Catron County, New Mexico Demographics

Catron County is 13th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Catron County is 27th out of 3,143 other counties in Home ownership rate

Catron County is 46th out of 3,143 other counties in Size in square miles

Catron County is 1st in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Catron County is 1st in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Size in square miles

Catron County is 2nd in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Home ownership rate

Catron County is 2nd in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Catron County is 5th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Catron County is 7th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Home median value

Catron County is 7th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - Two or More

Catron County is 8th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Income per capita

Catron County is 10th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - White

Catron County is 14th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Size Demographics
	Catron County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Current population (2012)	3,658	31st	2,085,538	313,914,040
Size in square miles	6,923.7	1st	121,298.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	0.5	32nd	17	87.4

Age Demographics
	Catron County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents younger than 5	3.4%	33rd	6.9%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	14.4%	33rd	24.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	31.7%	2nd	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Catron County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	86.8%	5th	83.1%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	18.8%	16th	25.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Catron County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Race - White	93.6%	10th	83.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.5%	32nd	2.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	3.0%	14th	10.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.2%	33rd	1.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	32nd	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.7%	7th	2.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	19.4%	30th	47.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	75.7%	1st	39.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Catron County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Female residents	48.4%	29th	50.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.4%	32nd	9.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Catron County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Housing units	3,411	27th	908,132	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	0.0%	33rd	15.0%	25.9%
Households	1,786	28th	762,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	86.8%	2nd	69.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$154,600	7th	$161,800	$186,200
People per household	2.0	33rd	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	0	22nd	4,672	829,658

Income Demographics
	Catron County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Income per capita	$22,717	8th	$23,537	$27,915
Income per household	$37,857	16th	$44,631	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.0%	28th	19.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Catron County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Non-farm private establishments	61	30th	43,860	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	385	29th	597,568	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	386	29th	157,231	27,092,908
Retail sales	$7,206	32nd	$24,469,997	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$2,084	32nd	$12,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$2,638	30th	$3,734,300	$613,795,732