Sierra County, New Mexico (NM)

• 
• • 6,90160.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,72532.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4934.3%Two or more races
  • 2922.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 340.3%Asian alone
  • 210.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 50.04%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $193,576

Here:	$193,576
State:	$322,045

Mobile homes: $140,766

Here:	$140,766
State:	$117,675

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $15,196

Here:	$15,196
State:	$78,635

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 1
• Thefts: 3
• Auto thefts: 2

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 14
• Thefts: 34
• Auto thefts: 10

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $807 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $690 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sierra County is $368 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $666 a month.

Cities in this county include: Truth or Consequences, Elephant Butte, Williamsburg, Arrey, Las Palomas, Oasis, Hillsboro, Caballo, Hot Springs Landing, Winston.

Current college students: 352
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 488 (37.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 02010 or later
• 2442000 to 2009
• 1191990 to 1999
• 1961980 to 1989
• 1041970 to 1979
• 199Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,856
• One, attached: 56
• Two: 75
• 3 or 4: 271
• 5 to 9: 73
• 10 to 19: 192
• 20 to 49: 17
• 50 or more: 151
• Mobile homes: 3,379
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 97

Housing units in Sierra County with a mortgage: 1,505 (25 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Religion statistics for Sierra County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Sierra County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• New Mexico Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4529, Natural disaster type: Other
• New Mexico Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 15, 2014 to September 26, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4199: October 29, 2014, FEMA Id: 4199, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New Mexico Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 09, 2013 to September 22, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4152: October 29, 2013, FEMA Id: 4152, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• New Mexico Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 23, 2013 to July 29, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4148: September 30, 2013, FEMA Id: 4148, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New Mexico Severe Winter Storm and Extreme Cold Temperatures, Incident Period: February 01, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1962: March 24, 2011, FEMA Id: 1962, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• New Mexico Severe Storms & Flooding, Incident Period: July 26, 2006 to September 18, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1659: August 30, 2006, FEMA Id: 1659, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New Mexico Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3229: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3229, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New Mexico New Mexico Wildfire, Incident Period: May 05, 2000 to June 09, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1329: May 13, 2000, FEMA Id: 1329, Natural disaster type: Fire
• New Mexico New Mexico Fire, Incident Period: May 05, 2000 to July 07, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3154: May 10, 2000, FEMA Id: 3154, Natural disaster type: Fire
• New Mexico Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 16, 1999 to August 07, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1301: September 22, 1999, FEMA Id: 1301, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

9.04% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($49,224 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.03% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($20,544 average AGI)
5.01% relocated from other states ($28,683 average AGI)

Sierra County:	5.01%
New Mexico average:	3.84%

from Dona Ana County, NM	1.19% ($36,660 average AGI)
from Bernalillo County, NM	0.83% ($58,771)

7.83% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($33,957 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.48% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($14,694 average AGI)
4.35% relocated to other states ($19,262 average AGI)

Sierra County:	4.35%
New Mexico average:	3.90%

to Dona Ana County, NM

1.26% ($35,750 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 17.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 21.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Sierra County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 26%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,729 (1,198 living alone), Female householders: 2,784 (1,270 living alone)

• 2,081 spouses (2,081 opposite-sex spouses), 311 unmarried partners, (311 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,389 children (2,176 natural, 108 adopted, 109 stepchildren), 242 grandchildren, 55 brothers or sisters, 92 parents, 89 foster children, 149 other relatives, 358 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 266

Size of family households: 1,900 2-persons, 394 3-persons, 250 4-persons, 117 5-persons, 95 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,469 1-person, 328 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

740 married couples with children.
823 single-parent households (189 men, 634 women).

82.4% of residents of Sierra speak English at home.
18.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $118,318,000 ($9,129 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,089,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $56,884,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $23,508,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $505,000
Federal grants: $29,708,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,532,000 ($176,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,181,000 ($177,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $566,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,969,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,964,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.71 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Sierra County, New Mexico
• 302020 or later
• 4492010 to 2019
• 9092000 to 2009
• 1,4391990 to 1999
• 1,4831980 to 1989
• 1,2181970 to 1979
• 9001960 to 1969
• 6561950 to 1959
• 4101940 to 1949
• 4861939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Sierra County, New Mexico

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sierra County, New Mexico
• 211 room
• 1192 rooms
• 2083 rooms
• 8744 rooms
• 8635 rooms
• 1,0176 rooms
• 5607 rooms
• 2638 rooms
• 2469+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sierra County, New Mexico
• 791 room
• 172 rooms
• 3233 rooms
• 4174 rooms
• 3115 rooms
• 1276 rooms
• 647 rooms
• 68 rooms
• 349+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sierra County, New Mexico

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sierra County, New Mexico
• 24no bedroom
• 5051 bedroom
• 1,2612 bedrooms
• 1,9633 bedrooms
• 3044 bedrooms
• 795+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sierra County, New Mexico
• 77no bedroom
• 3021 bedroom
• 7052 bedrooms
• 2803 bedrooms
• 314 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Sierra County, New Mexico in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sierra County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 202no vehicle
• 1,4071 vehicle
• 1,5732 vehicles
• 6033 vehicles
• 2844 vehicles
• 815+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sierra County in renter-occupied apartments
• 165no vehicle
• 6071 vehicle
• 5042 vehicles
• 643 vehicles
• 124 vehicles
• 135+ vehicles

96.1% of Sierra County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in New Mexico.

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

• This state: 5,398
• Other state: 5,528
• Northeast: 495
• Midwest: 1,684
• South: 1,286
• West: 2,067

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 525
• Number of aged recipients: 88
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 437
• Number of recipients under 18: 42
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 319
• Number of recipients older than 64: 164
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 237
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 231

Sierra County on our top lists:

• #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"