CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Capitan

New Mexico · 831 residents · 3.26 sq mi

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Capitan is home to 831 people in New Mexico. At a median age of 40.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 612 fewer people here than in 2000. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. That trails the New Mexico median by roughly 28%. Median home value sits at $53,900.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

831

−42%vs 2000

vs 1,443 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.6

−4%vs 2000

vs 42.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.26 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.2%(35)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.6%(38)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.7%(81)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(52)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.4%(28)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.2%(101)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.5%(154)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.6%(105)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.2%(101)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.2%(85)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(44)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,379

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,188 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,696

−29%vs 2000

vs $15,062 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.8%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,900

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$324

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $443 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.7%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.3% in 2000

24.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic77.3%(1,116)

Black0.2%(3)

Hispanic / Latino19.2%(277)

Asian0.5%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(822)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino16.1%(134)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.1%(9)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican35.9%(427)

Spaniard1.8%(21)

Ancestry

American34%(405)

German9.3%(111)

English7.8%(93)

Scottish6.2%(74)

Dutch3.8%(45)

Irish3.3%(39)

British2.9%(34)

French2.9%(34)

Scotch-Irish2.4%(29)

Czech1.9%(23)

Russian1.4%(17)

Norwegian1.1%(13)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.3%(4)

Swedish0.3%(4)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.4%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.9%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.7%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.3 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 21.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31.4%(128)

Married61.2%(249)

Widowed4.4%(18)

Divorced2.9%(12)

Women 15+

Never married10.2%(59)

Married47.8%(278)

Widowed31.7%(184)

Divorced10.3%(60)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.1%

−27.1 ptssince 2013

from 30.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

29.1%

−7.8 ptssince 2020

from 36.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.9%

−9.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

42.9%

+14.5 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.5%

+12.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.9%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 6.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.5%

−15.7 ptssince 2020

from 65.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

71.4%

+21.0 ptssince 2020

from 50.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)19.8%(16)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.9%(25)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era66.7%(54)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 81 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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