COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Cibola County

New Mexico · 23,794 residents · 4,540 sq mi

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With 23,794 people, Cibola County is a county in New Mexico. 33.6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $36,900. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 30% less than in New Mexico as a whole. The median household earns $16,848, about 44% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,794

−7%vs 2000

vs 25,595 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.0

−9%vs 2000

vs 33.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4,540 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202427K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(1,937)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.7%(2,310)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.8%(2,561)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.5%(2,029)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(1,374)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(3,889)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(3,279)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(2,401)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(2,037)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.2%(1,241)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.3%(549)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(187)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,848

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,774 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,803

−42%vs 2000

vs $11,731 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

33.6%

+8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,900

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$245

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $355 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.8%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.0% in 2000

26.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic24.7%(6,325)

Black0.9%(231)

Hispanic / Latino33.4%(8,555)

Asian0.4%(91)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic58.4%(13,886)

Black1.2%(285)

Hispanic / Latino33.8%(8,031)

Asian0.2%(45)

Other40.3%(9,578)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican12.4%(3,338)

Spaniard7%(1,870)

Central American0.5%(141)

Honduran0.5%(141)

Cuban0.1%(33)

Puerto Rican0.1%(25)

South American0.1%(21)

Peruvian0.1%(21)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(82)

Nepalese0.1%(34)

Chinese0.1%(25)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(12)

Native Hawaiian0%(5)

Ancestry

Irish5.2%(1,396)

German4.3%(1,151)

American3.2%(862)

English3.1%(823)

Scottish1.7%(453)

French1.1%(304)

Swedish0.7%(190)

Swiss0.6%(170)

Italian0.6%(149)

Dutch0.5%(145)

Norwegian0.4%(101)

Finnish0.3%(79)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.3%(73)

Arab0.2%(63)

Greek0.2%(59)

Canadian0.1%(34)

Polish0.1%(31)

British0.1%(26)

Lebanese0.1%(23)

Egyptian0.1%(20)

West Indian0.1%(17)

Haitian0.1%(17)

Portuguese0%(13)

Hungarian0%(12)

Czech0%(9)

French Canadian0%(9)

Russian0%(5)

Subsaharan African0%(4)

Welsh0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Spaniard population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.8%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.7%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.1 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 18.3 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 married44.2%(4,740)

Married38.3%(4,103)

Widowed3.2%(341)

Divorced14.3%(1,532)

Women 15+

Never married42.7%(4,660)

Married36.9%(4,031)

Widowed7.8%(853)

Divorced12.6%(1,379)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.9%

−13.8 ptssince 2013

from 25.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

27.1%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 31.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 7.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.3%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

49.6%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 47.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

34.3%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 38.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

64.7%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 62.7% 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)8.6%(136)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.4%(399)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49%(770)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2%(32)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.9%(30)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,573 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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