Luna County, New Mexico (NM)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.4%), Retail trade (10.9%), Construction (10.4%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Luna County, New Mexico:

Median resident age:	36.7 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Males: 12,198	(48.8%)
Females: 12,818	(51.2%)

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Luna County:	2.6 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

This county:	$25,240
New Mexico:	$41,452

This county:	$328
State:	$531

Luna County:	$88,767
New Mexico:	$155,400

Detached houses: $131,799

Here:	$131,799
State:	$230,092

Townhouses or other attached units: $147,694

Here:	$147,694
State:	$217,226

In 2-unit structures: $7,763

Here:	$7,763
State:	$213,438

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $344,477

Here:	$344,477
State:	$201,247

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $948,953

Here:	$948,953
State:	$156,039

Mobile homes: $44,668

Here:	$44,668
State:	$56,348

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $32,570

Here:	$32,570
State:	$42,007

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 30
• Burglaries: 102
• Thefts: 141
• Auto thefts: 43

This county:	32.9%
Whole state:	18.4%

This county:	14.0%
Whole state:	7.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Luna County is $411 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $581 a month.

Cities in this county include: Deming, Columbus, Carlsbad North.

2005 air pollution in Luna County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 23 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 50 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Dona Ana County , Grant County , Hidalgo County , Sierra County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Luna County: Childress Windmill (A), Antelope Windmill (B), West Windmill (C), White House Ranch (D), Williams Ranch (E), Wilson Ranch (F), Winden Ranch (G), Winder Stock Pens (H), Windmill Number 1 (I), Windmill Number 2 (J), Dobies Windmill (K), Windmill Number 4 (L), Windmill Number 5 (M), Windmill Number 6 (N), Asarco Mill (O), Dog Town Windmill (P), Dogtown Ranch (Q), Wolf Windmill (R), Donahue Windmill (S), Wright Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Luna County: Lewis Flats Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Fort Cummings Cemetery (1), Victorio Cemetery (2), Cooks Peak Cemetery (3), Holy Cross Cemetery (4), Lewis Cemetery (5), Carroll Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: San Luis Lake (A), Sibley Hole (B), Red Lake (C), Lake, The (D), Mesquite Tank (E), Mesquite Lake (F), Buena Vista Tank (G), Criswell Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Walnut Creek (A), Cold Water Creek (B), Whitewater Creek (C), Mule Springs Creek (D), Coyote Arroyo (E), Macho Creek (F), Mimbres River (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Luna County include: Cookes Range Wilderness Study Area (1), Fort Cummings 1836-1886 Historical Marker (2), Florida Mountains Wilderness Study Area (3), Rock Hound State Park (4), Cedar Mountains Wilderness Study Area (5), Spring Canyon State Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Nutt Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	17.7%
New Mexico:	6.5%

Current college students: 539
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 59.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,884 (25% naturalized citizens)

Luna County:	19.5%
Whole state:	8.2%

Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,448
• One, attached: 260
• Two: 141
• 3 or 4: 315
• 5 to 9: 140
• 10 to 19: 145
• 20 or more: 276
• Mobile homes: 4,121
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 445

Housing units in Luna County with a mortgage: 1,929 (127 second mortgage, 38 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,739

Here:	52.6% with mortgage
State:	63.6% with mortgage

Luna County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below New Mexico state average. It is 45.0 times below overall U.S. average.

Luna County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New Mexico state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/3/2007 at 09:30:41, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 28.7 miles away from Luna County center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,155 (74%) Carpooled: 1,340 (19%) Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 30 (0%) Bicycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 197 (3%) Other means: 56 (1%) Worked at home: 192 (3%)

8.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,979 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.40%
New Mexico average:	7.94%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.17% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($6,369 average AGI)
6.23% relocated from other states ($22,611 average AGI)

Luna County:	6.23%
New Mexico average:	4.63%

from Dona Ana County, NM	0.87% ($24,471 average AGI)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.56% ($20,289)
from El Paso County, TX	0.47% ($22,605)
from Grant County, NM	0.31% ($33,040)
from Bernalillo County, NM	0.30% ($27,542)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.21% ($19,294)
from Clark County, NV	0.14% ($30,909)

7.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,683 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.31%
New Mexico average:	7.42%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.02% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($9,319 average AGI)
4.29% relocated to other states ($15,364 average AGI)

Luna County:	4.29%
New Mexico average:	4.16%

to Dona Ana County, NM	1.27% ($13,554 average AGI)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.60% ($16,250)
to Bernalillo County, NM	0.36% ($21,069)
to El Paso County, TX	0.31% ($46,960)
to Grant County, NM	0.24% ($21,316)
to Otero County, NM	0.15% ($32,667)
to Pima County, AZ	0.14% ($27,636)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,056 (4,402 aged, 654 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 33%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 31%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 21,625 (4,962 male householders, 1,649 female householders)

  5,033 spouses, 7,931 children (7,351 natural, 221 adopted, 359 stepchildren), 793 grandchildren, 170 brothers or sisters, 220 parents, 438 other relatives, 429 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,139 (1,426 male householders (1,271 living alone)), 1,350 female householders (1,204 living alone)), 363 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 252 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 2,791 2-persons, 1,297 3-persons, 1,189 4-persons, 800 5-persons, 330 6-persons, 204 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,475 1-person, 273 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 9 4-persons.

50.5% of residents of Luna County speak English at home.
48.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (29% speak English very well, 46% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $161,058,000 ($6164 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,734,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $74,874,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,240,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,895,000
Federal grants: $40,109,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,786,000 ($2,495,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,154,000 ($58,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,453,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,087,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,245,000

Here:	77 per 1000 residents
State:	74 per 1000 residents

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	36 per 1000 residents

Here:	+33 per 1000 residents
State:	+15 per 1000 residents

Here:	-8 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.92 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.1
State:	5.6

Here:	3.9
State:	4.0

59% of Luna County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in New Mexico.

Luna County:	59.2%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 10361
• Northeast: 1184
• Midwest: 2737
• South: 2687
• West: 3002

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,400

Here:	0.2%
New Mexico:	8.2%

Here:	3.3%
New Mexico:	7.8%

Here:	6.3%
New Mexico:	11.9%

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