Wagon Mound is home to 557 people in New Mexico. At a median age of 62.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 188 people. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. Households here earn about 32% less than in New Mexico as a whole. Median household income is $43,672, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $43,672, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 62.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
68% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wagon Mound
What changed most since 1990
White share5.3% → 34.1%(+28.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share94.7% → 65.5%(−29.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median age35.1 → 62.2(+27.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)7.9%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7.9%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era50%(19)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 38 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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Over time
Wagon Mound, decade by decade
Wagon Mound population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
339
$28,875
$58,082
11.4%
12.6
2000
369
$31,465
$58,839
7.2%
26.8
2010
314
$51,968
$98,830
6.5%
33.6
2020
266
$44,900
–
25.4%
33.1
2024
557
$43,672
–
34.0%
56.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
