COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

San Miguel County

New Mexico · 25,743 residents · 4,722 sq mi

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With 25,743 people, San Miguel County is a county in New Mexico. The poverty rate is 30.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $48,700. That trails the New Mexico median by roughly 26%. Households take in $17,885 at the median, 41% less than the US figure. Median rent is $270 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

25,743

−15%vs 2000

vs 30,126 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.6

−13%vs 2000

vs 35.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4,722 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202427K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(2,072)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(2,346)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(2,148)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.7%(2,229)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(1,514)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.2%(4,425)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(3,657)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(2,539)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.1%(1,820)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(1,702)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(1,031)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(260)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,885

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,524 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,149

−39%vs 2000

vs $13,268 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

30.2%

+5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,700

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $82,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$270

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $430 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.0%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.1% in 2000

28.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic18.9%(5,690)

Black0.6%(185)

Hispanic / Latino78%(23,487)

Asian0.4%(130)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic63.9%(16,442)

Black0.7%(176)

Hispanic / Latino80%(20,592)

Asian0.7%(190)

Other34.7%(8,935)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican29.7%(7,985)

Spaniard9.1%(2,436)

Puerto Rican0.7%(182)

Central American0.6%(154)

Guatemalan0.5%(134)

Cuban0.2%(48)

South American0.1%(28)

Chilean0.1%(17)

Salvadoran0.1%(14)

Nicaraguan0%(6)

Peruvian0%(6)

Ecuadorian0%(3)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Colombian0%(2)

Asian origin

Japanese0.2%(43)

Thai0.1%(20)

Chinese0.1%(16)

Kazakh0%(8)

Pakistani0%(7)

Asian Indian0%(1)

Bangladeshi0%(1)

Ancestry

German5.7%(1,532)

American5.6%(1,507)

English3.9%(1,052)

Irish2.8%(762)

Italian1.5%(393)

French1%(275)

Scottish0.7%(182)

Dutch0.5%(138)

Welsh0.5%(137)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(114)

Polish0.4%(112)

Norwegian0.3%(70)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.2%(58)

British0.2%(56)

West Indian0.1%(36)

Jamaican0.1%(36)

Russian0.1%(35)

Arab0.1%(26)

Swiss0.1%(22)

Finnish0.1%(16)

Subsaharan African0.1%(15)

Lebanese0.1%(14)

Austrian0%(12)

Belgian0%(9)

Hungarian0%(9)

Portuguese0%(8)

Serbian0%(7)

Slovene0%(7)

French Canadian0%(6)

Nigerian0%(3)

Armenian0%(1)

Israeli0%(1)

Kenyan0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.2%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.4%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.0%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.0 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 18.4 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 married43.2%(4,876)

Married40.7%(4,592)

Widowed4.8%(539)

Divorced11.3%(1,271)

Women 15+

Never married34%(4,018)

Married40.7%(4,806)

Widowed10.6%(1,249)

Divorced14.7%(1,738)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.1%

−10.1 ptssince 2013

from 17.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.8%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 36.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.1%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.4%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

40.3%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.3%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.2%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 48.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

63.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 63.9% 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)18%(301)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.5%(393)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.9%(650)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.1%(152)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,670 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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