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Cibola County, New Mexico (NM)

County population in 2022: 27,222 (45% urban, 55% rural); it was 25,595 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,387
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,188
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,424
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,285 (it was 1,903 in 2000)
% of renters here:

23%
State:

31%

Land area: 4539 sq. mi.

Water area: 2.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 6 people per square mile   (very low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Cibola County: 84.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.4%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (17.0%), Public administration (14.7%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 59%
  • Government: 34%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Cibola County, NM (2022)
    • 10,54239.1%Hispanic or Latino
    • 10,28838.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 4,81517.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 8553.2%Two or more races
    • 3431.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 770.3%Asian alone
    • 230.09%Some other race alone
    • 80.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

38.8 years
New Mexico median age:

39.4 years
Males: 13,698  (50.3%)
Females: 13,524  (49.7%)
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Average household size:
Cibola County:

2.0 people
New Mexico:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $50,718 ($27,774 in 1999)
This county:

$50,718
New Mexico:

$59,726

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $545 (lower quartile is $431, upper quartile is $720)
This county:

$545
State:

$816


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $114,685 (it was $54,400 in 2000)
Cibola:

$114,685
New Mexico:

$243,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $38,460 - $196,255
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,129
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $318

Institutionalized population: 2,428

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 22
  • Burglaries: 14
  • Thefts: 7
  • Auto thefts: 5

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 10
  • Burglaries: 14
  • Thefts: 16
  • Auto thefts: 7
Cibola County, NM map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2003: 0 buildings

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,145 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $546 (0.6%)

Distribution of median household income in Cibola, NM in 2022
Distribution of house value in Cibola, NM in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Cibola, NM in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 26.3%
Cibola County:

26.3%
New Mexico:

17.6%
(23.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 6.6% for Black residents, 21.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 32.5% for American Indian residents, 14.3% for other race residents, 19.8% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 38.8 years old
(Males: 38.5 years old, Females: 39.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 53.2 years old, Black residents: 67.2 years old, American Indian residents: 33.8 years old, Asian residents: 37.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 35.6 years old, Other race residents: 42.3 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cibola County is $409 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $663 a month.

Cities in this county include: Grants, Zuni-Ramah Navajo, Milan, Skyline-Ganipa, San Rafael, Mesita, Paraje, Bluewater Village, Paguate, Laguna.

Cibola County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Neighboring counties: Quay County , Gaston County, North Carolina , Pickens County, South Carolina .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.9%
New Mexico:

3.6%

Unemployment by year in Cibola, NM
County total employment by year in Cibola, NM
County average yearly wages by year in Cibola, NM

Current college students: 1,259
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 830 (58.9% naturalized citizens)

Cibola County:

3.1%
Whole state:

9.3%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 3602010 or later
  • 1652000 to 2009
  • 681990 to 1999
  • 661980 to 1989
  • 1611970 to 1979
  • 199Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 100.0%

Cibola County marital status for males Cibola County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,503
  • One, attached: 168
  • Two: 52
  • 3 or 4: 383
  • 5 to 9: 165
  • 10 to 19: 120
  • 20 to 49: 56
  • 50 or more: 67
  • Mobile homes: 2,725
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17

Housing units in Cibola County with a mortgage: 2,099 (100 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 80 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Here:

100.0% with mortgage
State:

98.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Cibola County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic9,00013
Evangelical Protestant2,74932
Other1,2796
Mainline Protestant2852
None13,900-
Cibola County Religion Details
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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 2
Cibola County:

0.73 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.44 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.37 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

0.21 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14
Cibola County:

5.14 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

4.06 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 11
This county:

4.04 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Cibola County:

10.6%
New Mexico:

6.4%

Adult obesity rate:
Cibola County:

28.1%
State:

22.1%

Agriculture in Cibola County:

Average size of farms: 10909 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $26,474
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $25,099
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $23,467
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.16%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.96
Land in orchards: 14 acres

Earthquake activity:

Cibola County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Mexico state average. It is 945% greater than the overall U.S. average.

