COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Union County

New Mexico · 4,124 residents · 3,825 sq mi

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Union County is home to 4,124 people in New Mexico. Median home value sits at $37,500. At a median age of 37.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 24% less than in New Mexico as a whole. Households take in $18,227 at the median, 40% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,124

−1%vs 2000

vs 4,174 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.1

−7%vs 2000

vs 39.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3,825 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(313)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(339)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(310)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(291)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.7%(151)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413%(538)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(529)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(492)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(414)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(375)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.9%(285)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(87)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,227

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,080 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,603

−28%vs 2000

vs $14,700 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.0%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,500

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$284

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $376 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.4%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.0% in 2000

27.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic62.7%(2,618)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino35.1%(1,465)

Asian0.3%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(3,966)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino32.7%(1,349)

Asian0.2%(10)

Other3.6%(148)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican22.2%(892)

Spaniard3.1%(123)

Dominican0.2%(10)

South American0.1%(4)

Peruvian0.1%(4)

Ancestry

German15.4%(618)

English12.6%(505)

Irish10.9%(438)

American3.8%(151)

Italian3%(119)

Scottish2.1%(86)

Scotch-Irish2%(80)

French1.8%(74)

Norwegian1.3%(53)

Dutch1.3%(52)

Finnish0.4%(17)

Swedish0.4%(15)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

British0.3%(14)

Polish0.3%(14)

Russian0.3%(11)

West Indian0.2%(10)

Haitian0.2%(10)

Swiss0.2%(8)

Czech0.1%(5)

Slovak0.1%(4)

Subsaharan African0.1%(3)

Welsh0.1%(3)

Danish0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.0%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.6%

−16.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.7 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 15.4 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 married36%(649)

Married40.3%(727)

Widowed3.4%(61)

Divorced20.3%(365)

Women 15+

Never married20.8%(304)

Married39.8%(582)

Widowed16%(234)

Divorced23.5%(344)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.4%

−10.2 ptssince 2013

from 20.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.1%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 42.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.9%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 27.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

37.9%

+9.5 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.2%

−7.3 ptssince 2020

from 58.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

59.7%

+7.6 ptssince 2020

from 52.1% 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)19.4%(38)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(37)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.3%(75)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10.2%(20)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 196 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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