Lincoln County, New Mexico (NM)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,177
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,332
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,288 (it was 1,870 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 31% |
Land area: 4831 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 4 people per square mile (very low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.3%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (14.1%), Construction (12.9%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (12.8%), Retail trade (11.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 59%
- Government: 18%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 22%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 11,68558.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 6,92534.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 6953.5%Two or more races
- 4862.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 1450.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 930.5%Asian alone
| Median resident age: | 53.7 years |
| New Mexico median age: | 39.1 years |
| Males: 9,580 |  (47.6%) |
| Females: 10,565 |  (52.4%) |
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| Lincoln County: | 2.0 people |
| New Mexico: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $47,222 ($33,886 in 1999)
| This county: | $47,222 |
| New Mexico: | $53,992 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $530 (lower quartile is $331, upper quartile is $674)
| This county: | $530 |
| State: | $777 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $198,483 (it was $90,900 in 2000)
| Lincoln: | $198,483 |
| New Mexico: | $214,000 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,293
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $404
Institutionalized population: 116
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 14
- Burglaries: 24
- Thefts: 38
- Auto thefts: 5
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 38
- Burglaries: 52
- Thefts: 55
- Auto thefts: 11
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 89 buildings, average cost: $350,000
- 2020: 63 buildings, average cost: $363,600
- 2019: 64 buildings, average cost: $298,400
- 2018: 87 buildings, average cost: $341,000
- 2017: 78 buildings, average cost: $252,500
- 2016: 71 buildings, average cost: $249,600
- 2015: 61 buildings, average cost: $251,600
- 2014: 59 buildings, average cost: $258,400
- 2013: 64 buildings, average cost: $225,400
- 2012: 49 buildings, average cost: $174,900
- 2011: 45 buildings, average cost: $174,900
- 2010: 53 buildings, average cost: $174,900
- 2009: 60 buildings, average cost: $173,500
- 2008: 91 buildings, average cost: $173,400
- 2007: 164 buildings, average cost: $174,400
- 2006: 196 buildings, average cost: $176,100
- 2005: 260 buildings, average cost: $171,500
- 2004: 222 buildings, average cost: $171,700
- 2003: 182 buildings, average cost: $171,200
- 2002: 180 buildings, average cost: $173,400
- 2001: 145 buildings, average cost: $177,500
- 2000: 168 buildings, average cost: $160,100
- 1999: 149 buildings, average cost: $168,700
- 1998: 191 buildings, average cost: $147,500
- 1997: 136 buildings, average cost: $133,900
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,490 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $914 (0.5%)
| Lincoln County: | 12.7% |
| New Mexico: | 18.4% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 53.7 years old
(Males: 53.0 years old, Females: 54.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 60.3 years old, Black residents: 35.2 years old, American Indian residents: 56.4 years old, Asian residents: 67.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 36.8 years old, Other race residents: 43.2 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lincoln County is $446 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $543 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $684 a month.
Cities in this county include: Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs, Capitan, Carrizozo, Hondo, Corona, Nogal.
Neighboring counties: Choctaw County, Oklahoma 
, Howard County, Arkansas , Johnston County, Oklahoma , Childress County, Texas , Hockley County, Texas , Red River County, Texas .