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 490.5 miles away from Cibola County 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 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 481.8 miles away from the county center
On 5/19/1940 at 04:36:40, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 459.6 miles away from the county center, causing $33,000,000 total damage
On 12/31/1934 at 18:45:56, a magnitude 7.1 (7.1 UK) earthquake occurred 475.9 miles away from the county center
On 10/15/1979 at 23:16:54, a magnitude 7.0 (5.7 MB, 6.9 MS, 7.0 ML, 6.4 MW) earthquake occurred 466.0 miles away from Cibola County center
On 1/29/1990 at 13:16:10, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 LG, Depth: 7.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 74.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • New Mexico Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4529, Natural disaster type: Other
  • New Mexico Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 09, 2013 to September 22, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4152: October 29, 2013, FEMA Id: 4152, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
  • New Mexico Flooding, Incident Period: August 19, 2011 to August 24, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4047: November 23, 2011, FEMA Id: 4047, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • New Mexico Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 25, 2010 to August 09, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1936: September 13, 2010, FEMA Id: 1936, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • New Mexico Severe Storms & Flooding, Incident Period: July 26, 2006 to September 18, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1659: August 30, 2006, FEMA Id: 1659, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • New Mexico Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3229: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3229, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New Mexico New Mexico Wildfire, Incident Period: May 05, 2000 to June 09, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1329: May 13, 2000, FEMA Id: 1329, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • New Mexico New Mexico Fire, Incident Period: May 05, 2000 to July 07, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3154: May 10, 2000, FEMA Id: 3154, Natural disaster type: Fire

The number of natural disasters in Cibola County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 2
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Cibola

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 6,519 (72.9%)
  • Carpooled: 1,028 (11.5%)
  • Bus: 59 (0.7%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 163 (1.8%)
  • Walked: 200 (2.2%)
  • Worked at home: 961 (10.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (23%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Public administration (15%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Public administration (16%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
  • Management occupations (13%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Firefighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (24%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (8%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
  • Management occupations (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (65%)
  • England (7%)
  • Honduras (6%)
  • Vietnam (5%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • Philippines (2%)
  • Peru (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Cibola County


  • European (2%)
  • American (1%)
  • English (1%)
  • German (1%)
  • Italian (1%)
  • Irish (1%)
  • Scottish (0%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Cibola County, New Mexico in 2010:

  • 1,509 people in federal prisons
  • 573 people in state prisons
  • 156 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 122 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 76 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 37 people in federal detention centers
  • 31 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 17 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 10 people in other noninstitutional facilities

People in group quarters in Cibola County, New Mexico in 2000:

  • 732 people in state prisons
  • 136 people in nursing homes
  • 90 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 30 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 28 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 15 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 11 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 11 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 9 people in other group homes
  • 9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 4 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 2 people in religious group quarters
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $43,366.

7.15% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($28,312 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.15%
New Mexico average:

6.50%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.10% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($16,385 average AGI)
2.05% relocated from other states ($11,927 average AGI)
Cibola County:

2.05%
New Mexico average:

3.84%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Bernalillo County, NM  1.73% ($26,196 average AGI)
from McKinley County, NM  1.30% ($26,869)
from Valencia County, NM  0.45% ($26,378)
from Maricopa County, AZ  0.28% ($24,696)
from Sandoval County, NM  0.25% ($33,952)


6.44% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($40,021 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.44%
New Mexico average:

6.53%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.33% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($23,188 average AGI)
2.11% relocated to other states ($16,831 average AGI)
Cibola County:

2.11%
New Mexico average:

3.90%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Bernalillo County, NM  1.82% ($34,550 average AGI)
to McKinley County, NM  0.61% ($20,100)
to Valencia County, NM  0.46% ($36,263)
to Sandoval County, NM  0.35% ($59,138)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.7

Births per 1000 population in Cibola County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Cibola County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.8

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Cibola County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 11.6%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Cibola County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Cibola County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Cibola County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Cibola County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Cibola County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Cibola County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,619 (2,860 aged, 759 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,530 (22%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Cibola County, New Mexico in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (156)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (102)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (94)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (56)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (51)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (42)
  • Unspecified dementia (36)
  • Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (11)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 27%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 7.26
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4,995
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 142
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 60,031

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,448
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 760
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 11

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 19
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 58

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 192.3. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 27,222
  • Male householders: 4,106 (882 living alone), Female householders: 4,371 (1,338 living alone)
  • 3,763 spouses (3,751 opposite-sex spouses), 637 unmarried partners, (637 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,576 children (6,574 natural, 389 adopted, 652 stepchildren), 1,765 grandchildren, 664 brothers or sisters, 399 parents, 0 foster children, 1,590 other relatives, 682 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,393

Size of family households: 2,791 2-persons, 902 3-persons, 781 4-persons, 740 5-persons, 271 6-persons, 230 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,218 1-person, 520 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

2,069 married couples with children.
1,805 single-parent households (739 men, 1,066 women).

