San Miguel County vs. Torrance County

	San Miguel County (NM)	Torrance County (NM)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	27,591	15,591
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.1%	-4.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	29,379	16,375
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	29,393	16,383
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.7%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.4%	20.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.7%	20.7%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	47.0%
White alone, percent	90.8%	90.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.1%	2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	3.2%	4.2%
Asian alone, percent	1.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	77.5%	43.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	17.8%	50.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,099	1,551
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.6%	5.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	15,967	8,098
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.2%	83.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$127,200	$112,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,141	$926
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$331	$325
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$657	$815
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.8%	1.6%
Households, 2014-2018	11,292	5,664
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.34	2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.3%	88.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	56.1%	22.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	68.8%	81.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	52.9%	62.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.2%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	22.7%	15.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	22.4%	12.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.9%	10.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.3%	47.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	43.2%	43.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	178,143	10,004
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	220,926	154,041
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,647	$9,615
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.1	29.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,660	$37,218
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,285	$20,072
Persons in poverty, percent	28.2%	25.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	447	207
Total employment, 2017	6,692	1,615
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	198,414	51,313
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	6.7%	-6.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,302	813
All firms, 2012	1,665	1,084
Men-owned firms, 2012	750	569
Women-owned firms, 2012	691	366
Minority-owned firms, 2012	938	317
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	628	728
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	126	115
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,422	893
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	54.1%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.0%	27.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	6.2	4.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	4,715.82	3,344.85

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between San Miguel county (NM) and Torrance county (NM) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.