| Here: | 2.9% |
| New Mexico: | 3.1% |
Current college students: 746
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,088 (46.0% naturalized citizens)
| Lincoln County: | 5.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 3462010 or later
- 922000 to 2009
- 1661990 to 1999
- 3601980 to 1989
- 2001970 to 1979
- 224Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 12,274
- One, attached: 423
- Two: 133
- 3 or 4: 438
- 5 to 9: 285
- 10 to 19: 237
- 20 to 49: 56
- 50 or more: 101
- Mobile homes: 3,776
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 70
Housing units in Lincoln County with a mortgage: 2,984 (36 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
| Here: | 33.3% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.6% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Lincoln County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 3,611 | 25 |
| Catholic | 2,745 | 9 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,194 | 10 |
| Other | 457 | 2 |
| None | 12,490 | - |
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 4
| Lincoln County: | 1.93 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.44 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.48 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Mexico: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
| Lincoln County: | 6.28 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Mexico: | 4.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 36
| This county: | 17.39 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Lincoln County: | 6.2% |
| New Mexico: | 6.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Lincoln County: | 17.4% |
| State: | 22.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 13.8% |
| State: | 11.5% |
Agriculture in Lincoln County:
Average size of farms: 4681 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $32,407
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $441.63
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 97.88%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $33,138
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.03%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 77.30%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $42,066
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.26%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.89
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.21%
Land in orchards: 176 acres
Earthquake activity:
Lincoln County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Mexico state average. It is 498% 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 263.8 miles away from Lincoln County 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 96.4 miles away from the county center
On 3/26/2020 at 15:16:27, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 5.9 mi) earthquake occurred 157.8 miles away from the county center
On 6/29/2014 at 04:59:35, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 4.0 mi) earthquake occurred 222.0 miles away from the county 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 167.1 miles away from Lincoln County center
On 8/23/2011 at 05:46:18, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 242.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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 and Flooding, Incident Period: July 27, 2014 to August 05, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4197: October 06, 2014, FEMA Id: 4197, 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 Flooding, Incident Period: June 22, 2012 to July 12, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4079: August 24, 2012, FEMA Id: 4079, Natural disaster type: Flood
- New Mexico Little Bear Fire, Incident Period: June 04, 2012 to July 30, 2012, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 09, 2012, FEMA Id: 2979, Natural disaster type: Fire
- New Mexico Donaldson Fire, Incident Period: June 28, 2011 to July 15, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 30, 2011, FEMA Id: 2935, Natural disaster type: Fire
- New Mexico White Fire, Incident Period: April 03, 2011 to April 20, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: April 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 2880, Natural disaster type: Fire
- 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 and Flooding, Incident Period: July 26, 2008 to August 20, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1783: August 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 1783, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 14 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Lincoln County (24) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Fires: 9, Storms: 9, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snow: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 5,704 (70.0%)
- Carpooled: 598 (7.3%)
- Bus: 29 (0.4%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 181 (2.2%)
- Walked: 65 (0.8%)
- Worked at home: 1,940 (23.8%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Retail trade (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (19%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (20%)
- Management occupations (17%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (4%)
- Sales and related occupations (17%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Mexico (60%)
- Colombia (15%)
- Thailand (8%)
- Korea (6%)
- Germany (4%)
- Brazil (1%)
- Russia (1%)
- English (13%)
- Irish (9%)
- German (8%)
- American (7%)
- European (2%)
- Scottish (2%)
- Italian (1%)
18 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
People in group quarters in Lincoln County, New Mexico in 2000:
- 78 people in nursing homes
- 68 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 51 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 19 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in homes for the mentally ill
9.42% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($68,402 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.42% |
| New Mexico average: | 6.50% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.58% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($18,862 average AGI)
5.84% relocated from other states ($49,540 average AGI)
Lincoln County: 5.84% New Mexico average: 3.84%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Otero County, NM |  0.82% ($34,953 average AGI) |
| from Dona Ana County, NM | 0.49% ($53,789) |
| from Chaves County, NM | 0.49% ($48,474) |
| from El Paso County, TX | 0.45% ($46,429) |
| from Bernalillo County, NM | 0.44% ($65,441) |
| from Lubbock County, TX | 0.31% ($56,167) |
8.12% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($48,990 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.12% |
| New Mexico average: | 6.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.27% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($15,715 average AGI)
4.85% relocated to other states ($33,277 average AGI)
Lincoln County: 4.85% New Mexico average: 3.90%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Otero County, NM | 0.85% ($34,169 average AGI) |
| to Dona Ana County, NM | 0.52% ($30,600) |
| to Bernalillo County, NM | 0.52% ($37,350) |
| to El Paso County, TX | 0.34% ($50,500) |
| to Lubbock County, TX | 0.33% ($100,720) |
| to Chaves County, NM | 0.26% ($57,800) |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.7
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,259 (3,729 aged, 530 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 831 (20%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Lincoln County, New Mexico in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (273)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (148)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (145)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (61)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (44)
- Congestive heart failure (28)
- Unspecified dementia (21)
- Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, without complications (11)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (11)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 26%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,186
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 121
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 47,325
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,100
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 747
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 30
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 95
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 19
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 262.9. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 149.2
- Other - 113.7
Household type by relationship:
Households: 20,145- Male householders: 4,220 (1,153 living alone), Female householders: 4,908 (1,616 living alone)
4,564 spouses (4,532 opposite-sex spouses), 553 unmarried partners, (553 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,353 children (4,067 natural, 89 adopted, 194 stepchildren), 770 grandchildren, 47 brothers or sisters, 247 parents, 0 foster children, 167 other relatives, 334 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 212
Size of family households: 3,009 2-persons, 1,478 3-persons, 859 4-persons, 291 5-persons, 76 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,772 1-person, 566 2-persons, 13 3-persons.