58.8% of residents of Cibola speak English at home.
19.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
17.0% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $137,368,000 ($4,986 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $21,968,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $52,015,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,825,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,156,000
Federal grants: $30,810,000
Federal procurement contracts: $24,930,000 ($19,477,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $17,633,000 ($593,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $128,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,433,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,488,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 2,147
Here:

78 per 1000 residents
State:

74 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,060
Here:

38 per 1000 residents
State:

36 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +70
Here:

+3 per 1000 residents
State:

+15 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +902
Here:

+33 per 1000 residents
State:

+5 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Cibola County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.80 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.4
State:

5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.8
State:

4.2

Year house built in Cibola County, New Mexico
  • Year house built in Cibola County, New Mexico
  • 02020 or later
  • 7202010 to 2019
  • 1,3382000 to 2009
  • 1,6451990 to 1999
  • 1,3161980 to 1989
  • 2,8981970 to 1979
  • 1,3341960 to 1969
  • 8051950 to 1959
  • 2571940 to 1949
  • 7601939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Cibola County, New Mexico
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cibola County, New Mexico
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cibola County, New Mexico
  • 391 room
  • 762 rooms
  • 1213 rooms
  • 9954 rooms
  • 2,0935 rooms
  • 1,4976 rooms
  • 8107 rooms
  • 2288 rooms
  • 3509+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cibola County, New Mexico
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cibola County, New Mexico
  • 711 room
  • 362 rooms
  • 2883 rooms
  • 5074 rooms
  • 5925 rooms
  • 5046 rooms
  • 1687 rooms
  • 758 rooms
  • 49+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Cibola County, New Mexico
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cibola County, New Mexico
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cibola County, New Mexico
  • 38no bedroom
  • 2231 bedroom
  • 1,5512 bedrooms
  • 3,0763 bedrooms
  • 1,1624 bedrooms
  • 1655+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cibola County, New Mexico
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cibola County, New Mexico
  • 70no bedroom
  • 3221 bedroom
  • 6262 bedrooms
  • 8863 bedrooms
  • 2924 bedrooms
  • 145+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Cibola County, New Mexico in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Cibola County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Cibola County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 266no vehicle
  • 1,4581 vehicle
  • 1,9852 vehicles
  • 1,8063 vehicles
  • 5094 vehicles
  • 1835+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Cibola County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Cibola County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 149no vehicle
  • 1,2851 vehicle
  • 5232 vehicles
  • 2703 vehicles
  • 494 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

87.6% of Cibola County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in New Mexico.

Cibola County:

87.6%
State average:

88.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 19,887
  • Other state: 6,284
  • Northeast: 358
  • Midwest: 1,298
  • South: 1,200
  • West: 3,466
Year householders moved into unit in Cibola County, NM
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Cibola County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 45.5%Utility gas
  • 28.5%Wood
  • 15.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 6.6%Electricity
  • 3.0%Other fuel
  • 0.9%Coal or coke
  • 0.2%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 50.8%Utility gas
  • 19.4%Electricity
  • 16.2%Wood
  • 12.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.3%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 173
Here:

5.8%
New Mexico:

10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 59
Here:

4.8%
New Mexico:

10.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 109
Here:

12.7%
New Mexico:

12.3%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Cibola County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Charges - Hospital Public: $169,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $457,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $11,479,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,937,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,638,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,365,000
    General - Other: $2,762,000
    Regular Highways: $2,514,000
    Police Protection: $2,012,000
    Police Protection: $1,989,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,458,000
    Regular Highways: $1,446,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,416,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $843,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $667,000
    Local Fire Protection: $597,000
    Financial Administration: $319,000
    Financial Administration: $296,000
    Solid Waste Management: $222,000
    Health - Other: $211,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $26,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,111,000
    Public Welfare: $117,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $671,000
    Interest on Debt: $649,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $63,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,046,000
    Other: $851,000
    Public Welfare: $834,000
    General Local Government Support: $313,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,290,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,973,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,613,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,246,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,368,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,317,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $25,613,000
    General Revenue - Other: $12,791,000
    Rents: $277,000
    Rents: $255,000
    Interest Earnings: $105,000
    Interest Earnings: $42,000
    Sale of Property: $26,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $197,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,076,000
    Cash and Securities: $5,103,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $462,000
    Highways: $441,000
    Highways: $223,000
    General Local Government Support: $187,000
    Public Welfare: $128,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,965,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,378,000
    Property: $4,031,000
    Property: $3,637,000
    Other Selective Sales: $546,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $337,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $66,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $4,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $11,132,000
    : $5,977,000

