Timberon, New Mexico

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Population in 2010: 348.
Population change since 2000: +12.6%
Males: 251  (72.1%)
Females: 97  (27.9%)
Median resident age:

77.1 years
New Mexico median age:

38.6 years

Zip codes: 88350.

Estimated median household income in 2019: $31,280 (it was $24,519 in 2000)
Timberon:

$31,280
NM:

$51,945

Estimated per capita income in 2019: $27,345 (it was $11,743 in 2000)

Timberon CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $123,550 (it was $62,500 in 2000)
Timberon:

$123,550
NM:

$180,900

Mean prices in 2019: all housing units: $91,686; detached houses: $53,386; mobile homes: $147,782
March 2019 cost of living index in Timberon: 87.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2019: 10.5%

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According to our research of New Mexico and other state lists, there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Timberon, New Mexico as of March 31, 2023.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Timberon is 75 to 1.


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Ancestries: Irish (32.6%), English (31.4%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 7150 feet

Land area: 20.2 square miles.

Population density: 17 people per square mile   (very low).

Timberon, New Mexico map
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Timberon CDP:

0.9% ($534)
New Mexico:

0.7% ($699)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Las Cruces, NM (66.2 miles , pop. 74,267).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: El Paso, TX (72.2 miles , pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (375.1 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities:

Southeast Otero, NM (2.5 miles ),
Sacramento, NM (3.7 miles),
Weed, NM (4.0 miles),
Pinon, NM (4.2 miles),
Boles Acres, NM (4.6 miles ),
Twin Forks, NM (4.6 miles),
Mayhill, NM (4.7 miles),
Cloudcroft, NM (4.7 miles )

Latitude: 32.63 N, Longitude: 105.69 W

Area code: 505

Distribution of median household income in Timberon, NM in 2019
Distribution of house value in Timberon, NM in 2019
Timberon satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in November 2020:
Here:

7.3%
New Mexico:

7.3%
Most common industries in Timberon, NM (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Real estate & rental & leasing (29.7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, recreation (23.4%)
  • Utilities (20.3%)
  • Public administration (10.9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.3%)
  • U. S. Postal service (6.3%)
  • Repair & maintenance (3.1%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Arts, entertainment, recreation (34.5%)
  • Utilities (20.7%)
  • Real estate & rental & leasing (17.2%)
  • U. S. Postal service (13.8%)
  • Public administration (6.9%)
  • Repair & maintenance (6.9%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Real estate & rental & leasing (40.0%)
  • Utilities (20.0%)
  • Public administration (14.3%)
  • Arts, entertainment, recreation (14.3%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (11.4%)
Most common occupations in Timberon, NM (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (21.9%)
  • Art and design workers (15.6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10.9%)
  • Plant and system operators (9.4%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.8%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (7.8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.8%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Art and design workers (34.5%)
  • Plant and system operators (20.7%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (17.2%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (13.8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.9%)
  • Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (0.0%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (0.0%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (40.0%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (20.0%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (14.3%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (14.3%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (11.4%)
  • Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (0.0%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (0.0%)

Average climate in Timberon, New Mexico

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Earthquake activity:

Timberon-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Mexico state average. It is 437% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 212.8 miles away from Timberon center
On 3/26/2020 at 15:16:27, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 5.9 mi) earthquake occurred 115.5 miles away from Timberon center
On 6/29/2014 at 04:59:35, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 4.0 mi) earthquake occurred 202.5 miles away from Timberon center
On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 152.6 miles away from the city center
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 144.0 miles away from Timberon center
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 634.7 miles away from Timberon center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Otero County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 7, Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Timberon topographic map

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Timberon:

  • New Mexico State University-Main Campus (about 67 miles; Las Cruces, NM; Full-time enrollment: 14,497)
  • New Mexico State University-Dona Ana (about 67 miles; Las Cruces, NM; FT enrollment: 5,640)
  • El Paso Community College (about 72 miles; El Paso, TX; FT enrollment: 19,576)
  • Vista College (about 73 miles; El Paso, TX; FT enrollment: 3,453)
  • The University of Texas at El Paso (about 77 miles; El Paso, TX; FT enrollment: 18,008)
  • Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus (about 83 miles; Roswell, NM; FT enrollment: 2,212)
  • Western New Mexico University (about 152 miles; Silver City, NM; FT enrollment: 2,456)

User-submitted facts and corrections:

  • As of this date, there is no tv station in Timberon, NM. Broadcast tv reception comes out of El Paso, TX for the most part.

