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88415

Clayton, NM · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
3,178
Median household income
$44,952
People below poverty
17.7%
Median home value
$120,800

Income

The median income of households in 88415 was $44,952. An estimated 11% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 88415 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 11
$10,000 to $14,999 9.2
$15,000 to $24,999 10
$25,000 to $34,999 13.5
$35,000 to $49,999 9.7
$50,000 to $74,999 17.4
$75,000 to $99,999 14.8
$100,000 to $149,999 6.7
$150,000 to $199,999 2.8
$200,000 or more 4.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 88415 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 59464
Female 33812

An estimated 64.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 44.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $17,644. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 88415 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 64.2
Social Security 44.3
Retirement income 19.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 12.1
Cash public assistance income 1.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 17.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 16.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 26.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 88415 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 17.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 16.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 26.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.2

In 2020-2024, 22.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 45.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 57.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 38.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 88415 in 2020-2024, 90.1% had health insurance coverage and 9.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 46.2% and public coverage was 67.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 8.7%.


In 2020-2024, 88415 had a total population of 3,178 - 1,416 (44.6%) females and 1,762 (55.4%) males. The median age was 42.2 years. An estimated 19.4% of the population was under 18 years, 32.1% was 19 to 44 years, 24.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 22.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 88415 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 146 10
5 to 9 94 103
10 to 14 65 94
15 to 19 46 113
20 to 24 104 33
25 to 29 106 74
30 to 34 204 79
35 to 39 162 91
40 to 44 103 62
45 to 49 155 78
50 to 54 118 80
55 to 59 53 72
60 to 64 135 78
65 to 69 71 54
70 to 74 74 170
75 to 79 90 105
80 to 84 19 48
85 and over 17 72

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 61.8% were White; 1.2% were Black or African American; 15.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 28.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 44.7% of the people in 88415 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 49.1% of the people in 88415 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,159 households in 88415. The average household size was 2.34 people.

Married-couple households made up 33.3% of the households in 88415 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 37.9% of all households, while 21.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 25.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 43.6% of all households.

In 88415, 28.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 44.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 88415 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 33.3
Cohabiting Couples 7.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
37.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 33.9% of males and 29.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 41.2 24.2
Now married, except separated 33.9 29.5
Separated 1.8 2.2
Widowed 2.4 17.1
Divorced 20.7 26.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 88415, 75 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 68% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.5% of the people living in 88415 were U.S. natives. 54.7% of the 88415 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.5% of 88415 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 9.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 55.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 88415 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 88415.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 88415 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 97.2
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 2.8
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 88415 in 2020-2024, 25.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 22.9% of people at least five years old; 7.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 88415 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 22.9
Other Indo-European languages 1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 1.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 88415 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 88415 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.3
Different house, same county 1.7
Different county, same state 5.2
Different state 1.7
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 17.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 88415 was 597 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 15 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 471. College or graduate school enrollment was 111.

Educational Attainment of People in 88415 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.2
High school diploma or equivalency 44.7
Some college, no degree 21.3
Associate's degree 6.5
Bachelor's degree 12.7
Graduate or professional degree 4.6

Disability

In 88415, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 30.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 10.7% of people under 18 years old, to 32.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 45.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 88415, 38.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 58.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 68.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 23.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 700 68.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 241 23.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 78 7.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 88415 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 88415 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 15
Construction 4.3
Manufacturing 5.5
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 14.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.9
Information 6.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 2.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 11.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 13.3
Other Services, except public administration 3.6
Public administration 10.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 88415 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 383 37.6
Service occupations 210 20.6
Sales and office occupations 83 8.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 153 15
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 190 18.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 82.7% of 88415 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 14.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 88415 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 82.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 7.3
Other means 1.6
Worked from home 3

In 2020-2024, 88415 had a total of 1,496 housing units. Of these housing units, 75.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 10.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 14% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 88415 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 75.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 10.2
Mobile homes 14
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

0.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 21.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 88415 was 5.1 rooms, and of these housing units 52.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 88415 had 1,159 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 337 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 71.7% while renters occupied 28.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.4 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.18.

3.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.8% and another 25.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 88415:

House Heating Fuel Used in 88415 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 84.7
Electricity 8.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 6.5
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 88415 was $120,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 40.6 % had a mortgage. 59.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,108 and for owners without a mortgage it was $467.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 88415 was $673. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.