Capitan, NM (New Mexico) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,445 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,445 (8 farm, 1,437 nonfarm))

Capitan, New Mexico Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 718 (615 occupied: 503 owner occupied, 112 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	30%

Housing density: 224 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $230,473.

Median contract rent in 2007: $435 (lower quartile is $333, upper quartile is $518)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $399

Median gross rent in Capitan, NM in 2007: $561

Housing units in Capitan with a mortgage: 105 (11 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 77

Capitan,NM index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $125,174 (it was $68,300 in 2000)

Capitan:	$125,174
New Mexico:	$155,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $71,899 - $183,626

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $183,463
Here: $183,463
State: $230,092

Mobile homes: $65,349
Here: $65,349
State: $56,348

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $42,007

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,453

In family households: 1,230 (331 male householders, 91 female householders)
350 spouses, 380 children (313 natural, 15 adopted, 52 stepchildren), 33 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 5 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 223 (90 male householders (78 living alone)), 105 female householders (96 living alone)), 28 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 227 2-persons, 83 3-persons, 59 4-persons, 37 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 174 1-person, 21 2-persons.

218 married couples with children.
102 single-parent households (31 men, 71 women).

85.4% of residents of Capitan speak English at home.
13.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 13 (0.9%)
(46.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.1
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Capitan, New Mexico:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 24 4 rooms: 115 5 rooms: 171 6 rooms: 102 7 rooms: 47 8 rooms: 27 9 or more rooms: 11

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Capitan, New Mexico:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 18 4 rooms: 43 5 rooms: 31 6 rooms: 2 7 rooms: 7 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 33
1995 to 1998: 102
1990 to 1994: 64
1980 to 1989: 208
1970 to 1979: 144
1960 to 1969: 38
1950 to 1959: 11
1940 to 1949: 31
1939 or earlier: 87

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Capitan:
	no bedroom: 1 1 bedroom: 23 2 bedrooms: 179 3 bedrooms: 261 4 bedrooms: 28 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Capitan:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 21 2 bedrooms: 59 3 bedrooms: 32 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Capitan in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 21 1 vehicle: 140 2 vehicles: 249 3 vehicles: 63 4 vehicles: 26 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Capitan in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 28 1 vehicle: 52 2 vehicles: 21 3 vehicles: 9 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Capitan, NM:

Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 8
$20,000 to $24,999: 10
$25,000 to $29,999: 9
$30,000 to $34,999: 9
$35,000 to $39,999: 9
$40,000 to $49,999: 7
$50,000 to $59,999: 16
$60,000 to $69,999: 27
$70,000 to $79,999: 35
$80,000 to $89,999: 41
$90,000 to $99,999: 40
$100,000 to $124,999: 70
$125,000 to $149,999: 57
$150,000 to $174,999: 55
$175,000 to $199,999: 40
$200,000 to $249,999: 41
$250,000 to $299,999: 14
$300,000 to $399,999: 3
$400,000 to $499,999: 1
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 4

Capitan rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Capitan:

Less than $100: 8 people
$100 to $149: 4
$150 to $199: 3
$200 to $249: 3
$250 to $299: 3
$300 to $349: 13
$350 to $399: 10
$400 to $449: 8
$450 to $499: 12
$500 to $549: 18
$550 to $599: 3
$600 to $649: 6
$650 to $699: 4
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 2
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 16

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 4 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 3 1970 to 1974: 3 1970 to 1974: 3 1965 to 1969: 0

Capitan, NM Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.9%
Number of people working at home: 50 (7.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 48
5 to 9 minutes: 81
10 to 14 minutes: 48
15 to 19 minutes: 59
20 to 24 minutes: 56
25 to 29 minutes: 32
30 to 34 minutes: 170
35 to 39 minutes: 10
40 to 44 minutes: 15
45 to 59 minutes: 12
60 to 89 minutes: 39
90 or more minutes: 37

Capitan mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 469 (71%)
Carpooled: 103 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (1%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 15 (2%)
Other means: 11 (2%)
Worked at home: 50 (8%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 87
$10,000 to $14,999: 62
$15,000 to $19,999: 82
$20,000 to $24,999: 46
$25,000 to $29,999: 65
$30,000 to $34,999: 61
$35,000 to $39,999: 36
$40,000 to $44,999: 30
$45,000 to $49,999: 26
$50,000 to $59,999: 42
$60,000 to $74,999: 25
$75,000 to $99,999: 26
$100,000 to $124,999: 17
$125,000 to $149,999: 7
$150,000 to $199,999: 2
$200,000 or more: 3

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 347

United States or American: 221

German: 127

English: 119

Irish: 118

Scotch-Irish: 29

Scottish: 22

Italian: 18

Polish: 12

Norwegian: 12

French (except Basque): 12

Dutch: 10

Swiss: 9

European: 8

Greek: 8

Swedish: 7

Welsh: 7

French Canadian: 6

Czechoslovakian: 5

Russian: 5

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5

Dutch West Indian: 5

British: 4

Hungarian: 3

Croatian: 3

Arab:: 2

Canadian: 2

Austrian: 2

Slovak: 2

Scandinavian: 2

Czech: 2

Lebanese: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (62%)
Germany (23%)
United Kingdom (15%)

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

This state: 746
Northeast: 61
Midwest: 136
South: 309
West: 182

52% of Capitan 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, 45% lived in New Mexico.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 1
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 12
9th grade: 14
10th grade: 12
11th grade: 9
12th grade, no diploma: 17
High school graduate (or equivalency): 161
Less than 1 year of college: 36
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 101
Associate degree: 23
Bachelor's degree: 61
Master's degree: 27
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 1
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 9
9th grade: 6
10th grade: 15
11th grade: 23
12th grade, no diploma: 30
High school graduate (or equivalency): 163
Less than 1 year of college: 49
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 113
Associate degree: 24
Bachelor's degree: 49
Master's degree: 38
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $34,337
Black householders: $44,673
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $15,937
Some other race householders: $41,739
Two or more races householders: $23,179
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $29,377

Capitan household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Capitan household income for Some other race householders

Capitan household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Capitan marital status for males

Capitan marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $135,194
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $112,196
Some other race householders: $151,950
Two or more races householders: $123,202
Hispanic or Latino householders: $125,995

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 306
Two: 6
3 or 4: 7
5 to 9: 5
10 to 19: 10
Mobile homes: 382
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $83,088

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Capitan:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (54%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%) Wood (12%) Electricity (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (52%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%) Electricity (4%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4

Here:	2.4%
New Mexico:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9

Here:	11.7%
New Mexico:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
New Mexico:	11.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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