CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Wagon Mound

New Mexico · 339 residents · 1.01 sq mi

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Wagon Mound is a city of 339 people in New Mexico. 36.6% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. That trails the New Mexico median by roughly 50%. The typical home is worth $24,200. Median rent is $99 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% 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

339

−8%vs 2000

vs 369 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.1

−18%vs 2000

vs 42.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.01 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024557

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(22)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910%(34)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.7%(33)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.8%(30)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.7%(9)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.1%(41)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.5%(56)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.4%(25)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(34)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(26)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.5%(22)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$12,031

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $17,273 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,980

−24%vs 2000

vs $10,459 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

36.6%

+13.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$24,200

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2019

Median gross rent

$99

−47%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $244 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

85.1%

+8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.2% in 2000

14.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic12.2%(45)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino87.8%(324)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic60.2%(204)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino94.7%(321)

Asian0%(0)

Other39.8%(135)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican20.3%(113)

Puerto Rican2.9%(16)

Spaniard1.8%(10)

Ancestry

French26.9%(150)

Norwegian26.6%(148)

Hungarian6.1%(34)

American4.1%(23)

Croatian3.6%(20)

Irish2.7%(15)

English2.2%(12)

French Canadian2%(11)

German1.3%(7)

Greek0.4%(2)

West Indian0.4%(2)

RANKED:Largest French population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Hungarian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.4%

+4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.2%

−10.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.1 min

−29%vs 2000

vs 22.5 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 married50.5%(104)

Married33.5%(69)

Widowed3.4%(7)

Divorced12.6%(26)

Women 15+

Never married14.3%(45)

Married27.6%(87)

Widowed20.6%(65)

Divorced37.5%(118)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.6%

−17.3 ptssince 2013

from 18.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.9%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 43.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

30.3%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 28.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

39.0%

−19.9 ptssince 2020

from 58.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.8%

+11.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 4.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.6%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 70.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

62.3%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 68.5% 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)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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