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Sierra County

Population in July 2007: 6,689. Population change since 2000: -6.9%
 

Males: 3,290  (49.2%)
Females: 3,399  (50.8%)

Median resident age:  48.0 years
New Mexico median age:  34.6 years

Zip codes: 87901.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,942 (it was $20,986 in 2000)
Truth or Consequences:  $24,942
New Mexico:  $41,452

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $85,071 (it was $53,000 in 2000)
Truth or Consequences:  $85,071
New Mexico:  $155,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $107,801; Detached houses: $132,557; Townhouses or other attached units: $117,832; In 2-unit structures: $88,885; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $512,609; Mobile homes: $45,234; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $13,750

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Races in Truth or Consequences:

  • White Non-Hispanic (69.1%)
  • Hispanic (27.4%)
  • Other race (9.4%)
  • American Indian (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Truth or Consequences: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (13.0%), English (11.6%), Irish (11.3%), United States (8.1%), French (4.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated in 1916

Elevation: 4242 feet

Land area: 12.7 square miles.

Population density: 529 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Truth or Consequences

  • High school or higher: 74.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 8.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Truth or Consequences city

  • Never married: 18.1%
  • Now married: 49.9%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 14.5%
  • Divorced: 15.7%

395 residents are foreign born (4.4% Latin America, 0.7% Europe).

This city:  5.4%
New Mexico:  8.2%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Truth or Consequences:  0.6% ($317)
New Mexico:  0.7% ($699)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Las Cruces, NM (63.0 miles , pop. 74,267).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: El Paso, TX (104.8 miles , pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (280.1 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Williamsburg, NM (1.6 miles ), Elephant Butte, NM (2.1 miles ), Salem, NM (5.4 miles ), Hatch, NM (5.7 miles ), Rincon, NM (5.8 miles ), Radium Springs, NM (7.0 miles ), Mimbres, NM (7.1 miles ), Bayard-Santa Rita, NM (7.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $106,700
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $134,800
  • 2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $105,600
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $152,500
  • 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $128,300

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Latitude: 33.13 N, Longitude: 107.25 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +348 (+4.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,782 (75.4%)

Area code: 505

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Population change in the 1990s: +1,020 (+16.3%).


Historical population


Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)



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Crime in Truth or Consequences by Year

Type 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 0001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.014.6
Rapes 4012
    per 100,000 55.40.014.029.1
Robberies 5340
    per 100,000 69.241.355.80.0
Assaults 33582729
    per 100,000 456.7799.2376.7422.2
Burglaries 37558484
    per 100,000 512.1757.91172.01222.9
Thefts 174213214190
    per 100,000 2408.32935.12985.92766.1
Auto thefts 17151613
    per 100,000 235.3206.7223.2189.3
Arson 0N/A00
    per 100,000 0.0N/A0.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 307.4359.2322.6348.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 17 (15 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.24
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Truth or Consequences:
  • SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; T OR C, NM)
  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 55 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM)
  • MESILLA VALLEY HOSP (about 55 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM)

Airports and Heliports located in Truth or Consequences: See detailed data for Airports and Heliports located in Truth or Consequences, NM

Amtrak station near Truth or Consequences:
  • 1 miles: TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES (TRUTH OR CONSEQNCES, 800 N. HWY. 51) - Bus Station

Local government website: www.ci.truth-or-consequences.nm.us

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Truth or Consequences:
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 67 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 67 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,380)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 104 miles; EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
  • EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 110 miles; EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 11,127)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 137 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
  • ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 140 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 146 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)

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Notable locations in Truth or Consequences: Monticello Point Ruin (A), Palomas Narrows Ruin (B), Chambers Canyon Historic Site (C), Truth or Consequences Weather Station (D), Hendrick House Historic Site (E), Truth or Consequences Public Library (F), Geronimo Springs Museum (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Truth or Consequences include: Sierra Church of Christ (A), Seventh Day Adventist Church (B), United Pentacostal Church (C), Reform Church (D), Desert Springs Lutheran Church (E), First Christian Church (F), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (G), East Third Church of Christ (H), Saint Pauls Epsicopal Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Mims Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Cuchillo Negro Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Truth or Consequences include: Elephant Butte Dam Historical Marker (1), Truth or Consequences Historical Marker (2), Geronimos Spring Historical Marker (3), Caballo Mountains Historical Marker (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Kim Audette/Cherokee Hot Springs Apt/Bed & Breakfast (Recreation Areas; 618 Van Patten Avenue).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Truth or Consequences and their reported violations in the past:

WALKING SANDS REST AREA (Population served: 500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.0 people
New Mexico:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  53.9%
Whole state:  68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.5%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  23.2%
Whole state:  18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  9.6%
Whole state:  7.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Truth or Consequences, NM


People in group quarters in Truth or Consequences
  • 220 people in nursing homes
  • 29 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 10 people in other nonhousehold living situations


Truth or Consequences compared to New Mexico state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above 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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Truth or Consequences travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Sierra County New Mexico:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (87%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religon statistics for Truth or Consequences

