Cibola County, New Mexico (NM) Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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County population in 2005: 27,620 (41% urban, 59% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,424
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,903
% of renters here:   23%
State: 30%
Land area: 4539 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 6 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   24.8%
Whole state:   18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   10.4%
Whole state:   7.8%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.4%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (12.8%), Public administration (12.3%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 58%
  • Government: 35%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

Cibola County, New Mexico business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Cibola County, New Mexico:

  • American Indian (41.8%)
  • Hispanic (33.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (24.7%)
  • Other race (15.4%)
  • Two or more races (3.2%)
  • Black (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:   33.1 years
New Mexico median age:   34.6 years

Males: 12,505   (48.9%)
Females: 13,090   (51.1%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $23,506
County population in 2003: 27,261
Jobs in 2003: 8,620

Total labor force in 2004: 12,411
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.9%

Average household size:
Cibola County:   3.0 people
New Mexico:   2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,507 ($27,774 in 2000)
This county   $30,507
New Mexico: $37,492

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $83,048
Cibola County   $83,048
New Mexico: $125,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $355
Institutionalized population: 997
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Cibola County in 2000: $654

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 8
  • Burglaries: 33
  • Thefts: 15
  • Auto thefts: 7

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 4
  • Assaults: 6
  • Burglaries: 22
  • Thefts: 4
  • Auto thefts: 1

2004 Presidential Election results in Cibola County New Mexico:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 52.3%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 46.4%


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $341 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cibola County is $409 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $663 a month.

Cities in this county include: Grants , Milan , Mesita , Paraje , Paguate , Laguna , Seama , Acomita Lake , North Acomita Village , Encinal .

Neighboring counties: Apache County, Arizona , Bernalillo County , Catron County , McKinley County , Sandoval County , Socorro County , Valencia County .

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Cibola County: Chief Rancho (A), Deep Windmill (B), Ward Windmill (C), West Joe Windmill (D), Dent Ranch (E), Dent Windmill (F), Hinkson High Lonesome Windmill (G), Hinkson Ranch Pueblo Historic Site (H), Aragon Ranch (I), White Ranch (J), Wilcoxson Ranch (K), Wildcat Windmill (L), Armijo Camp Site (M), Williamson Ranch (N), Hiyi Windmill (O), Arrosa Ranch (P), Wilson Windmill (Q), Windmill Number 10 (R), Windmill Number 3 (S), Windmill Number 5 (T)

Churches in Cibola County include: Red Lake Mission (A), Santa Maria Mission (B), San Rafael Parish (C), San Mateo Church (D), Saint Margaret-Mary Church (E), Saint Anne Mission (F), Nazarene Church (G)

Cemeteries: San Fidel Cemetery (1), Budville Cemetery (2), Mormon Colony Cemetery (3), Bluewater Cemetery (4), Tinaja Cemetery (5), Eckerman Cemetery (6), El Morro Cemetery (7)

Lakes and reservoirs: Bonita, Laguna (A), Dry Lake (B), Encina, Laguna (C), Mason, Laguna (D), Cactus Lakes (E), Dough Mountain Lake (F), Agua Media (G), Long Lake (H)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lorenzo Arroyo (A), Colorado, Arroyo (B), Bell Rock Arroyo (C), Petoch Wash (D), Piedra Lumbre, Arroyo de (E), San Mateo Creek (F), Willow Wash (G), Puertecita, Arroyo (H), Zia, Arroyo (I)

Parks in Cibola County include: El Malpais National Monument (1), El Morro National Monument (2), El Morro National Monument Inscription Rock Historical Marker (3), Old Fort Wingate-Zuni Wagon Road Historic Site (4), Pueblo Revolt Tricentennial Historical Marker (5), Petaca Plata Wilderness Study Area (6), Long Park (7), San Rafael Historical Marker (8), Pueblo of Acoma Historical Marker (9)

Post offices: Fence Lake Post Office (A), Cubero Post Office (B), Seboyeta Post Office (C), Blue Water Post Office (D), San Mateo Post Office (E), San Rafael Post Office (F)

