Lincoln County, New Mexico (NM)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	30%

This county:	14.9%
Whole state:	18.4%

This county:	5.2%
Whole state:	7.8%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (16.7%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (16.3%), Retail trade (15.2%), Construction (11.7%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Lincoln County, New Mexico:

Median resident age:	43.8 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Males: 9,503	(49.0%)
Females: 9,908	(51.0%)

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Lincoln County:	2.3 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

This county	$37,221
New Mexico:	$37,492

Lincoln County	$143,808
New Mexico:	$125,500

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lincoln County is $446 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $543 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $684 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ruidoso, Holloman AFB, Ruidoso Downs, Capitan, Carrizozo, Corona, Hondo.

Neighboring counties: Chaves County , De Baca County , Guadalupe County , Otero County , Sierra County , Socorro County , Torrance County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lincoln County: Chihuahua Ranch (A), Dean Ranch (B), Walker Ranch (C), Walker Windmill (D), Hinchley Ranch (E), Hiner (F), Antelope Windmill (G), J Reynolds Ranch (H), Watson Ranch (I), Weddige Ranch (J), Wells Ranch (K), West Camp (L), West Windmill (M), Arabela Weather Station (N), Whitaker Ranch (O), White Flat Ranch (P), White Oaks Historic District (Q), Whitetail Windmill (R), Wilbur McKnight Ranch (S), Diamond Peak Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lincoln County include: Trinity Mountain Fellowship (A), San Ysidro Church and Cemetery (B), The Church of Latter Day Saints (C), First Baptist Church (D), Mission Fountain of Living Water Full Gospel (E), Episcopal Church of the Holy Mount (F), Saint Annes Chapel (G), Saint Annes Episcopal Chapel (H), Christian Science of Lincoln Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Silva Cemetery (1), Las Palas Cemetery (2), Nogal Cemetery (3), Fritz Cemetery (4), Lincoln Cemetery (5), Glencoe Cemetery (6), Coe Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Big Flying H Lake (A), Cactus Flat Lake (B), Burro Lake (C), Rip Lake (D), Middleton Lake (E), Seeping Springs Lakes (F), Deep Lake (G), Shield Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Middle Fork Cedar Creek (A), North Fork Cedar Creek (B), Baca Spring Creek (C), Bear Creek (D), Bonito, Rio (E), Bonito Creek (F), Las Tablas Creek (G), Bluewater Creek (H), Chiquita Creek, Agua (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lincoln County include: Lincoln State Monument Point of Interest (1), Fort Stanton (2), Fort Stanton Historical Marker (3), Windy Point Vista Point of Interest (4), William G. Telfer Natural Area (5), Valley of Fires State Park (6), Little Black Peak/Carrizozo Lava Flow Wilderness Study Area (7), Malpais-Valley of Fires Historical Marker (8), Lincoln Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Nogal Post Office (A), Fort Stanton Post Office (B), Glencoe Post Office (C), San Patricio Post Office (D), Alto Post Office (E), Picacho Post Office (F), Lincoln Post Office (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	2.8%
New Mexico:	3.3%

Current college students: 746
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,189 (38% naturalized citizens)

Lincoln County:	6.1%
Whole state:	8.2%

Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,815
• One, attached: 541
• Two: 252
• 3 or 4: 470
• 5 to 9: 400
• 10 to 19: 75
• 20 or more: 114
• Mobile homes: 3,441
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 190

Housing units in Lincoln County with a mortgage: 2,248 (130 second mortgage, 80 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,619

Lincoln County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below New Mexico state average. It is 12.2 times below overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,140 (74%) Carpooled: 1,296 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 16 (0%) Walked: 298 (4%) Other means: 54 (1%) Worked at home: 513 (6%)

10.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,502 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.69%
New Mexico average:	7.94%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.47% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($14,387 average AGI)
6.22% relocated from other states ($30,115 average AGI)

Lincoln County:	6.22%
New Mexico average:	4.63%

from Otero County, NM	1.01% ($38,690 average AGI)
from Chaves County, NM	0.87% ($34,738)
from El Paso County, TX	0.61% ($40,744)
from Dona Ana County, NM	0.51% ($36,028)
from Bernalillo County, NM	0.49% ($38,118)
from Eddy County, NM	0.23% ($39,313)
from Valencia County, NM	0.20% ($39,357)

9.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,436 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.52%
New Mexico average:	7.42%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.88% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($10,062 average AGI)
5.64% relocated to other states ($22,375 average AGI)

Lincoln County:	5.64%
New Mexico average:	4.16%

to Dona Ana County, NM	0.87% ($27,850 average AGI)
to Otero County, NM	0.85% ($25,271)
to Bernalillo County, NM	0.49% ($24,735)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.35% ($30,375)
to Chaves County, NM	0.30% ($13,048)
to Lea County, NM	0.22% ($24,733)
to El Paso County, TX	0.20% ($34,214)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,790 (3,367 aged, 423 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 26%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 16,176 (4,544 male householders, 1,106 female householders)

  4,542 spouses, 4,882 children (4,286 natural, 144 adopted, 452 stepchildren), 313 grandchildren, 85 brothers or sisters, 133 parents, 195 other relatives, 376 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,016 (1,147 male householders (932 living alone)), 1,409 female householders (1,264 living alone)), 460 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 219 (193 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,124 2-persons, 1,094 3-persons, 818 4-persons, 411 5-persons, 131 6-persons, 72 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,196 1-person, 309 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

79.3% of residents of Lincoln County speak English at home.
19.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $121,161,000 ($5846 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,858,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $63,738,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,878,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $493,000
Federal grants: $31,075,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,247,000 ($212,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,728,000 ($188,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $378,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,785,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,213,000

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	74 per 1000 residents

Here:	41 per 1000 residents
State:	36 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+15 per 1000 residents

Here:	+56 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.38 millions of gallons per day (61% from ground, 39% from surface)

Here:	5.3
State:	5.6

Here:	4.1
State:	4.0

51% of Lincoln County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in New Mexico.

Lincoln County:	51.1%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 7826
• Northeast: 650
• Midwest: 1716
• South: 5964
• West: 1913

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $103,700

Here:	5.8%
New Mexico:	8.2%

Here:	10.9%
New Mexico:	7.8%

Here:	5.4%
New Mexico:	11.9%