San Miguel County, New Mexico (NM)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (33.2%), Retail trade (13.1%), Public administration (10.3%).

Type of workers:

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Races in San Miguel County, New Mexico:

Median resident age:	35.1 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Males: 14,809	(49.2%)
Females: 15,317	(50.8%)

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San Miguel County:	2.6 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

This county:	$32,211
New Mexico:	$41,452

This county:	$405
State:	$531

San Miguel County:	$140,778
New Mexico:	$155,400

Detached houses: $201,891

Here:	$201,891
State:	$230,092

Townhouses or other attached units: $176,131

Here:	$176,131
State:	$217,226

In 2-unit structures: $149,191

Here:	$149,191
State:	$213,438

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $499,612

Here:	$499,612
State:	$201,247

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $250,805

Here:	$250,805
State:	$156,039

Mobile homes: $58,807

Here:	$58,807
State:	$56,348

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $37,500

Here:	$37,500
State:	$42,007

This county:	24.4%
Whole state:	18.4%

This county:	9.9%
Whole state:	7.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in San Miguel County is $411 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $506 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $672 a month.

Cities in this county include: Las Vegas, Los Trujillos-Gabaldon, Pecos, Conchas Dam, Trementina, Villanueva.

Neighboring counties: Guadalupe County , Harding County , Mora County , Quay County , Santa Fe County , Torrance County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in San Miguel County: W Bar K Ranch (A), Waggoner (B), Waggoner Ranch (C), Wagoneer (D), Chillie Point Windmill (E), Walker Windmill (F), China Canyon Windmill (G), Watrous Windmill (H), West Bronc Windmill (I), Western Life Camp (J), Chupinas Camp (K), Chupinas Windmill (L), Whiskey Windmill (M), Aranda (N), White Ranch (O), Jacks Creek Campground (P), Wildcat Windmill (Q), Armstrong Ranch Headquarters (R), Willow Creek Campground (S), Arriba (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in San Miguel County include: Santo Nino Church (A), Villa San Pio X (B), Santa Teresita Church (C), Santa Mission Church (D), San Rafael Church (E), San Lorenzo Shrine (F), San Jose Church (G), Dahlia Church (H), San Francisco Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Aguilar Cemetery (1), Old Sapello Cemetery (2), San Augustin Cemetery (3), San Antonio Cemetery (4), North Pilgrims Rest Cemetery (5), Maes Cemetery (6), Kroenig Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Dry Lake (A), Dos Lagunas (B), Wallace Lake (C), Crystal Lake (D), Victors Pit (E), Monia, Laguna La (F), Seca, Laguna (G), Monastery Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Colorado, Rito (A), Doctor Creek (B), Diegos, Arroyo de los (C), Mesteno, Arroyo de (D), Devils Creek (E), Watrous Creek (F), Deer Creek (G), Portales Creek (H), Poso Creek, El (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in San Miguel County include: Fort Bascom Historical Marker (1), Villanueva State Park (2), Fishing Hole Picnic Area (3), King Stadium (4), Baker Flat Picnic Area (5), Strike Valley Historical Marker (6), Las Vegas Historical Marker (7), Storrie Lake State Park (8), Pecos Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Lourdes Post Office (A), Trementina Post Office (B), Rociada Post Office (C), Sedan Post Office (D), Cimarron Post Office (E), Ribera Post Office (F), Villanueva Post Office (G), Rowe Post Office (H), Sapello Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.9%
New Mexico:	6.5%

Current college students: 2,723
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 745 (23% naturalized citizens)

San Miguel County:	2.5%
Whole state:	8.2%

Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,222
• One, attached: 447
• Two: 443
• 3 or 4: 287
• 5 to 9: 248
• 10 to 19: 65
• 20 or more: 96
• Mobile homes: 4,350
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 96

Housing units in San Miguel County with a mortgage: 2,210 (240 second mortgage, 82 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,197

Here:	50.1% with mortgage
State:	63.6% with mortgage

San Miguel County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above New Mexico state average. It is 8.0 times below overall U.S. average.

San Miguel County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New Mexico state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 99.6 miles away from San Miguel County center
On 3/22/2004 at 12:09:56, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 94.5 miles away from the county center
On 8/1/2004 at 06:50:47, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.9 miles away from the county center
On 1/4/1998 at 08:05:31, a magnitude 4.0 (3.6 MB, 4.0 ML, 3.8 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.0 miles away from San Miguel County center
On 7/4/1995 at 03:59:04, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 53.6 miles away from the county center
On 7/22/1990 at 21:27:05, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 69.7 miles away from San Miguel County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,929 (71%) Carpooled: 2,201 (20%) Bus or trolley bus: 23 (0%) Subway or elevated: 8 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 53 (0%) Walked: 418 (4%) Other means: 87 (1%) Worked at home: 392 (4%)

5.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,124 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.85%
New Mexico average:	7.94%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.42% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($13,879 average AGI)
2.44% relocated from other states ($17,245 average AGI)

San Miguel County:	2.44%
New Mexico average:	4.63%

from Bernalillo County, NM	0.99% ($20,622 average AGI)
from Santa Fe County, NM	0.96% ($29,874)
from Mora County, NM	0.30% ($21,704)
from Guadalupe County, NM	0.14% ($17,615)
from Rio Arriba County, NM	0.13% ($16,917)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.12% ($31,545)
from Colfax County, NM	0.12% ($24,727)

6.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,008 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.93%
New Mexico average:	7.42%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.61% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($17,373 average AGI)
2.32% relocated to other states ($20,634 average AGI)

San Miguel County:	2.32%
New Mexico average:	4.16%

to Bernalillo County, NM	1.65% ($24,543 average AGI)
to Santa Fe County, NM	1.20% ($30,264)
to Sandoval County, NM	0.38% ($27,914)
to Mora County, NM	0.35% ($19,688)
to Guadalupe County, NM	0.16% ($18,467)
to Dona Ana County, NM	0.15% ($29,286)
to Taos County, NM	0.12% ($24,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,526 (3,426 aged, 1,100 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 27%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 24,237 (5,018 male householders, 2,542 female householders)

  4,824 spouses, 9,430 children (8,959 natural, 211 adopted, 260 stepchildren), 833 grandchildren, 176 brothers or sisters, 250 parents, 439 other relatives, 725 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,498 (1,882 male householders (1,534 living alone)), 1,691 female householders (1,431 living alone)), 925 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,391 (117 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,890 2-persons, 1,905 3-persons, 1,557 4-persons, 823 5-persons, 297 6-persons, 88 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,965 1-person, 548 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

39.2% of residents of San Miguel County speak English at home.
58.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $272,711,000 ($9240 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,656,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $72,529,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $36,001,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,107,000
Federal grants: $142,152,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,925,000 ($1,801,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,998,000 ($6,579,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,358,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,221,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,786,000

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	74 per 1000 residents

Here:	39 per 1000 residents
State:	36 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+15 per 1000 residents

Here:	-51 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.64 millions of gallons per day (12% from ground, 88% from surface)

Here:	5.2
State:	5.6

Here:	4.1
State:	4.0

64% of San Miguel County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in New Mexico.

San Miguel County:	64.1%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 23207
• Northeast: 739
• Midwest: 1122
• South: 1514
• West: 2637

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $92,700

Here:	4.4%
New Mexico:	8.2%

Here:	5.9%
New Mexico:	7.8%

Here:	19.8%
New Mexico:	11.9%

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