El Cerro-Monterey Park, New Mexico
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| Males: 3,045 |  (51.6%) |
| Females: 2,858 |  (48.4%) |
| Median resident age: | 24.2 years |
| New Mexico median age: | 34.6 years |
Zip codes: 87031.
| El Cerro-Monterey Park: | $36,745 |
| NM: | $59,726 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $18,196 (it was $8,734 in 2000)
El Cerro-Monterey Park CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $130,501 (it was $57,700 in 2000)
| El Cerro-Monterey Park: | $130,501 |
| NM: | $243,100 |
El Cerro-Monterey Park, NM residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in El Cerro-Monterey Park, NM
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- 4,04973.8%Hispanic
- 1,25822.9%White alone
- 701.3%American Indian alone
- 651.2%Two or more races
- 260.5%Black alone
- 90.2%Asian alone
- 30.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 30.05%Other race alone
Races in El Cerro-Monterey Park detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (5.3%), English (4.2%), United States (4.0%), Irish (3.5%), Italian (1.5%).
Current Local Time: MST time zone
Land area: 9.33 square miles.
Population density: 633 people per square mile (low).
1,688 residents are foreign born (30.4% Latin America).
| This place: | 30.8% |
| New Mexico: | 8.2% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| El Cerro-Monterey Park CDP: | 0.6% ($345) |
| New Mexico: | 0.7% ($699) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albuquerque, NM 
(23.6 miles , pop. 448,607).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (322.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).
Nearest cities:
El Cerro Mission, NM (0.6 miles ),
), Monterey Park, NM (1.3 miles ),
), Las Maravillas, NM (1.7 miles ),
), Valencia, NM (1.9 miles ),
), Rio Communities North, NM (2.0 miles ),
), Peralta, NM (2.2 miles ),
), El Cerro, NM (2.3 miles )
)Latitude: 34.77 N, Longitude: 106.64 W
| Here: | 3.9% |
| New Mexico: | 3.6% |
- Construction (23.3%)
- Health care (8.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.5%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.3%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (3.7%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.6%)
- Repair & maintenance (3.2%)
- Construction (39.1%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.5%)
- Repair & maintenance (5.5%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (4.7%)
- Truck transportation (4.7%)
- Public administration (3.8%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.8%)
- Health care (20.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (14.2%)
- Finance & insurance (6.7%)
- Educational services (6.2%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.9%)
- Air transportation (4.1%)
- Social assistance (3.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11.1%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6.7%)
- Construction laborers (5.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.6%)
- Carpenters (4.5%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.4%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (11.3%)
- Construction laborers (9.7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8.2%)
- Carpenters (7.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.6%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (5.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (19.1%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7.8%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (7.1%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.6%)
- Cashiers (3.5%)
Average climate in El Cerro-Monterey Park, New Mexico
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 198. This is significantly worse than average.
| City: | 198 |
| U.S.: | 73 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2022 was 0.177. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 17.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.177 |
| U.S.: | 0.251 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 7.39. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 14.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 7.39 |
| U.S.: | 5.11 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 31.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 31.9 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 46.5. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 17.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 46.5 |
| U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 9.76. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 9.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 9.76 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Earthquake activity:
El Cerro-Monterey Park-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Mexico state average. It is 686% greater 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 25.3 miles away from the city 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 565.4 miles away from El Cerro-Monterey Park 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
On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 557.6 miles away from the city center
On 5/19/1940 at 04:36:40, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 530.2 miles away from the city center, causing $33,000,000 total damage
On 8/23/2011 at 05:46:18, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 192.1 miles away from El Cerro-Monterey Park center
On 6/29/2014 at 04:59:35, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 4.0 mi) earthquake occurred 210.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Valencia County (7) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 3, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near El Cerro-Monterey Park:
- AMBERCARE HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 11 miles away; BELEN, NM)
- BELEN MEADOWS HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; BELEN, NM)
- LOS LUNAS COMMUNITY PROGRAM/BEHAVIORAL SERVICES CE (Hospital, about 12 miles away; BELEN, NM)
- VALENCIA PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 12 miles away; BELEN, NM)
- CASA ANGELICA (Hospital, about 16 miles away; ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to El Cerro-Monterey Park:
- Central New Mexico Community College (about 22 miles; Albuquerque, NM; Full-time enrollment: 19,398)
- University of New Mexico-Main Campus (about 22 miles; Albuquerque, NM; FT enrollment: 23,042)
- University of Phoenix-Albuquerque Campus (about 30 miles; Albuquerque, NM; FT enrollment: 2,335)
- Santa Fe Community College (about 67 miles; Santa Fe, NM; FT enrollment: 3,047)
- New Mexico Highlands University (about 99 miles; Las Vegas, NM; FT enrollment: 2,931)
- Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus (about 158 miles; Roswell, NM; FT enrollment: 2,212)
- San Juan College (about 163 miles; Farmington, NM; FT enrollment: 5,112)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in El Cerro-Monterey Park: Romero Ranch (A), Manzano Vista Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 3.7 people |
| New Mexico: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 83.9% |
| Whole state: | 69.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 12.2% |
