De Baca County, New Mexico (NM)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 446
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 717
Renter-occupied apartments: 234 (it was 205 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 31% |
Land area: 2325 sq. mi.
Water area: 9.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 1 people per square mile (very low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.3%), Construction (19.6%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 64%
- Government: 34%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 2%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 1,10354.1%Hispanic or Latino
- 89243.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 331.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 60.3%Two or more races
- 40.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 36.1 years |
| New Mexico median age: | 38.6 years |
| Males: 1,043 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 1,001 |  (49.0%) |
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| De Baca County: | 2.0 people |
| New Mexico: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $33,017 ($25,441 in 1999)
| This county: | $33,017 |
| New Mexico: | $51,945 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $520 (lower quartile is $329, upper quartile is $550)
| This county: | $520 |
| State: | $737 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $112,192 (it was $51,300 in 2000)
| De Baca: | $112,192 |
| New Mexico: | $180,900 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $920Detached houses: $386,009
Here: $386,009 State: $289,733 Mobile homes: $77,421
Here: $77,421 State: $171,050
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $284
Institutionalized population: 9
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,020 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $465 (0.6%)
| De Baca County: | 15.2% |
| New Mexico: | 18.2% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 36.1 years old
(Males: 34.4 years old, Females: 36.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 50.3 years old, Black residents: 16.7 years old, American Indian residents: 29.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 19.4 years old, Other race residents: 35.2 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in De Baca County is $390 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $615 a month.
Cities in this county include: East De Baca, Fort Sumner, West De Baca, Lake Sumner.
Neighboring counties: Greer County, Oklahoma 
, Jackson County, Oklahoma , Johnston County, Oklahoma , Childress County, Texas , Marion County, Tennessee .
| Here: | 4.4% |
| New Mexico: | 7.3% |
Current college students: 42
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 26 (79.5% naturalized citizens)
| De Baca County: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.6% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 62010 or later
- 22000 to 2009
- 51990 to 1999
- 151980 to 1989
- 151970 to 1979
- 17Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 854
- Two: 19
- 3 or 4: 8
- Mobile homes: 224
Housing units in De Baca County with a mortgage: 102 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 334
| Here: | 23.4% with mortgage |
| State: | 52.9% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for De Baca County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 977 | 4 |
| Catholic | 705 | 1 |
| Mainline Protestant | 255 | 2 |
| Other | 48 | 1 |
| None | 37 | - |
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
| De Baca County: | 10.51 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.44 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2
| De Baca County: | 10.51 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Mexico: | 4.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 2
| This county: | 10.51 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| De Baca County: | 7.7% |
| New Mexico: | 6.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| De Baca County: | 22.4% |
| State: | 22.1% |
Agriculture in De Baca County:
Average size of farms: 7497 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $81,069
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $563.35
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 76.39%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $71,311
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.45%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 98.75%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $49,028
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.51%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.20
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.03%
Land in orchards: 11 acres
Earthquake activity:
De Baca County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Mexico state average. It is 480% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 05:46:18, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 188.5 miles away from De Baca County center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 287.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 154.9 miles away from the county center
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 219.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 179.3 miles away from De Baca County center
On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 181.7 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)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 452 (75.7%)
- Carpooled: 45 (7.5%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 17 (2.8%)
- Bicycle: 8 (1.3%)
- Walked: 47 (7.9%)
- Worked at home: 27 (4.5%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Health care and social assistance (12%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Finance and insurance (2%)
- Wholesale trade (2%)
- Educational services (31%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Wholesale trade (3%)
- Management occupations (23%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (22%)
- Production occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Transportation occupations (5%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (24%)
- Management occupations (18%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Healthcare support occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Sales and related occupations (4%)
- Mexico (58%)
- South Africa (19%)
- Germany (15%)
- Norway (0%)
- Sweden (0%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (0%)
- England (0%)
- American (8%)
- Irish (8%)
- Scottish (6%)
- English (5%)
- German (3%)
- British (2%)
- Italian (1%)
5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
9 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
4.08% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($31,667 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.08% |
| New Mexico average: | 6.21% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.08% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($31,667 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.
