Colfax County, New Mexico (NM)

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County population in July 2007: 13,216 (48% urban, 52% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,233
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,588

% of renters here:	27%
State:	30%

Land area: 3757 sq. mi.
Water area: 11.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	14.8%
Whole state:	18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.9%
Whole state:	7.8%

2008 cost of living index in Colfax County: 83.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.1%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (14.7%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 64%
Government: 24%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Colfax County, New Mexico business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Colfax County, New Mexico:

White Non-Hispanic (49.9%)
Hispanic (47.5%)
Other race (12.8%)
Two or more races (3.6%)
American Indian (2.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	40.8 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Males: 7,190	(50.7%)
Females: 6,999	(49.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,459
County population in 2003: 13,938
Jobs in 2003: 6,185

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Total labor force in 2004: 7,115
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.9%

Average household size:

Colfax County:	2.4 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,769 ($30,744 in 2000)

This county	$33,769
New Mexico:	$37,492

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $101,621

Colfax County	$101,621
New Mexico:	$125,500

Median monthly rent in 2000: $414
Institutionalized population: 399
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Colfax County in 2000: $693

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 6
Thefts: 6
Auto thefts: 2

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 2
Thefts: 7
Auto thefts: 0

Colfax County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2003: 68 buildings, average cost: $220,500
2004: 65 buildings, average cost: $232,900
2005: 72 buildings, average cost: $319,100
2006: 40 buildings, average cost: $349,100

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Colfax County New Mexico:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 51.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 47.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $332 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Colfax County is $431 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $485 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $612 a month.

Cities in this county include: Raton, Springer, Angel Fire, Cimarron, Eagle Nest, Maxwell.

Neighboring counties: Harding County , Costilla County, Colorado , Mora County , Taos County , Union County , Las Animas County, Colorado .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Colfax County: W S Ranch (A), W S Ranch Camp (B), Waldoguara (C), Demcheck (D), Apache Springs Camp (E), Dennis (F), Christmas (G), Denton (H), Hinston (I), Aragon (J), Wheeler (K), Archuleta Windmill (L), Cimarron Campground (M), Armstrong Camp (N), Cimarroncita (O), Cimarroncito Base Camp (P), Cimarroncito Camp (Q), Windmill Bremmer Camp (R), Window Rock (S), Doherty (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Colfax County include: San Antonio Church (A), Palo Blanco Church (B), Saint Johns Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Pacheco Cemetery (1), Herrera Cemetery (2), Mountainview Cemetery (3), Mountain View Cemetery (4), Wilson Cemetery (5), Black Lake Cemetery (6), Hollenbeck Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Dry Laguna (A), Rimrock Lake (B), Eight, Lake (C), Doris, Lake (D), Cassan Lake (E), Adams Lake (F), Ingram Lake (G), Capulin Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dry Arroyo (A), Vermejo River (B), Little Water Creek (C), Leandro Creek (D), Ponil Creek (E), Porcupine Creek (F), Parker Arroyo (G), Lawrence Arroyo (H), West Hills Arroyo (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Colfax County include: Folsom Archaeological Site Historical Marker (1), Folsom State Monument (2), Point of Rocks Historical Marker (3), Philmont Scout Ranch Historical Marker (4), Garcia Park (5), Clifton House Site Historical Marker (6), Dorsey Mansion State Monument (7), View of the Rocks Historical Marker (8), Elizabethtown Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Stern Post Office (A), Hebron Post Office (B), Willow Springs Post Office (C), Ute Park Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.3%
New Mexico:	3.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 324
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 317 (41% naturalized citizens)

Colfax County:	2.2%
Whole state:	8.2%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 40 1990 to 1994: 74 1985 to 1989: 39 1980 to 1984: 14 1975 to 1979: 14 1970 to 1974: 23 1970 to 1974: 11 1965 to 1969: 102

Mean travel time to work: 16.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.6%

Colfax County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,102
One, attached: 230
Two: 202
3 or 4: 237
5 to 9: 314
10 to 19: 216
20 or more: 168
Mobile homes: 1,470
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Housing units in Colfax County with a mortgage: 1,232 (79 second mortgage, 129 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,467

Agriculture in Colfax County
Average size of farms: 7804 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $72303
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 95.71%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $71658
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $54774
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.27%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.77
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.12%

Colfax County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above New Mexico state average. It is 7.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 48 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/25/1960, a tornado injured 34 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Public administration (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Educational services (5%)
Mining (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (17%)
Educational services (16%)
Health care (14%)
Public administration (8%)
Social assistance (4%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (48%)
Germany (13%)
Lebanon (8%)
Italy (8%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Japan (3%)
Korea (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Colfax County:

German (9%)
United States or American (8%)
English (7%)
Irish (6%)
Italian (5%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

Colfax County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,229 (71%)
Carpooled: 1,068 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 27 (0%)
Ferryboat: 3 (0%)
Motorcycle: 15 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 266 (4%)
Other means: 20 (0%)
Worked at home: 328 (6%)

People in group quarters in Colfax County, New Mexico

217 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
139 people in nursing homes
19 people in other types of correctional institutions
11 people in unknown juvenile institutions
10 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
9 people in halfway houses
8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
4 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
4 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
2 people in religious group quarters
2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,614.