| Whole state: | 6.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This place: | 34.6% |
| Whole state: | 18.4% |
| This place: | 15.5% |
| Whole state: | 7.8% |
For population 15 years and over in El Cerro-Monterey Park:
- Never married: 28.2%
- Now married: 57.7%
- Separated: 4.4%
- Widowed: 2.3%
- Divorced: 7.4%
For population 25 years and over in El Cerro-Monterey Park:
- High school or higher: 46.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
- Unemployed: 10.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 39.7 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 20.5 |
| New Mexico average: | 14.5 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for El Cerro-Monterey Park, NM (based on Valencia County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 21,584 | 12 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 6,889 | 45 |
| Other | 2,180 | 11 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,703 | 8 |
| None | 44,213 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 11
| Valencia County: | 1.55 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.44 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Valencia County: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Mexico: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| This county: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Mexico: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 23
| This county: | 3.23 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Mexico: | 4.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 28
| Here: | 3.94 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Mexico: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Valencia County: | 7.4% |
| New Mexico: | 6.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 25.8% |
| State: | 22.1% |
Strongest AM radio stations in El Cerro-Monterey Park:
- KNML (610 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KXKS (1190 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KARS (860 AM; 1 kW; BELEN, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
- KKIM (1000 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
- KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KANM (1600 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: ARAGON BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.L.C.)
- KABQ (1350 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KKJY (1550 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: VANGUARD MEDIA, L.L.C)
- KDEF (1150 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: RAMH CORPORATION)
- KDAZ (730 AM; 1 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: PAN AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KKNS (1310 AM; 5 kW; CORRALES, NM; Owner: SIMMONS-NM, LS, LLC)
- KTBL (1050 AM; 1 kW; LOS RANCHOS, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in El Cerro-Monterey Park:
- KIOT (102.5 FM; LOS LUNAS, NM; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KNKT (107.1 FM; ARMIJO, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF ALBUQUERQUE, INC.)
- KTEG (104.7 FM; BOSQUE FARMS, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KLYT (88.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- KTZO (103.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KUNM (89.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO)
- KKOB-FM (93.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KANW (89.1 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: BD. OF EDUC. CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
- KBZU (96.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KBQI (107.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KMGA (99.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KZRR (94.1 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KRST (92.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KPEK (100.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- K265CA (100.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KFLQ (91.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- KLVO (97.7 FM; BELEN, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
- K213BT (90.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KYLZ (106.3 FM; LOS LUNAS, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
- KXTC (99.9 FM; THOREAU, NM; Owner: KXTC, L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around El Cerro-Monterey Park:
- KWBQ (Channel 19; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF NEW MEXICO, LLC)
- KTFQ (Channel 14; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: TELEFUTURA TELEVISION GROUP, INC.)
- K43HW (Channel 43; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: JOSEPH W. SHAFFER)
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 5 | $122,068 | 2 | $108,620 | 9 | $122,301 | 1 | $24,160 | 1 | $64,710 | 1 | $131,100 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $38,660 | 1 | $140,770 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $21,220 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 4 | $142,658 | 1 | $63,240 | 6 | $149,452 | 2 | $33,090 | 0 | $0 | 3 | $53,717 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 3 | $176,903 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $41,810 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9703.01
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $141,815 | 1 | $130,050 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $188,460 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 9703.01
El Cerro-Monterey Park compared to New Mexico state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
El Cerro-Monterey Park on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (population 5,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: construction laborers (population 5,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: laborers and material movers, hand (population 5,000+)"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (population 5,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (population 5,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: rail transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: carpenters (population 5,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: air transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: book stores and news dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: construction (population 5,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: other healthcare support occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores (population 5,000+)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the least people having Master's or Doctorate degrees (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: nonmetallic mineral products (population 5,000+)"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of unmarried partner households (population 5,000+)"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
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- #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (population 5,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 100 least-educated cities (pop. 5,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of mobile homes (200+ housing units)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"