De Baca County, New Mexico

• White (non-Hispanic) 557 35.3%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,003 63.6%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1 0.1%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 2 0.1%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 13 0.8%

• Under 18 302 19.2%
• 18–24 55 3.5%
• 25–44 544 34.5%
• 45–64 256 16.2%
• 65 and over 419 26.6%

Median household income

$48,169

90% interval $42,424–$53,914

−$19,669 vs NM · 26th of 33

Below poverty line

16.9%

90% interval 12.4%–21.4%

+1.1 pp vs NM · 23rd of 33

Unemployment (12-mo)

5.3%

+0.78 pp vs. state

County GDP

$110.9M

0.08% of state

Avg. annual pay

$45,694

Establishments

82

• Education & health services 81 18.0%
• Public administration 70 15.5%
• Natural resources & mining 34 7.5%
• Construction 18 4.0%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 17 3.8%
• Information 16 3.5%
• Financial activities 16 3.5%
• Leisure & hospitality 7 1.6%
• Professional & business services 5 1.1%

The sectors listed cover 58.5% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

71.5%

+1.5 pp vs NM · 22nd of 33

Median gross rent

$387

Owner-occupied

586

Renter-occupied

234

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 41% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Compressed wage spread

  Highest-paid sector pays only 1.6× the lowest ($51,462 vs $33,058/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 5.5 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Small-sector pay

  The $48,308 average in Natural resources & mining is BLS's published figure for 34 jobs. With so few jobs, a few high-paying employers or contracts can set the average, so it is left out of the wage-spread read. The $46,315 average in Construction is BLS's published figure for 18 jobs. With so few jobs, a few high-paying employers or contracts can set the average, so it is left out of the wage-spread read.

• Republican 649 74.3%
• Democratic 206 23.6%
• Other / third-party 19 2.2%

• Spanish 494 35.3%
• German or other West Germanic 11 0.8%

Households

820

Family households

408

49.8% of households

Married couples w/ children

31

7.6% of families

Single-mother families

11

2.7% of families

Veterans

67

5.3% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 974 57.4%
• Catholic 904 53.2%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 226 13.3%
• Mainline Protestant 145 8.5%

Health insured

87.4%

±11.3 pp — too imprecise at this sample size to compare

With a disability

21.4%

±8.6 pp

14th of 33

Bachelor's or higher

9.3%

±4.2 pp

−21.7 pp vs NM · 33rd of 33

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

15.5%

90% interval 13.4%–17.6% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

10th Judicial District Court

Judges

1 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); Magistrate Court judges separate; vintage 2026 nmcourts.gov)

Court seats

Fort Sumner, Mosquero, Tucumcari

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

2

156.99 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

2