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Timberon: Timberon Lodge (A), Circle Cross Ranch (B), Moss Ranch (C), Timberon Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (D), Timberon Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Womack Tank (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Sacramento River Lodge (15 Pounds Road) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Otero County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

1.9 people
New Mexico:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

56.5%
Whole state:

65.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

4.3%
Whole state:

8.2%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Timberon:

Marital status in Timberon, NM
  • Never married: 13.7%
  • Now married: 66.6%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 19.7%
  • Divorced: 0.0%

For population 25 years and over in Timberon:

  • High school or higher: 100.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.3 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2019
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2019
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

5.3
New Mexico average:

12.8

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Timberon, NM (based on Otero County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic11,86211
Evangelical Protestant8,94755
Mainline Protestant2,91312
Other1,71211
Black Protestant4665
None37,897-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 6
Otero County:

0.96 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

1.44 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Otero County:

0.16 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

0.21 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:

0.32 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

0.32 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27
Otero County:

4.30 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

4.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 35
Otero County:

5.58 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

6.8%
New Mexico:

6.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Otero County:

25.8%
New Mexico:

22.1%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Timberon:

52.4%
New Mexico:

49.0%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
This city:

45.0%
New Mexico:

48.1%

Average BMI:
Here:

28.9
New Mexico:

28.6

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

17.8%
State:

20.7%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Timberon:

10.1%
New Mexico:

10.1%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Timberon:

7.1
New Mexico:

6.8

Overweight people:
This city:

35.8%
New Mexico:

34.6%

General health condition:
This city:

57.3%
New Mexico:

55.9%

Average condition of hearing:
Timberon:

70.9%
State:

80.3%

More about Health and Nutrition of Timberon, NM Residents

9.45% of this county's 2016 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2015 ($41,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.45%
New Mexico average:

6.21%

0.85% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,748 average AGI)
Otero County:

0.85%
New Mexico average:

0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2015 and 2016:
from Dona Ana County, NM  0.72% ($30,926 average AGI)
from El Paso County, TX  0.68% ($29,392)
from Maricopa County, AZ  0.43% ($45,427)


9.09% of this county's 2015 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2016 ($43,430 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.09%
New Mexico average:

6.56%

0.62% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,926 average AGI)
Otero County:

0.62%
New Mexico average:

0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2015 and 2016:
to Dona Ana County, NM  0.92% ($32,500 average AGI)
to El Paso County, TX  0.70% ($31,611)
to Clark County, NV  0.29% ($64,877)

Strongest AM radio stations in Timberon:

  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
  • KTSM (690 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KAMA (750 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KBNA (920 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KROD (600 AM; 5 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KSNM (570 AM; 5 kW; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KXPL (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: K-FINA RESULTS, INC.)
  • KBUY (1360 AM; 5 kW; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: WALTON STATIONS-NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KSVE (1150 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KRSY (1230 AM; 1 kW; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
  • KINN (1270 AM; 1 kW; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: BURT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Timberon:

  • K205DE (88.9 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL EVANGELISM)
  • K256AI (99.1 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K215EC (91.1 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KZZX (105.3 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: BURT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KNMZ (103.7 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
  • KRSY-FM (92.7 FM; LA LUZ, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
  • K249DD (97.7 FM; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: ROSWELL CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • KNMB (96.7 FM; CLOUDCROFT, NM; Owner: MTD, INC.)
  • KIDX (101.5 FM; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: MTD, INC.)
  • K240CN (95.9 FM; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: FRIENDS OF KHFM-RUIDOSO)
  • K297AE (107.3 FM; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)

TV broadcast stations around Timberon:

  • K12MP (Channel 12; TIMBERON, NM; Owner: VISION BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

Timberon fatal accident list:

May 16, 2010 00:30 AM, Whitemarsh Valley Drive, Pleasant Valley Drive, Lat: 32.633122, Lon: -105.694647, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Dec 22, 2010 04:52 PM, Sacramento Dr, Lat: 32.632436, Lon: -105.690194, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Jun 3, 2009 08:00 AM, Carson Dr, Tanto St, Lat: 32.630919, Lon: -105.725211, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1
  • TIMBERON, Unit 14-Timberon Subdivision (Lat: 32.644806 Lon: -105.679139), Overall height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: WGW298, Licensee ID: L00049096,
    Assigned Frequencies: 2112.00 MHz, Grant Date: 04/17/1991, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancellation Date: 05/06/2001, Registrant: Dell Telephone Cooperative, Inc., Dell City, TX 79837

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Timberon)

FAA Registered Aircraft:

10 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Timberon)
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Timberon, NM
  • 84.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 15.7%Wood


Timberon compared to New Mexico state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
There are 3 pilots and 2 other airmen in this city.
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