1,830 married couples with children.
1,115 single-parent households (519 men, 596 women).
82.4% of residents of Lincoln speak English at home.
17.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 12% speak English not well, 35% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $121,161,000 ($5,846 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,858,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $63,738,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,878,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $493,000
Federal grants: $31,075,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,247,000 ($212,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,728,000 ($188,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $378,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,785,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,213,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,153| Here: | 55 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 74 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 865
| Here: | 41 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 36 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +194
| Here: | +9 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +15 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +1,170
| Here: | +56 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +5 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.38 millions of gallons per day (61% from ground, 39% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 |
| State: | 6.0 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.8 |
| State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Lincoln County, New Mexico
- 102020 or later
- 5492010 to 2019
- 2,9202000 to 2009
- 2,3001990 to 1999
- 4,0971980 to 1989
- 3,9451970 to 1979
- 1,3931960 to 1969
- 1,0461950 to 1959
- 5421940 to 1949
- 8021939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lincoln County, New Mexico
- 101 room
- 842 rooms
- 2973 rooms
- 1,0424 rooms
- 1,8165 rooms
- 1,4496 rooms
- 9797 rooms
- 7178 rooms
- 1,0059+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln County, New Mexico
- 481 room
- 1322 rooms
- 1523 rooms
- 3824 rooms
- 6255 rooms
- 606 rooms
- 1657 rooms
- 158 rooms
- 1009+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lincoln County, New Mexico
- 9no bedroom
- 3381 bedroom
- 1,5632 bedrooms
- 4,4253 bedrooms
- 9094 bedrooms
- 1265+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln County, New Mexico
- 47no bedroom
- 2931 bedroom
- 7892 bedrooms
- 6113 bedrooms
- 434 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 199no vehicle
- 1,9241 vehicle
- 2,5502 vehicles
- 1,6043 vehicles
- 8784 vehicles
- 1925+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln County in renter-occupied apartments
- 202no vehicle
- 9171 vehicle
- 5382 vehicles
- 593 vehicles
- 364 vehicles
- 365+ vehicles
86.3% of Lincoln County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in New Mexico.
