Placitas, NM (New Mexico) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 0, Rural population: 3,420 (all nonfarm))

Placitas, New Mexico Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,603 (1,492 occupied: 1,364 owner occupied, 128 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	9%
State:	30%

Housing density: 54 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: $601 (lower quartile is $434, upper quartile is $1,246)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $932

Median gross rent in Placitas, NM in 2007: $689

Housing units in Placitas with a mortgage: 845 (134 second mortgage, 65 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 313

Placitas,NM index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $443,344 (it was $262,200 in 2000)

Placitas:	$443,344
New Mexico:	$155,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $307,914 - $723,946

Mean price in 2007:

Mobile homes: $129,005
Here: $129,005
State: $56,348

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,420

In family households: 2,952 (869 male householders, 228 female householders)
1,004 spouses, 734 children (631 natural, 9 adopted, 94 stepchildren), 49 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 30 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 468 (179 male householders (129 living alone)), 203 female householders (166 living alone)), 86 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 679 2-persons, 204 3-persons, 120 4-persons, 83 5-persons, 11 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 295 1-person, 87 2-persons.

495 married couples with children.
110 single-parent households (30 men, 80 women).

88.4% of residents of Placitas speak English at home.
11.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 141 (4.1%)
(61.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Placitas, New Mexico:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 67 4 rooms: 69 5 rooms: 228 6 rooms: 454 7 rooms: 279 8 rooms: 123 9 or more rooms: 132

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Placitas, New Mexico:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 16 3 rooms: 19 4 rooms: 35 5 rooms: 21 6 rooms: 11 7 rooms: 17 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 161
1995 to 1998: 467
1990 to 1994: 409
1980 to 1989: 283
1970 to 1979: 150
1960 to 1969: 57
1950 to 1959: 38
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 38

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Placitas:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 75 2 bedrooms: 174 3 bedrooms: 922 4 bedrooms: 172 5 or more bedrooms: 21

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Placitas:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 24 2 bedrooms: 47 3 bedrooms: 39 4 bedrooms: 9 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 Placitas in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 298 2 vehicles: 775 3 vehicles: 213 4 vehicles: 41 5 or more vehicles: 37

Cars and other vehicles available in Placitas in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 55 2 vehicles: 64 3 vehicles: 9 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 6
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 2
$60,000 to $69,999: 15
$70,000 to $79,999: 4
$80,000 to $89,999: 4
$90,000 to $99,999: 4
$100,000 to $124,999: 7
$125,000 to $149,999: 10
$150,000 to $174,999: 46
$175,000 to $199,999: 44
$200,000 to $249,999: 56
$250,000 to $299,999: 77
$300,000 to $399,999: 274
$400,000 to $499,999: 277
$500,000 to $749,999: 330
$750,000 to $999,999: 109
$1,000,000 or more: 92

Placitas rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Placitas:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 21
$400 to $449: 15
$450 to $499: 9
$500 to $549: 6
$550 to $599: 7
$600 to $649: 8
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 9
$750 to $799: 1
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 13
$1,250 to $1,499: 10
$1,500 to $1,999: 19
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 9

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 28 1990 to 1994: 14 1985 to 1989: 9 1980 to 1984: 20 1975 to 1979: 10 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 60

Placitas, NM Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 27.0%
Number of people working at home: 171 (9.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 19
5 to 9 minutes: 29
10 to 14 minutes: 120
15 to 19 minutes: 109
20 to 24 minutes: 243
25 to 29 minutes: 189
30 to 34 minutes: 352
35 to 39 minutes: 63
40 to 44 minutes: 196
45 to 59 minutes: 170
60 to 89 minutes: 41
90 or more minutes: 25

Placitas mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,299 (75%)
Carpooled: 209 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 10 (1%)
Walked: 28 (2%)
Other means: 10 (1%)
Worked at home: 171 (10%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 75
$10,000 to $14,999: 31
$15,000 to $19,999: 52
$20,000 to $24,999: 20
$25,000 to $29,999: 118
$30,000 to $34,999: 44
$35,000 to $39,999: 114
$40,000 to $44,999: 63
$45,000 to $49,999: 112
$50,000 to $59,999: 100
$60,000 to $74,999: 133
$75,000 to $99,999: 248
$100,000 to $124,999: 164
$125,000 to $149,999: 66
$150,000 to $199,999: 64
$200,000 or more: 75

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 754

German: 410

English: 382

Irish: 200

European: 151

Italian: 150

United States or American: 140

French (except Basque): 79

Dutch: 66

Scottish: 56

Norwegian: 43

British: 40

Eastern European: 39

Polish: 35

Russian: 30

Czechoslovakian: 27

Hungarian: 26

Greek: 19

Scotch-Irish: 19

Danish: 17

Romanian: 16

Czech: 12

Croatian: 11

Pennsylvania German: 11

Swiss: 11

Canadian: 11

Austrian: 10

Slovak: 9

Lithuanian: 8

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 8

Lebanese: 8

Arab:: 8

Welsh: 5

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

Mexico (23%)
Canada (20%)
United Kingdom (14%)
Japan (10%)
Germany (9%)
Taiwan (7%)
Hungary (6%)

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

This state: 1142
Northeast: 501
Midwest: 689
South: 396
West: 488

48% of Placitas residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% 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: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 14
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 40
11th grade: 15
12th grade, no diploma: 10
High school graduate (or equivalency): 192
Less than 1 year of college: 44
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 183
Associate degree: 92
Bachelor's degree: 327
Master's degree: 147
Professional school degree: 109
Doctorate degree: 83

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 17
9th grade: 26
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 21
12th grade, no diploma: 36
High school graduate (or equivalency): 313
Less than 1 year of college: 78
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 193
Associate degree: 41
Bachelor's degree: 367
Master's degree: 243
Professional school degree: 54
Doctorate degree: 42

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 11.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 16.7%

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: 12.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 18.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $84,389
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $64,372
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $104,146
Some other race householders: $40,292
Two or more races householders: $44,105
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $64,332

Placitas household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Placitas household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Placitas household income for Some other race householders

Placitas household income for Two or more races householders

Placitas household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Placitas marital status for males

Placitas marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $472,426
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $190,221
Some other race householders: $460,252
Two or more races householders: $355,080
Hispanic or Latino householders: $400,057

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,429
One, attached: 19
Two: 9
3 or 4: 10
Mobile homes: 136

Median worth of mobile homes: $118,380

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Placitas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%) Utility gas (39%) Solar energy (5%) Electricity (5%) Wood (4%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%) Electricity (20%) Solar energy (15%) Wood (7%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 82

Here:	24.7%
New Mexico:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 45

Here:	31.3%
New Mexico:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

Here:	7.5%
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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