Lincoln County, New Mexico (NM)

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• • 11,71958.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,99634.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5032.5%Two or more races
  • 4802.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 3161.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 630.3%Asian alone
  • 130.06%Some other race alone

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 24
• Thefts: 38
• Auto thefts: 5

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 38
• Burglaries: 52
• Thefts: 55
• Auto thefts: 11

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,424 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $854 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lincoln County is $446 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $543 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $684 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs, Capitan, Carrizozo, Hondo, Corona, Nogal.

Neighboring counties: Choctaw County, Oklahoma , Howard County, Arkansas , Johnston County, Oklahoma , Childress County, Texas , Hockley County, Texas , Red River County, Texas .

Current college students: 746
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 863 (45.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3202010 or later
• 322000 to 2009
• 1521990 to 1999
• 3601980 to 1989
• 2001970 to 1979
• 224Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,881
• One, attached: 452
• Two: 112
• 3 or 4: 443
• 5 to 9: 152
• 10 to 19: 289
• 20 to 49: 133
• 50 or more: 133
• Mobile homes: 4,197
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 114

Housing units in Lincoln County with a mortgage: 2,960 (18 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 56

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Agriculture in Lincoln County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• New Mexico Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4529, Natural disaster type: Other
• New Mexico Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 15, 2014 to September 26, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4199: October 29, 2014, FEMA Id: 4199, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New Mexico Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 27, 2014 to August 05, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4197: October 06, 2014, FEMA Id: 4197, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New Mexico Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 09, 2013 to September 22, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4152: October 29, 2013, FEMA Id: 4152, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• New Mexico Flooding, Incident Period: June 22, 2012 to July 12, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4079: August 24, 2012, FEMA Id: 4079, Natural disaster type: Flood
• New Mexico Little Bear Fire, Incident Period: June 04, 2012 to July 30, 2012, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 09, 2012, FEMA Id: 2979, Natural disaster type: Fire
• New Mexico Donaldson Fire, Incident Period: June 28, 2011 to July 15, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 30, 2011, FEMA Id: 2935, Natural disaster type: Fire
• New Mexico White Fire, Incident Period: April 03, 2011 to April 20, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: April 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 2880, Natural disaster type: Fire
• New Mexico Severe Winter Storm and Extreme Cold Temperatures, Incident Period: February 01, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1962: March 24, 2011, FEMA Id: 1962, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• New Mexico Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 26, 2008 to August 20, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1783: August 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 1783, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 14 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

9.42% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($68,402 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.58% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($18,862 average AGI)
5.84% relocated from other states ($49,540 average AGI)

Lincoln County:	5.84%
New Mexico average:	3.84%

from Otero County, NM	0.82% ($34,953 average AGI)
from Dona Ana County, NM	0.49% ($53,789)
from Chaves County, NM	0.49% ($48,474)
from El Paso County, TX	0.45% ($46,429)
from Bernalillo County, NM	0.44% ($65,441)
from Lubbock County, TX	0.31% ($56,167)

8.12% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($48,990 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.27% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($15,715 average AGI)
4.85% relocated to other states ($33,277 average AGI)

Lincoln County:	4.85%
New Mexico average:	3.90%

to Otero County, NM	0.85% ($34,169 average AGI)
to Dona Ana County, NM	0.52% ($30,600)
to Bernalillo County, NM	0.52% ($37,350)
to El Paso County, TX	0.34% ($50,500)
to Lubbock County, TX	0.33% ($100,720)
to Chaves County, NM	0.26% ($57,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lincoln County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 26%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,792 (1,406 living alone), Female householders: 4,628 (1,652 living alone)

• 4,203 spouses (4,198 opposite-sex spouses), 747 unmarried partners, (747 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,104 children (3,806 natural, 181 adopted, 118 stepchildren), 755 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 236 parents, 27 foster children, 231 other relatives, 430 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 193

Size of family households: 3,270 2-persons, 1,288 3-persons, 849 4-persons, 245 5-persons, 68 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,059 1-person, 661 2-persons, 15 3-persons.

1,496 married couples with children.
1,340 single-parent households (627 men, 713 women).

85.2% of residents of Lincoln speak English at home.
15.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $121,161,000 ($5,846 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,858,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $63,738,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,878,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $493,000
Federal grants: $31,075,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,247,000 ($212,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,728,000 ($188,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $378,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,785,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,213,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.38 millions of gallons per day (61% from ground, 39% from surface)

• Year house built in Lincoln County, New Mexico
• 552020 or later
• 7902010 to 2019
• 3,3352000 to 2009
• 2,1671990 to 1999
• 3,9511980 to 1989
• 3,6021970 to 1979
• 1,4581960 to 1969
• 8961950 to 1959
• 6821940 to 1949
• 5821939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lincoln County, New Mexico

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lincoln County, New Mexico
• 01 room
• 1082 rooms
• 2243 rooms
• 1,2304 rooms
• 1,8645 rooms
• 1,5566 rooms
• 1,0577 rooms
• 6368 rooms
• 8719+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln County, New Mexico
• 1451 room
• 792 rooms
• 2723 rooms
• 3824 rooms
• 6885 rooms
• 596 rooms
• 1947 rooms
• 318 rooms
• 889+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lincoln County, New Mexico

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lincoln County, New Mexico
• 0no bedroom
• 2581 bedroom
• 1,8252 bedrooms
• 4,3633 bedrooms
• 8874 bedrooms
• 1825+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln County, New Mexico
• 142no bedroom
• 3581 bedroom
• 9042 bedrooms
• 5513 bedrooms
• 334 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln County, New Mexico in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 188no vehicle
• 1,9871 vehicle
• 2,4242 vehicles
• 1,7563 vehicles
• 8804 vehicles
• 3125+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln County in renter-occupied apartments
• 190no vehicle
• 9791 vehicle
• 6042 vehicles
• 1353 vehicles
• 344 vehicles
• 225+ vehicles

88.2% of Lincoln County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in New Mexico.

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

• This state: 8,402
• Other state: 10,770
• Northeast: 852
• Midwest: 1,397
• South: 5,877
• West: 2,613

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 337
• Number of aged recipients: 33
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 304
• Number of recipients under 18: 38
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 224
• Number of recipients older than 64: 75
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 128
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 155

Lincoln County on our top lists:

• #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"