa Fe County, NM  1.19% ($34,736)
from Valencia County, NM  0.38% ($37,176)


10.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,204 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.03%
New Mexico average:  7.42%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Bernalillo County, NM  4.24% ($24,846 average AGI)
to Santa Fe County, NM  0.83% ($32,135)
to Valencia County, NM  0.43% ($28,474)


Strongest AM radio stations in Moriarty:
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKIM (1000 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
  • KXKS (1190 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KNML (610 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KANM (1600 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: ARAGON BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.L.C.)
  • KDEF (1150 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: RAMH CORPORATION)
  • KSWV (810 AM; 5 kW; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: LA VOZ BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KKNS (1310 AM; 5 kW; CORRALES, NM; Owner: SIMMONS-NM, LS, LLC)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KABQ (1350 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KTRC (1260 AM; 5 kW; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: AGM NEVADA, LLC)
  • KKJY (1550 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: VANGUARD MEDIA, L.L.C)
  • KNMX (540 AM; 5 kW; LAS VEGAS, NM; Owner: SANGRE DE CRISTO B/DCASTING CO, INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Moriarty:
  • KTZO (103.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KLYT (88.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • KUNM (89.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO)
  • KANW (89.1 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: BD. OF EDUC. CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
  • KKOB-FM (93.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBQI (107.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KBZU (96.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KRST (92.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KMGA (99.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KZRR (94.1 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KPEK (100.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFLQ (91.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • K265CA (100.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • K213BT (90.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KIOT (102.5 FM; LOS LUNAS, NM; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KNKT (107.1 FM; ARMIJO, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF ALBUQUERQUE, INC.)
  • KTEG (104.7 FM; BOSQUE FARMS, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KBOM (94.7 FM; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: AGM NEVADA, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Moriarty:
  • KWBQ (Channel 19; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF NEW MEXICO, LLC)


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