3.65% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($30,917 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 3.65% |
| New Mexico average: | 6.56% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.65% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($30,917 average AGI)
3.04% relocated to other states ($27,833 average AGI)
De Baca County: 3.04% New Mexico average: 3.93%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 13.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.5
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.3%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 509 (449 aged, 60 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 78 (25%)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 27%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 496
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 42
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 50
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,044- Male householders: 375 (198 living alone), Female householders: 307 (127 living alone)
225 spouses (225 opposite-sex spouses), 17 unmarried partners, (17 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 817 children (665 natural, 89 adopted, 58 stepchildren), 145 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 54 parents, 0 foster children, 10 other relatives, 59 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 24
Size of family households: 134 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 85 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 15 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 322 1-person, 29 2-persons.
394 married couples with children.
170 single-parent households (27 men, 143 women).
72.6% of residents of De Baca speak English at home.
25.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (95% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $18,663,000 ($9,171 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $452,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $7,552,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,719,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $709,000
Federal grants: $5,658,000
Federal procurement contracts: $243,000 ($78,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $781,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $25,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $267,000
Federal Government insurance: $121,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 103| Here: | 51 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 74 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 140
| Here: | 69 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 36 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: 0
| Here: | 0 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +15 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -177
| Here: |   -88 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  +5 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.35 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.8 |
| State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.1 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in De Baca County, New Mexico
- 02014 or later
- 02010 to 2013
- 522000 to 2009
- 941990 to 1999
- 1021980 to 1989
- 1851970 to 1979
- 1531960 to 1969
- 2281950 to 1959
- 1391940 to 1949
- 1501939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in De Baca County, New Mexico
- 121 room
- 02 rooms
- 143 rooms
- 364 rooms
- 1345 rooms
- 766 rooms
- 947 rooms
- 378 rooms
- 289+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in De Baca County, New Mexico
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 313 rooms
- 614 rooms
- 575 rooms
- 576 rooms
- 157 rooms
- 08 rooms
- 279+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in De Baca County, New Mexico
- 13no bedroom
- 21 bedroom
- 732 bedrooms
- 2913 bedrooms
- 484 bedrooms
- 35+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in De Baca County, New Mexico
- 0no bedroom
- 241 bedroom
- 712 bedrooms
- 1323 bedrooms
- 224 bedrooms
- 25+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in De Baca County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 2no vehicle
- 1761 vehicle
- 1112 vehicles
- 873 vehicles
- 514 vehicles
- 95+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in De Baca County in renter-occupied apartments
- 35no vehicle
- 1011 vehicle
- 1002 vehicles
- 13 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 175+ vehicles
93.1% of De Baca County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in New Mexico.