| Lincoln County: | 86.3% |
| State average: | 87.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 7,923
- Other state: 11,036
- Northeast: 656
- Midwest: 1,498
- South: 5,858
- West: 2,919
- 65.2%Utility gas
- 11.3%Electricity
- 9.4%Wood
- 8.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.9%Other fuel
- 0.6%Solar energy
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 52.4%Utility gas
- 19.9%Electricity
- 13.2%Wood
- 7.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.8%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 226
| Here: | 15.1% |
| New Mexico: | 10.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
| Here: | 1.2% |
| New Mexico: | 9.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 157
| Here: | 30.4% |
| New Mexico: | 14.3% |
Lincoln County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $861,000
Other: $226,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $225,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $7,693,000
Police Protection: $7,506,000
General - Other: $4,802,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,669,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,571,000
Hospitals: $3,061,000
Regular Highways: $3,039,000
General Public Buildings: $2,301,000
Financial Administration: $1,873,000
Central Staff Services: $1,632,000
Solid Waste Management: $927,000
General Public Buildings: $689,000
Public Welfare - Other: $682,000
General - Other: $539,000
Regular Highways: $372,000
Natural Resources - Other: $263,000
Corrections - Other: $153,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $34,000
Libraries: $24,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,976,000
General Local Government Support: $1,890,000
Natural Resources: $268,000
Other: $17,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,074,000
Interest on Debt: $1,033,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $145,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $98,000
Other - Corrections: $19,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $7,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $397,000
General - Other: $29,000
Corrections: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $3,926,000
Other: $107,000
Highways: $57,000
Public Welfare: $8,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,855,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,855,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,831,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,307,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,524,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $1,200,000
Special Assessments: $230,000
Interest Earnings: $156,000
Special Assessments: $79,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $270,000
Regular Highways: $136,000
Local Fire Protection: $62,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,112,000
Cash and Securities: $24,308,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,179,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $522,000
General Local Government Support: $211,000
General Local Government Support: $198,000
Other: $182,000
Other: $154,000
- Tax - Property: $15,776,000
Property: $11,391,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,709,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $733,000
Other Selective Sales: $476,000
Motor Vehicle License: $452,000
Motor Vehicle License: $438,000
Public Utilities Sales: $43,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $4,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,086,000
: $151,000
Lincoln County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $861,000
Other: $226,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $225,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $7,693,000
Police Protection: $7,506,000
General - Other: $4,802,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,669,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,571,000
Hospitals: $3,061,000
Regular Highways: $3,039,000
General Public Buildings: $2,301,000
Financial Administration: $1,873,000
Central Staff Services: $1,632,000
Solid Waste Management: $927,000
General Public Buildings: $689,000
Public Welfare - Other: $682,000
General - Other: $539,000
Regular Highways: $372,000
Natural Resources - Other: $263,000
Corrections - Other: $153,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $34,000
Libraries: $24,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,976,000
General Local Government Support: $1,890,000
Natural Resources: $268,000
Other: $17,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,074,000
Interest on Debt: $1,033,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $145,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $98,000
Other - Corrections: $19,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $7,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $397,000
General - Other: $29,000
Corrections: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $3,926,000
Other: $107,000
Highways: $57,000
Public Welfare: $8,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,855,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,855,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,831,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,307,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,524,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $1,200,000
Special Assessments: $230,000
Interest Earnings: $156,000
Special Assessments: $79,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $270,000
Regular Highways: $136,000
Local Fire Protection: $62,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,112,000
Cash and Securities: $24,308,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,179,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $522,000
General Local Government Support: $211,000
General Local Government Support: $198,000
Other: $182,000
Other: $154,000
- Tax - Property: $15,776,000
Property: $11,391,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,709,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $733,000
Other Selective Sales: $476,000
Motor Vehicle License: $452,000
Motor Vehicle License: $438,000
Public Utilities Sales: $43,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $4,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,086,000
: $151,000
Lincoln County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $861,000
Other: $226,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $225,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $7,693,000
Police Protection: $7,506,000
General - Other: $4,802,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,669,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,571,000
Hospitals: $3,061,000
Regular Highways: $3,039,000
General Public Buildings: $2,301,000
Financial Administration: $1,873,000
Central Staff Services: $1,632,000
Solid Waste Management: $927,000
General Public Buildings: $689,000
