Torrance County, New Mexico (NM)

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% of renters here:	16%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.0%), Retail trade (13.9%), Construction (11.5%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Torrance County, New Mexico:

Median resident age:	34.8 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Males: 8,681	(51.3%)
Females: 8,230	(48.7%)

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Torrance County:	2.7 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

This county:	$36,974
New Mexico:	$41,452

This county:	$425
State:	$531

Torrance County:	$144,641
New Mexico:	$155,400

Detached houses: $199,248

Here:	$199,248
State:	$230,092

Townhouses or other attached units: $358,227

Here:	$358,227
State:	$217,226

In 2-unit structures: $96,961

Here:	$96,961
State:	$213,438

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $694,857

Here:	$694,857
State:	$156,039

Mobile homes: $82,052

Here:	$82,052
State:	$56,348

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $50,818

Here:	$50,818
State:	$42,007

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 34
• Thefts: 7
• Auto thefts: 7

This county:	19.0%
Whole state:	18.4%

This county:	7.7%
Whole state:	7.8%

Area name: Albuquerque, NM MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Torrance County is $571 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $721 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1050 a month.

Cities in this county include: Moriarty, Estancia, Mountainair, Torreon, Willard, Tajique, Encino, Manzano.

Neighboring counties: Bernalillo County , Guadalupe County , Lincoln County , San Miguel County , Santa Fe County , Socorro County , Valencia County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Torrance County: Ansley Windmill (A), Wagon Wheel Interchange (B), Dean Ranch (C), Waller Ranch (D), Hindi Ranch (E), Well Old Price Ranch (F), Hinman Ranch (G), Houston Windmill (H), West Windmill (I), Chupadera Windmill (J), Devaney Ranch (K), Devaney Windmill (L), Willard Substation (M), Wiltbank Windmill (N), Clark Ranch (O), Atkinson Windmill (P), YMCA Camp (Q), Hobbs Ranch (R), Clines Corner Interchange (S), Clines Corners Weather Station (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Torrance County include: La Cienega Mission (A), Cedar Grove Church (B), Frontier Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Kayser-Eastview Cemetery (1), Negra Cemetery (2), Lucy Cemetery (3), Garland Cemetery (4), La Cienega Mission Cemetery (5), Mountainair Cemetery (6), Mount View Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Salina Lake (A), Cedar Lake (B), Santa Barbara Lake (C), Espinosa Lake (D), Blanca, Laguna (E), Texas Lake (F), Telephone Lake (G), Rock Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Miga, Arroyo (A), Chinchonte, Arroyo (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Torrance County include: Edge of the Plains Historical Marker (1), Quarai Ruins Salinas National Monument Historical Marker (2), Manzano State Park (3), Trail of the Forty-niners Historical Marker (4), Gran Quivira Ruins National Monument Historical Marker (5), Red Canyon Picnic Grounds (6), Laguna Del Perro Historical Marker (7), Lake Estancia Historical Marker (8), Ranger Station Picnic Ground (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Quarai Post Office (A), Torrance Post Office (B), McIntosh Post Office (C), Duran Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.9%
New Mexico:	6.5%

Current college students: 569
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 715 (37% naturalized citizens)

Torrance County:	4.2%
Whole state:	8.2%

Mean travel time to work: 36.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 51.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,146
• One, attached: 78
• Two: 24
• 3 or 4: 38
• 5 to 9: 26
• 10 to 19: 17
• 20 or more: 5
• Mobile homes: 3,823
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 100

Housing units in Torrance County with a mortgage: 1,034 (75 second mortgage, 80 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 595

Here:	63.5% with mortgage
State:	63.6% with mortgage

Torrance County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Mexico state average. It is 51% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/29/1990 at 13:16:10, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 LG, Depth: 7.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 54.0 miles away from Torrance County center
On 11/8/1990 at 10:46:53, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MD, Depth: 3.8 mi) earthquake occurred 53.2 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 18.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/31/1990 at 01:08:19, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 53.5 miles away from Torrance County center
On 7/22/1990 at 21:27:05, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 5.1 miles away from the county center
On 2/27/1990 at 13:23:22, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 65.3 miles away from Torrance County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,648 (70%) Carpooled: 1,351 (20%) Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 17 (0%) Bicycle: 19 (0%) Walked: 243 (4%) Other means: 39 (1%) Worked at home: 332 (5%)

10.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,195 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.58%
New Mexico average:	7.94%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.01% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($20,180 average AGI)
3.56% relocated from other states ($10,015 average AGI)

Torrance County:	3.56%
New Mexico average:	4.63%

from Bernalillo County, NM	4.06% ($29,917 average AGI)
from Santa Fe County, NM	1.19% ($34,736)
from Valencia County, NM	0.38% ($37,176)
from Sandoval County, NM	0.25% ($31,364)

10.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,204 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.03%
New Mexico average:	7.42%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.06% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($19,002 average AGI)
2.98% relocated to other states ($10,202 average AGI)

Torrance County:	2.98%
New Mexico average:	4.16%

to Bernalillo County, NM	4.24% ($24,846 average AGI)
to Santa Fe County, NM	0.83% ($32,135)
to Valencia County, NM	0.43% ($28,474)
to Sandoval County, NM	0.27% ($27,250)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,911 (1,507 aged, 404 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 26%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 14,450 (3,455 male householders, 975 female householders)

  3,346 spouses, 5,482 children (4,834 natural, 197 adopted, 451 stepchildren), 443 grandchildren, 117 brothers or sisters, 98 parents, 158 other relatives, 376 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,927 (854 male householders (706 living alone)), 783 female householders (687 living alone)), 290 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 534 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,814 2-persons, 886 3-persons, 879 4-persons, 556 5-persons, 169 6-persons, 126 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,393 1-person, 209 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

73.8% of residents of Torrance County speak English at home.
25.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (47% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $79,922,000 ($4739 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,382,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $36,319,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,475,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $999,000
Federal grants: $27,871,000
Federal procurement contracts: $714,000 ($56,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,543,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $786,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,659,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,640,000

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	74 per 1000 residents

Here:	35 per 1000 residents
State:	36 per 1000 residents

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+15 per 1000 residents

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.84 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.6

Here:	4.8
State:	4.0

54% of Torrance County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in New Mexico.

Torrance County:	53.9%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 9068
• Northeast: 917
• Midwest: 1444
• South: 2490
• West: 2178

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,100

Here:	6.0%
New Mexico:	8.2%

Here:	6.0%
New Mexico:	7.8%

Here:	10.2%
New Mexico:	11.9%

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