Cibola County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Charges - Hospital Public: $169,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $457,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $11,479,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,937,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,638,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,365,000
    General - Other: $2,762,000
    Regular Highways: $2,514,000
    Police Protection: $2,012,000
    Police Protection: $1,989,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,458,000
    Regular Highways: $1,446,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,416,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $843,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $667,000
    Local Fire Protection: $597,000
    Financial Administration: $319,000
    Financial Administration: $296,000
    Solid Waste Management: $222,000
    Health - Other: $211,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $26,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,111,000
    Public Welfare: $117,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $671,000
    Interest on Debt: $649,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $63,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,046,000
    Other: $851,000
    Public Welfare: $834,000
    General Local Government Support: $313,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,290,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,973,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,613,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,246,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,368,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,317,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $25,613,000
    General Revenue - Other: $12,791,000
    Rents: $277,000
    Rents: $255,000
    Interest Earnings: $105,000
    Interest Earnings: $42,000
    Sale of Property: $26,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $197,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,076,000
    Cash and Securities: $5,103,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $462,000
    Highways: $441,000
    Highways: $223,000
    General Local Government Support: $187,000
    Public Welfare: $128,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,965,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,378,000
    Property: $4,031,000
    Property: $3,637,000
    Other Selective Sales: $546,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $337,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $66,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $4,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $11,132,000
    : $5,977,000

Cibola County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Charges - Hospital Public: $169,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $457,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $11,479,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,937,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,638,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,365,000
    General - Other: $2,762,000
    Regular Highways: $2,514,000
    Police Protection: $2,012,000
    Police Protection: $1,989,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,458,000
    Regular Highways: $1,446,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,416,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $843,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $667,000
    Local Fire Protection: $597,000
    Financial Administration: $319,000
    Financial Administration: $296,000
    Solid Waste Management: $222,000
    Health - Other: $211,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $26,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,111,000
    Public Welfare: $117,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $671,000
    Interest on Debt: $649,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $63,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,046,000
    Other: $851,000
    Public Welfare: $834,000
    General Local Government Support: $313,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,290,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,973,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,613,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,246,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,368,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,317,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $25,613,000
    General Revenue - Other: $12,791,000
    Rents: $277,000
    Rents: $255,000
    Interest Earnings: $105,000
    Interest Earnings: $42,000
    Sale of Property: $26,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $197,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,076,000
    Cash and Securities: $5,103,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $462,000
    Highways: $441,000
    Highways: $223,000
    General Local Government Support: $187,000
    Public Welfare: $128,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,965,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,378,000
    Property: $4,031,000
    Property: $3,637,000
    Other Selective Sales: $546,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $337,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $66,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $4,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $11,132,000
    : $5,977,000

Cibola County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Charges - Hospital Public: $169,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $457,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $11,479,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,937,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,638,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,365,000
    General - Other: $2,762,000
    Regular Highways: $2,514,000
    Police Protection: $2,012,000
    Police Protection: $1,989,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,458,000
    Regular Highways: $1,446,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,416,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $843,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $667,000
    Local Fire Protection: $597,000
    Financial Administration: $319,000
    Financial Administration: $296,000
    Solid Waste Management: $222,000
    Health - Other: $211,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $26,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,111,000
    Public Welfare: $117,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $671,000
    Interest on Debt: $649,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $63,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,046,000
    Other: $851,000
    Public Welfare: $834,000
    General Local Government Support: $313,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,290,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,973,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,613,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,246,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,368,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,317,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $25,613,000
    General Revenue - Other: $12,791,000
    Rents: $277,000
    Rents: $255,000
    Interest Earnings: $105,000
    Interest Earnings: $42,000
    Sale of Property: $26,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $197,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,076,000
    Cash and Securities: $5,103,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $462,000
    Highways: $441,000
    Highways: $223,000
    General Local Government Support: $187,000
    Public Welfare: $128,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,965,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,378,000
    Property: $4,031,000
    Property: $3,637,000
    Other Selective Sales: $546,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $337,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $66,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $4,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $11,132,000
    : $5,977,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 891
  • Number of aged recipients: 131
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 760
  • Number of recipients under 18: 147
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 485
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 259
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 306
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 408
Most common first names in Cibola County, NM among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary6576.3 years
John5674.0 years
Frank5376.5 years
Robert5065.7 years
James4972.2 years
William4471.4 years
Jose4476.0 years
George3374.5 years
Joe3274.1 years
Joseph2769.4 years
Most common last names in Cibola County, NM among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Chavez7971.6 years
Martinez6667.8 years
Garcia5769.9 years
Baca4172.1 years
Jaramillo3573.4 years
Sarracino3471.3 years
Sanchez3374.5 years
Aragon3076.0 years
Romero3072.6 years
Lucero2968.2 years
Businesses in Cibola County, NM
NameCountNameCount
Ace Hardware1Lane Furniture1
AutoZone1MasterBrand Cabinets1
Best Western1McDonald's2
Comfort Inn1Motel 61
Curves1Quality1
Dairy Queen3RadioShack1
Days Inn1SONIC Drive-In1
Dennys1Subway3
FedEx3Super 81
Ford1Travelodge1
H&R Block1True Value1
Holiday Inn1U-Haul2
KFC1UPS4
Kroger1Walmart1

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