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   3.9%
New Mexico:   3.3%

Current college students: 1,259
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 583 (57% naturalized citizens)

Cibola County:   2.3%
Whole state: 8.2%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 99
  • 1990 to 1994: 58
  • 1985 to 1989: 31
  • 1980 to 1984: 35
  • 1975 to 1979: 46
  • 1970 to 1974: 115
  • 1970 to 1974: 85
  • 1965 to 1969: 114

Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.9%

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,914
  • One, attached: 456
  • Two: 141
  • 3 or 4: 395
  • 5 to 9: 179
  • 10 to 19: 87
  • 20 or more: 176
  • Mobile homes: 2,902
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 78

Housing units in Cibola County with a mortgage: 1,507 (163 second mortgage, 69 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,235

Agriculture in Cibola County
Average size of farms: 10909 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $26474
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $25099
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $23467
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.16%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.96
Land in orchards: 14 acres

Cibola County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below New Mexico state average. It is 34.4 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/10/1974, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (14%)
  • Public administration (14%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Mining (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (22%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Mexico (56%)
  • Peru (8%)
  • Other Western Europe (7%)
  • Canada (7%)
  • Philippines (7%)
  • Germany (3%)
  • Nicaragua (2%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Cibola County:



  • English (4%)
  • German (4%)
  • United States or American (3%)
  • Irish (3%)
  • Italian (1%)
  • French (except Basque) (1%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 6,270 (74%)
  • Carpooled: 1,549 (18%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 36 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 9 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 7 (0%)
  • Walked: 239 (3%)
  • Other means: 77 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 322 (4%)
 

People in group quarters in Cibola County, New Mexico
  • 732 people in state prisons
  • 136 people in nursing homes
  • 90 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 30 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 28 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 15 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 11 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 11 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 9 people in other group homes
  • 9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 4 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 2 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $33,747.

6.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,535 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.69%
New Mexico average: 7.94%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.55% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($15,509 average AGI)
2.14% relocated from other states ($9,026 average AGI)
Cibola County:   2.14%
New Mexico average: 4.63%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Bernalillo County, NM  1.64% ($21,350 average AGI)
from McKinley County, NM  1.44% ($22,843)
from Valencia County, NM  0.37% ($19,714)
from Dona Ana County, NM  0.19% ($16,571)
from San Juan County, NM  0.19% ($23,714)
from Maricopa County, AZ  0.16% ($22,750)
from Sandoval County, NM  0.16% ($23,167)

7.87% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,293 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.87%
New Mexico average:   7.42%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.21% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($16,616 average AGI)
2.66% relocated to other states ($10,677 average AGI)
Cibola County:   2.66%
New Mexico average: 4.16%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Bernalillo County, NM  2.66% ($25,069 average AGI)
to McKinley County, NM  0.94% ($22,662)
to Valencia County, NM  0.41% ($26,290)
to San Juan County, NM  0.38% ($26,690)
to Dona Ana County, NM  0.21% ($25,563)
to Maricopa County, AZ  0.20% ($32,800)
to Sandoval County, NM  0.20% ($30,933)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.5


Births per 1000 population in Cibola County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.8


Deaths per 1000 population in Cibola County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.3


Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Cibola County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,781 (2,244 aged, 537 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 27%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%

Household type by relationship

Households: 24,524
  • In family households: 22,172 (4,413 male householders, 1,923 female householders)
    4,466 spouses, 8,332 children (7,657 natural, 184 adopted, 491 stepchildren), 1,384 grandchildren, 284 brothers or sisters, 200 parents, 502 other relatives, 668 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 2,352 (1,081 male householders (901 living alone)), 918 female householders (839 living alone)), 353 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 1,071 (1,002 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,183 2-persons, 1,412 3-persons, 1,276 4-persons, 752 5-persons, 388 6-persons, 325 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,740 1-person, 220 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

3,925 married couples with children.
2,326 single-parent households (641 men, 1,685 women).

