Nationwide Claims to Fame

Sierra County is 12th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Statewide Claims to Fame

Sierra County is 1st in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Sierra County is 3rd in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Sierra County is 6th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - Two or More

Sierra County is 9th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - White

Sierra County is 11th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Home ownership rate

Sierra County is 12th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Sierra County is 12th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Size in square miles

Sierra County is 13th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in People per household

Sierra County is 15th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Sierra County is 15th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Main Cities Within Sierra County, New Mexico

Sierra County, New Mexico Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Sierra County Rank New Mexico US
Current population (2012) 11,895 25th 2,085,538 313,914,040
Size in square miles 4,179.0 12th 121,298.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 2.9 25th 17 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Sierra County Rank New Mexico US
Residents younger than 5 4.6% 31st 6.9% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 16.4% 32nd 24.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 32.0% 1st 14.1% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Sierra County Rank New Mexico US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 84.7% 12th 83.1% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 18.8% 15th 25.4% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Sierra County Rank New Mexico US
Race - White 93.7% 9th 83.2% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.7% 31st 2.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 2.4% 19th 10.2% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.4% 31st 1.6% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 15th 0.2% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.7% 6th 2.4% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 28.9% 29th 47.0% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 67.2% 3rd 39.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Sierra County Rank New Mexico US
Female residents 50.0% 16th 50.5% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 4.3% 23rd 9.8% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Sierra County Rank New Mexico US
Housing units 8,296 22nd 908,132 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 6.8% 22nd 15.0% 25.9%
Households 4,338 25th 762,002 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 78.5% 11th 69.6% 66.1%
Home median value $105,100 18th $161,800 $186,200
People per household 2.7 13th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 0 25th 4,672 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Sierra County Rank New Mexico US
Income per capita $17,033 29th $23,537 $27,915
Income per household $28,373 32nd $44,631 $52,762
Income below poverty line 20.0% 17th 19.0% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Sierra County Rank New Mexico US
Non-farm private establishments 223 26th 43,860 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 2,598 23rd 597,568 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 832 25th 157,231 27,092,908
Retail sales $82,782 28th $24,469,997 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $6,634 29th $12,429 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $14,920 26th $3,734,300 $613,795,732

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