| De Baca County: | 93.1% |
| State average: | 86.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,594
- Other state: 408
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 70
- South: 207
- West: 124
- 52.3%Utility gas
- 17.8%Electricity
- 16.2%Other fuel
- 8.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.2%Wood
- 43.0%Utility gas
- 25.1%Electricity
- 18.7%Other fuel
- 13.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 1.9% |
| New Mexico: | 7.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12
| Here: | 5.8% |
| New Mexico: | 6.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 7.3% |
| New Mexico: | 11.1% |
De Baca County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $2,801,000
Solid Waste Management: $351,000
Other: $205,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $211,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $3,839,000
Regular Highways: $1,035,000
Solid Waste Management: $560,000
General - Other: $542,000
Correctional Institutions: $486,000
Police Protection: $389,000
Central Staff Services: $362,000
Financial Administration: $317,000
Parks and Recreation: $118,000
Local Fire Protection: $70,000
Health - Other: $60,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $54,000
Natural Resources - Other: $45,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $12,000
Corrections - Other: $8,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $31,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $939,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $817,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $122,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $249,000
Fines and Forfeits: $51,000
Interest Earnings: $36,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $296,000
Police Protection: $52,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,762,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,010,000
General Local Government Support: $808,000
Highways: $425,000
Health and Hospitals: $9,000
- Tax - Property: $946,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $243,000
Other License: $2,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $127,000
De Baca County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $2,801,000
Solid Waste Management: $351,000
Other: $205,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $211,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $3,839,000
Regular Highways: $1,035,000
Solid Waste Management: $560,000
General - Other: $542,000
Correctional Institutions: $486,000
Police Protection: $389,000
Central Staff Services: $362,000
Financial Administration: $317,000
Parks and Recreation: $118,000
Local Fire Protection: $70,000
Health - Other: $60,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $54,000
Natural Resources - Other: $45,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $12,000
Corrections - Other: $8,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $31,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $939,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $817,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $122,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $249,000
Fines and Forfeits: $51,000
Interest Earnings: $36,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $296,000
Police Protection: $52,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,762,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,010,000
General Local Government Support: $808,000
Highways: $425,000
Health and Hospitals: $9,000
- Tax - Property: $946,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $243,000
Other License: $2,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $127,000
De Baca County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $2,801,000
Solid Waste Management: $351,000
Other: $205,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $211,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $3,839,000
Regular Highways: $1,035,000
Solid Waste Management: $560,000
General - Other: $542,000
Correctional Institutions: $486,000
Police Protection: $389,000
Central Staff Services: $362,000
Financial Administration: $317,000
Parks and Recreation: $118,000
Local Fire Protection: $70,000
Health - Other: $60,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $54,000
Natural Resources - Other: $45,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $12,000
Corrections - Other: $8,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $31,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $939,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $817,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $122,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $249,000
Fines and Forfeits: $51,000
Interest Earnings: $36,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $296,000
Police Protection: $52,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,762,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,010,000
General Local Government Support: $808,000
Highways: $425,000
Health and Hospitals: $9,000
- Tax - Property: $946,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $243,000
Other License: $2,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $127,000
De Baca County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $2,801,000
Solid Waste Management: $351,000
Other: $205,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $211,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $3,839,000
Regular Highways: $1,035,000
Solid Waste Management: $560,000
General - Other: $542,000
Correctional Institutions: $486,000
Police Protection: $389,000
Central Staff Services: $362,000
Financial Administration: $317,000
Parks and Recreation: $118,000
Local Fire Protection: $70,000
Health - Other: $60,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $54,000
Natural Resources - Other: $45,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $12,000
Corrections - Other: $8,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $31,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $939,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $817,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $122,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $249,000
Fines and Forfeits: $51,000
Interest Earnings: $36,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $296,000
Police Protection: $52,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,762,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,010,000
General Local Government Support: $808,000
Highways: $425,000
Health and Hospitals: $9,000
- Tax - Property: $946,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $243,000
Other License: $2,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $127,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 87
- Number of aged recipients: 20
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 67
- Number of recipients under 18: 9
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 45
- Number of recipients older than 64: 33
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 42
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 33
| Most common first names in De Baca County, NM among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 23 | 75.8 years |
| Mary | 17 | 84.1 years |
| John | 15 | 81.1 years |
| Joe | 13 | 80.1 years |
| George | 11 | 73.2 years |
| William | 11 | 72.7 years |
| Thomas | 9 | 78.3 years |
| Alice | 8 | 83.9 years |
| Robert | 8 | 65.1 years |
| Sam | 7 | 82.1 years |
| Most common last names in De Baca County, NM among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Sena | 21 | 70.8 years |
| Lopez | 19 | 80.1 years |
| Gonzales | 12 | 76.7 years |
| Casaus | 11 | 80.1 years |
| Lucero | 10 | 72.0 years |
| Smith | 10 | 71.9 years |
| Wright | 8 | 81.1 years |
| Lovato | 7 | 78.6 years |
| Baca | 7 | 77.0 years |
| Bell | 7 | 71.0 years |
Businesses in De Baca County, NM
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