56.1% of residents of Cibola County speak English at home.
20.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).
22.4% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $137,368,000 ($4986 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $21,968,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $52,015,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,825,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,156,000
Federal grants: $30,810,000
Federal procurement contracts: $24,930,000 ($19,477,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $17,633,000 ($593,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $128,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,433,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,488,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,147
Here:   78 per 1000 residents
State:   74 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,060
Here:   38 per 1000 residents
State:   36 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +70
Here:   +3 per 1000 residents
State: +15 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +902
Here:   +33 per 1000 residents
State:   +5 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Cibola County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.80 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:   5.2
State: 5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:   4.2
State:   4.0



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 264
  • 1995 to 1998: 1,000
  • 1990 to 1994: 568
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,749
  • 1970 to 1979: 2,987
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,483
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,281
  • 1940 to 1949: 302
  • 1939 or earlier: 694


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cibola County, New Mexico:
  • 1 room: 106
  • 2 rooms: 272
  • 3 rooms: 655
  • 4 rooms: 830
  • 5 rooms: 1,910
  • 6 rooms: 1,326
  • 7 rooms: 655
  • 8 rooms: 438
  • 9 or more rooms: 232


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cibola County, New Mexico:
  • 1 room: 54
  • 2 rooms: 223
  • 3 rooms: 335
  • 4 rooms: 513
  • 5 rooms: 410
  • 6 rooms: 206
  • 7 rooms: 92
  • 8 rooms: 54
  • 9 or more rooms: 16


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cibola County:
  • no bedroom: 142
  • 1 bedroom: 547
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,437
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,167
  • 4 bedrooms: 935
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 196


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cibola County:
  • no bedroom: 59
  • 1 bedroom: 488
  • 2 bedrooms: 659
  • 3 bedrooms: 466
  • 4 bedrooms: 190
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 41


Cars and other vehicles available in Cibola County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 420
  • 1 vehicle: 1,760
  • 2 vehicles: 2,599
  • 3 vehicles: 1,190
  • 4 vehicles: 289
  • 5 or more vehicles: 166


Cars and other vehicles available in Cibola County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 298
  • 1 vehicle: 896
  • 2 vehicles: 548
  • 3 vehicles: 101
  • 4 vehicles: 52
  • 5 or more vehicles: 8

68% of Cibola County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in New Mexico.

Cibola County:   67.8%
State average:   55.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 18817
  • Northeast: 428
  • Midwest: 1158
  • South: 1709
  • West: 2808

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $56,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10%


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

  • Utility gas (48%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
  • Wood (18%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

  • Utility gas (64%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Wood (10%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 524
Here:   13.9%
New Mexico:   8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 211
Here:   13.0%
New Mexico:   7.8%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 165
Here:   15.4%
New Mexico:   11.9%


Cibola County government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - All Other: $32,000
  • Construction - Corrections - Other: $1,421,000
    General: $379,000
  • Current Operations - Corrections - Other: $2,339,000
    General - Other: $921,000
    Financial Administration: $866,000
    Police Protection: $742,000
    Regular Highways: $737,000
    Central Staff Services: $670,000
    Fire Protection: $176,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $151,000
    Health Services - Other: $149,000
    Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $129,000
    General Public Buildings: $107,000
    Parks & Recreation: $59,000
    Solid Waste Management: $54,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $5,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,096,000
    Highways: $42,000
    All Other: $6,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $387,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Natural Resources: $36,000
    General: $28,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Welfare: $628,000
    Libraries: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $35,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,445,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $5,903,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $543,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $1,164,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $448,000
    Interest Earnings: $111,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $259,000
    Fire Protection: $249,000
    Corrections - Other: $109,000
    Police Protection: $19,000
    Health - Other: $19,000
    Financial Administration: $12,000
    Judicial: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,261,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,395,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,166,000
    Highways: $992,000
    Public Welfare: $558,000
    General Support: $465,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $2,527,000
    Property: $2,153,000
    Other Selective Sales: $46,000
    NEC: $6,000
    Tobacco Sales: $0
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $2,364,000

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