Public Welfare - Other: $682,000
General - Other: $539,000
Regular Highways: $372,000
Natural Resources - Other: $263,000
Corrections - Other: $153,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $34,000
Libraries: $24,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,976,000
General Local Government Support: $1,890,000
Natural Resources: $268,000
Other: $17,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,074,000
Interest on Debt: $1,033,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $145,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $98,000
Other - Corrections: $19,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $7,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $397,000
General - Other: $29,000
Corrections: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $3,926,000
Other: $107,000
Highways: $57,000
Public Welfare: $8,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,855,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,855,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,831,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,307,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,524,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $1,200,000
Special Assessments: $230,000
Interest Earnings: $156,000
Special Assessments: $79,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $270,000
Regular Highways: $136,000
Local Fire Protection: $62,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,112,000
Cash and Securities: $24,308,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,179,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $522,000
General Local Government Support: $211,000
General Local Government Support: $198,000
Other: $182,000
Other: $154,000
- Tax - Property: $15,776,000
Property: $11,391,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,709,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $733,000
Other Selective Sales: $476,000
Motor Vehicle License: $452,000
Motor Vehicle License: $438,000
Public Utilities Sales: $43,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $4,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,086,000
: $151,000
Lincoln County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $861,000
Other: $226,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $225,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $7,693,000
Police Protection: $7,506,000
General - Other: $4,802,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,669,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,571,000
Hospitals: $3,061,000
Regular Highways: $3,039,000
General Public Buildings: $2,301,000
Financial Administration: $1,873,000
Central Staff Services: $1,632,000
Solid Waste Management: $927,000
General Public Buildings: $689,000
Public Welfare - Other: $682,000
General - Other: $539,000
Regular Highways: $372,000
Natural Resources - Other: $263,000
Corrections - Other: $153,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $34,000
Libraries: $24,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,976,000
General Local Government Support: $1,890,000
Natural Resources: $268,000
Other: $17,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,074,000
Interest on Debt: $1,033,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $145,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $98,000
Other - Corrections: $19,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $7,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $397,000
General - Other: $29,000
Corrections: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $3,926,000
Other: $107,000
Highways: $57,000
Public Welfare: $8,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,855,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,855,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,831,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,307,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,524,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $1,200,000
Special Assessments: $230,000
Interest Earnings: $156,000
Special Assessments: $79,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $270,000
Regular Highways: $136,000
Local Fire Protection: $62,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,112,000
Cash and Securities: $24,308,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,179,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $522,000
General Local Government Support: $211,000
General Local Government Support: $198,000
Other: $182,000
Other: $154,000
- Tax - Property: $15,776,000
Property: $11,391,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,709,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $733,000
Other Selective Sales: $476,000
Motor Vehicle License: $452,000
Motor Vehicle License: $438,000
Public Utilities Sales: $43,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $4,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,086,000
: $151,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 337
- Number of aged recipients: 33
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 304
- Number of recipients under 18: 38
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 224
- Number of recipients older than 64: 75
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 128
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 155
| Most common first names in Lincoln County, NM among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 66 | 73.4 years |
| William | 65 | 78.0 years |
| Mary | 63 | 77.2 years |
| Robert | 50 | 69.0 years |
| John | 50 | 74.2 years |
| Charles | 29 | 71.7 years |
| Dorothy | 29 | 79.2 years |
| George | 28 | 73.7 years |
| Thomas | 25 | 70.1 years |
| Joe | 25 | 67.1 years |
| Most common last names in Lincoln County, NM among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Miller | 36 | 72.9 years |
| Jones | 32 | 76.8 years |
| Williams | 26 | 77.4 years |
| Sanchez | 26 | 74.9 years |
| Smith | 26 | 73.0 years |
| Chavez | 21 | 72.5 years |
| Davis | 17 | 71.8 years |
| Brown | 17 | 77.4 years |
| Thompson | 15 | 78.5 years |
| Johnson | 14 | 64.3 years |
| Businesses in Lincoln County, NM | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
| Best Western | 2 | Nike | 2 | |
| Big O Tires | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Circle K | 1 | Ramada | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| Dennys | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
| FedEx | 3 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | Travelodge | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | True Value | 2 | |
| KFC | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
| La Quinta | 1 | UPS | 6 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
| Lane Furniture | 2 | Walmart | 1 | |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | |||
Lincoln County on our top lists:
- #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"