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsChurches of Christ
Adherents53.7%18.4%5.0%4.7%3.1%
Congregations26.1%4.3%4.3%4.3%13.0%
NameChristian Churches and Churches of ChristChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)Assemblies of GodEpiscopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents3.1%2.8%2.2%1.9%5.1%
Congregations4.3%4.3%8.7%8.7%21.7%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 8$14,539$21,8090$0
Other Government Administration 5$15,622$37,4930$0
Judicial and Legal 4$8,852$26,5560$0
Police Protection - Officers 13$50,787$46,8800$0
Police - Other 4$9,031$27,0930$0
Streets and Highways 9$16,096$21,4610$0
Airports 2$4,273$25,6381$883
Health 2$4,858$29,1480$0
Hospitals 104$360,993$41,65324$47,625
Solid Waste Management 12$27,060$27,0600$0
Sewerage 9$20,774$27,6990$0
Parks and Recreation 6$12,201$24,4020$0
Housing and Community Development(Local) 20$43,073$25,8441$604
Water Supply 8$21,761$32,6420$0
Electric Power 7$18,330$31,4230$0
Local Libraries 5$11,564$27,7541$478
Other and Unallocable 9$20,420$27,2270$0
Totals for Government 227$660,234$34,90227$49,590


Truth or Consequences government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $137,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $5,816,000
    Sewerage: $800,000
    Solid Waste Management: $554,000
    Housing & Community Development: $433,000
    All Other: $127,000
    Parks & Recreation: $31,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $1,500,000
    Regular Highways: $50,000
    Sewerage: $9,000
    General: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $5,816,000
    Electric Utilities: $1,952,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,394,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,134,000
    Police Protection: $775,000
    Central Staff Services: $701,000
    Sewerage: $665,000
    Solid Waste Management: $527,000
    Water Utilities: $521,000
    General - Other: $383,000
    Financial Administration: $371,000
    Regular Highways: $291,000
    Parks & Recreation: $257,000
    Libraries: $214,000
    Air Transportation: $155,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $151,000
    Health Services - Other: $109,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $65,000
    Fire Protection: $13,000
    Corrections - Other: $7,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $1,692,000
    All Other: $570,000
    Water Utilities: $311,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $210,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $4,388,000
    Industrial Revenue: $1,260,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,729,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $4,246,000
    Other, NEC: $1,615,000
    Industrial Revenue: $1,000,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $260,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $142,000
    Other, NEC: $114,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $116,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $36,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Electric Utilities: $118,000
    Water Utilities: $86,000
    General - Other: $68,000
    Parks & Recreation: $30,000
    Judicial: $18,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,000
    Sewerage: $5,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
    Air Transportation: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,964,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $4,359,000
    Water Utilities: $1,058,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,000,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $1,239,000
    General Support: $1,182,000
    Highways: $300,000
    All Other: $269,000
    Housing & Community Development: $23,000
    Electric Utilities: $1,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $1,145,000
    Public Utilities: $335,000
    Other Selective Sales: $110,000
    Property: $106,000
    NEC: $85,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $26,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $5,665,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $146,000

9.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,445 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.47%
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 Dona Ana County, NM  1.09% ($22,024 average AGI)
from Bernalillo County, NM  0.42% ($28,250)
from Grant County, NM  0.27% ($18,300)


8.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,019 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.36%
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 Dona Ana County, NM  1.88% ($27,857 average AGI)
to Bernalillo County, NM  0.64% ($28,583)
to Valencia County, NM  0.30% ($37,545)


Strongest AM radio stations in Truth or Consequences:
  • KCHS (1400 AM; 1 kW; TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE, NM; Owner: GPK MEDIA LLC)
  • KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
  • KSNM (570 AM; 5 kW; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTSM (690 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KNFT (950 AM; 5 kW; BAYARD, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
  • KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • KAMA (750 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KXPL (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: K-FINA RESULTS, INC.)
  • KBNA (920 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))

Strongest FM radio stations in Truth or Consequences:
  • K216CK (91.1 FM; TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOC., INC.)
  • KKVS (98.7 FM; TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE, NM; Owner: RICHARDSON COMMERCIAL CORPORATION)
  • KROL (99.5 FM; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: RIO GRANDE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING CO)
  • KVLC (101.1 FM; HATCH, NM; Owner: RADIO PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Truth or Consequences:
  • K59CN (Channel 59; TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE, NM; Owner: REGENTS OF NEW MEXICO STATE UNIV.)
  • K17BH (Channel 17; TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE, NM; Owner: CITY OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES)
  • K27BN (Channel 27; TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE, NM; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
  • K54CC (Channel 54; TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE, NM; Owner: CITY OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES)
  • K51BQ (Channel 51; TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE, NM; Owner: CITY OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES)
  • K64CG (Channel 64; TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE, NM; Owner: CITY OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES)


Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico:
  • Fatal accident count: 21
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 27
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 8
  • Fatalities: 25
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 46
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
New Mexico average:
  • Fatal accident count: 126
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 180
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 52
  • Fatalities: 138
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 344
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 21
See more detailed statistics of Truth or Consequences fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 9
Total length: 42 meters (138ft)
Total costs: $4,631,000
Total average daily traffic: 26,398
Total average daily truck traffic: 4,077

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