Western New Mexico's Living Circumstances

Silver City Consolidated Schools Overview

Western New Mexico University located in Silver City Consolidated Schools area. A total of 8,782 households are located in Silver City Consolidated Schools area. Among them, 2,043 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.92 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 5,008 and 4,310 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.71% (334) of residents are non-citizens and 25.85% (5,048) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Silver City Consolidated Schools, New Mexico
Household	8,782
Population	19,531
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,043 (23.26%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	5,008
Total Students	4,310
Pre-Kindergarten	282
Kindergarten	42
Grade 1-8	1,864
Grade 9-12	900
College/Graduate School	1,222
Veterans	16,038
Non-citizen	334
Non-English Home Language	5,048
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

16,460 residents are over the age of 16 and 8,311 people are in labor force. Among them, 8,289 people are in civilian labor force and 22 are in armed labor force. 7,691 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Silver City Consolidated Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,679	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	6,197	80.70%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	674	8.78%
Public transportation	63	0.82%
Walked	166	2.16%
Other method	105	1.37%
Worked from home	474	6.17%
Average Commute Time	16 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,691	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,904	37.76%
Service	2,248	29.23%
Sales and office	1,156	15.03%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	700	9.10%
Production, transportation, and material moving	683	8.88%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,691	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	938	12.20%
Construction	393	5.11%
Manufacturing	208	2.70%
Wholesale trade	126	1.64%
Retail trade	712	9.26%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	105	1.37%
Information	170	2.21%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	345	4.49%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	402	5.23%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,451	31.87%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,306	16.98%
Other services, except public administration	263	3.42%
Public administration	272	3.54%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,691	-
Private wage and salary workers	5,322	69.20%
Government workers	1,927	25.06%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	401	5.21%
Unpaid family workers	41	0.53%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $61,020 for the 8,782 households in Silver City Consolidated Schools area, New Mexico. The average income of a single worker is $24,656. 19,094 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 96.35%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	8,782	-
Less than $10,000	1,227	13.97%
$10,000 - $14,999	455	5.18%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,274	14.51%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,132	12.89%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,217	13.86%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,214	13.82%
$75,000 - $99,999	896	10.20%
$100,000 - $149,999	838	9.54%
$150,000 - $199,999	249	2.84%
More than $200,000	280	3.19%
Median Household Income	$39,425	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$61,020	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	4,903	-
Less than $10,000	432	8.81%
$10,000 - $14,999	286	5.83%
$15,000 - $24,999	363	7.40%
$25,000 - $34,999	603	12.30%
$35,000 - $49,999	676	13.79%
$50,000 - $74,999	802	16.36%
$75,000 - $99,999	614	12.52%
$100,000 - $149,999	672	13.71%
$150,000 - $199,999	209	4.26%
More than $200,000	246	5.02%

Median Family Income	$52,612	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$77,568	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$24,656	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$42,730	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$42,730	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	19,818	-
With health insurance coverage	19,094	96.35%
Public coverage	11,423	57.64%
Private health insurance	10,923	55.12%
Without health insurance coverage	724	3.65%

Housing

There are 11,006 housing units in Silver City Consolidated Schools area, New Mexico with 8,782 units (79.79%) occupied. 5,746 houses (65.43%) are occupied by owner and 3,036 houses (34.57%) are rented. The average housing value is $151,500 and the average rental cost is $676. 60 houses (0.55%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,315 houses (11.95%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,006	-
Occupied	8,782	79.79%
Owner Occupied	5,746	65.43%
Renter Occupied	3,036	34.57%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	6,451	58.61%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	119	1.08%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,071	9.73%
Mobile Homes	3,334	30.29%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	31	0.28%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,006	-
Built 2014 or later	60	0.55%
Built 2010 - 2013	82	0.75%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,022	9.29%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,196	19.95%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,897	17.24%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,320	21.08%
Built 1960 - 1969	999	9.08%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,115	10.13%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,315	11.95%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,006	-
1 room	244	2.22%
2 rooms	285	2.59%
3 rooms	725	6.59%
4 rooms	1,871	17.00%
5 rooms	3,173	28.83%
6 rooms	2,385	21.67%
7 rooms	1,211	11.00%
8 rooms	521	4.73%
9 rooms or more	591	5.37%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,006	-
no bedroom	265	2.41%
1 bedroom	988	8.98%
2 bedrooms	3,257	29.59%
3 bedrooms	5,461	49.62%
4 bedrooms	905	8.22%
5 bedrooms or more	130	1.18%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,746	-
Less than $50,000	694	12.08%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,103	19.20%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,048	18.24%
$150,000 - $199,999	699	12.16%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,158	20.15%
$300,000 - $499,999	953	16.59%
$500,000 - $999,999	56	0.97%
$1,000,000 or more	35	0.61%
Median House Value	$151,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,683	-
Less than $500	577	21.51%
$500 - $999	1,671	62.28%
$1,000 - $1,499	397	14.80%
$1,500 - $1,999	38	1.42%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$676	-

Demographic

A total of 20,018 people lives in Silver City Consolidated Schools area, New Mexico with 9,820 male and 10,198 female. The males to female ratio is 49.06 to 50.94. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	20,018	-
Male	9,820	49.06%
Female	10,198	50.94%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	20,018	-
Under 5 years	1,022	5.11%
5 - 9 years	915	4.57%
10 - 14 years	1,269	6.34%
15 - 19 years	1,176	5.87%
20 - 24 years	1,205	6.02%
25 - 34 years	2,273	11.35%
35 - 44 years	2,060	10.29%
45 - 54 years	1,953	9.76%
55 - 59 years	1,376	6.87%
60 - 64 years	1,668	8.33%
65 - 74 years	3,094	15.46%
75 - 84 years	1,558	7.78%
85 years and older	449	2.24%
Median Age	45.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	20,018	-
One Race	19,714	98.48%
White	18,477	92.30%
Black or African American	131	0.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native	486	2.43%
Asian	145	0.72%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3	0.01%
Other	472	2.36%

Two or more races	304	1.52%
White and Black or African American	28	0.14%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	16	0.08%
White and Asian	31	0.15%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%