6.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,548 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.85%
New Mexico average:	7.94%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.09% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($12,886 average AGI)
4.77% relocated from other states ($24,663 average AGI)
Colfax County: 4.77%
New Mexico average: 4.63%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Bernalillo County, NM	0.60% ($24,034 average AGI)
from Las Animas County, CO	0.27% ($37,615)
from Taos County, NM	0.23% ($157,909)

7.92% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,724 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.92%
New Mexico average:	7.42%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.63% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($10,088 average AGI)
5.29% relocated to other states ($19,637 average AGI)
Colfax County: 5.29%
New Mexico average: 4.16%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Bernalillo County, NM	0.65% ($29,031 average AGI)
to Las Animas County, CO	0.39% ($28,789)
to Pueblo County, CO	0.35% ($25,353)
to El Paso County, CO	0.31% ($26,533)
to Taos County, NM	0.31% ($35,800)
to San Miguel County, NM	0.22% ($24,727)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Births per 1000 population in Colfax County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Colfax County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Colfax County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,610 (2,262 aged, 348 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 7.23
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9420.870
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 578.410
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 36692.94

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 974.190
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 988.730

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 29.42
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 79.97

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7.27

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,767

In family households: 11,754 (3,229 male householders, 775 female householders)
3,088 spouses, 3,889 children (3,539 natural, 92 adopted, 258 stepchildren), 268 grandchildren, 74 brothers or sisters, 39 parents, 105 other relatives, 287 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,013 (903 male householders (767 living alone)), 892 female householders (839 living alone)), 218 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 422 (401 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,057 2-persons, 837 3-persons, 684 4-persons, 324 5-persons, 79 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,606 1-person, 164 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 1 5-persons.

73.4% of residents of Colfax County speak English at home.
25.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $98,225,000 ($7102 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,829,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $43,688,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,615,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $866,000
Federal grants: $28,258,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,448,000 ($2,755,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,351,000 ($2,676,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,453,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,660,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,662,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 813

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	74 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 704

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	36 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +35

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+15 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -554

Here:	-40 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Colfax County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.89 millions of gallons per day (24% from ground, 76% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 365
1995 to 1998: 830
1990 to 1994: 609
1980 to 1989: 1,826
1970 to 1979: 1,438
1960 to 1969: 673
1950 to 1959: 859
1940 to 1949: 702
1939 or earlier: 1,657

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Colfax County, New Mexico:
	1 room: 11 2 rooms: 83 3 rooms: 164 4 rooms: 616 5 rooms: 1,270 6 rooms: 926 7 rooms: 522 8 rooms: 323 9+ rooms: 318

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colfax County, New Mexico:
	1 room: 19 2 rooms: 85 3 rooms: 291 4 rooms: 442 5 rooms: 422 6 rooms: 172 7 rooms: 85 8 rooms: 43 9+ rooms: 29

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Colfax County:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 231 2 bedrooms: 1,204 3 bedrooms: 2,126 4 bedrooms: 514 5+ bedrooms: 145

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colfax County:
	no bedroom: 41 1 bedroom: 369 2 bedrooms: 642 3 bedrooms: 428 4 bedrooms: 83 5+ bedrooms: 25

Cars and other vehicles available in Colfax County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 165 1 vehicle: 1,064 2 vehicles: 1,808 3 vehicles: 875 4 vehicles: 247 5+ vehicles: 74

Cars and other vehicles available in Colfax County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 198 1 vehicle: 718 2 vehicles: 537 3 vehicles: 108 4 vehicles: 25 5+ vehicles: 2

57% of Colfax County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in New Mexico.

Colfax County:	57.0%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 8647
Northeast: 334
Midwest: 1027
South: 1681
West: 2133

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $58,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (52%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%) Electricity (8%) Wood (6%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Other fuel (1%) Solar energy (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (60%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%) Electricity (12%) Wood (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 75

Here:	4.6%
New Mexico:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 69

Here:	6.8%
New Mexico:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 56

Here:	21.3%
New Mexico:	11.9%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Colfax County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Air Transportation: $1,000
Charges - Hospital Public: $13,451,000
All Other: $184,000

Solid Waste Management: $176,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $13,037,000
Corrections - Other: $630,000

Regular Highways: $630,000

Police Protection: $501,000

Financial Administration: $408,000

Solid Waste Management: $269,000

Natural Resources - Other: $259,000

Central Staff Services: $242,000

General Public Buildings: $221,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $165,000

General - Other: $156,000

Fire Protection: $125,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $52,000

Air Transportation: $45,000

Health Services - Other: $10,000

Housing & Community Development: $6,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $166,000
Highways: $10,000
General - Interest on Debt: $32,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $76,000
Welfare: $34,000

Libraries: $4,000

Health: $2,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $536,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $150,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $386,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $89,000
General Revenue, NEC: $17,000

Property Sale Other: $4,000

Special Assessments: $1,000

Rents: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Corrections - Other: $244,000
Regular Highways: $218,000

Police Protection: $44,000

Health - Other: $30,000

Central Staff: $29,000

Fire Protection: $26,000

Financial Administration: $12,000

General Public Building: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,523,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $536,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $516,000
All Other: $316,000

Highways: $311,000
Tax - Property: $2,677,000
Total General Sales: $319,000

Other Selective Sales: $90,000

NEC: $32,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $8,563,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)