East De Baca, New Mexico
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| Males: 836 |  (48.6%) |
| Females: 887 |  (51.4%) |
| Median resident age: | 43.2 years |
| New Mexico median age: | 34.6 years |
| East De Baca: | $35,308 |
| NM: | $59,726 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $28,029 (it was $13,703 in 2000)
East De Baca CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $237,564 (it was $49,400 in 2000)
| East De Baca: | $237,564 |
| NM: | $243,100 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $331,226; detached houses: $398,083; mobile homes: $81,578
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in East De Baca, NM
- 1,25061.3%White alone
- 75036.8%Hispanic
- 201.0%Two or more races
- 130.6%American Indian alone
- 40.2%Asian alone
- 10.05%Black alone
- 10.05%Other race alone
Races in East De Baca detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: MST time zone
Land area: 1062.1 square miles.
Population density: 1.6 people per square mile (very low).
| East De Baca CCD: | 0.4% ($199) |
| New Mexico: | 0.7% ($699) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Santa Fe, NM 
(135.6 miles , pop. 62,203).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (147.0 miles , pop. 448,607).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (440.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Nearest cities:
), Latitude: 34.34 N, Longitude: 104.20 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 505
| Here: | 2.9% |
| New Mexico: | 3.6% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (13.3%)
- Educational services (11.5%)
- Health care (10.8%)
- Construction (9.9%)
- Public administration (8.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.5%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (20.1%)
- Construction (17.3%)
- Public administration (6.5%)
- Rail transportation (5.4%)
- Truck transportation (4.7%)
- Educational services (4.4%)
- Health care (3.7%)
- Educational services (19.9%)
- Health care (19.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (12.2%)
- Public administration (9.9%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.2%)
- Social assistance (3.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8.2%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.6%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10.7%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (8.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.2%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.1%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.1%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.2%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.0%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5.0%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5.0%)
Average climate in East De Baca, New Mexico
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
East De Baca-area historical tornado activity is significantly above New Mexico state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/17/1970, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 29.9 miles away from the East De Baca place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 5/24/1957, a category F2 tornado 37.5 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
East De Baca-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Mexico state average. It is 477% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 05:46:18, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 190.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 285.3 miles away from the city center
On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 152.7 miles away from East De Baca center
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 217.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 181.0 miles away from East De Baca center
On 3/26/2020 at 15:16:27, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 5.9 mi) earthquake occurred 181.9 miles away from East De Baca center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to East De Baca:
- Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (about 50 miles; Portales, NM; Full-time enrollment: 4,263)
- Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus (about 74 miles; Roswell, NM; FT enrollment: 2,212)
- New Mexico Highlands University (about 105 miles; Las Vegas, NM; FT enrollment: 2,931)
- South Plains College (about 118 miles; Levelland, TX; FT enrollment: 7,007)
- Santa Fe Community College (about 134 miles; Santa Fe, NM; FT enrollment: 3,047)
- West Texas A & M University (about 138 miles; Canyon, TX; FT enrollment: 6,820)
- Wayland Baptist University (about 142 miles; Plainview, TX; FT enrollment: 5,526)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in East De Baca: Ashbacker Windmill (A), Bailey Ranch (B), Baker Ranch (C), Big Windmill (D), Blair Windmill (E), Brannon Windmill (F), Buckeye Ranch (G), Butts Windmill (H), Carroll Windmill (I), Carter Ranch (J), Clure Windmill (K), Colter Ranch (L), DeReno Windmill (M), Doyle Ranch (N), Drum and Bley Ranch (O), Duke Windmill (P), East Camp (Q), East Hale Windmill (R), East Windmill (S), Fletcher Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in East De Baca include: Nazarene Church (A), Church of Christ (B), First Baptist Church (C), Saint Johns Episcopal Church (D), Saint Anthony Catholic Church (E), First Assembly of God Church (F), Kingdom Hall (G), Christ Full Gospel Church (H), Fort Sumner Church of Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Blanco Cemetery (1), Locust Grove Cemetery (2), Taiban Cemetery (3), La Lande Cemetery (4), Old Fort Sumner Cemetery (5), Fort Sumner Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Red Lake (A), Alkali Lake (B), Urton Lake (C), Bonner Lake (D), Cooley Lake (E), Wylie Tank (F), Twin Tanks (G), Short Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Arroyo Arana (A), Conejo Creek (B), Alamosa Creek (C), Truchas Creek (D), Arroyo Mora (E), Yeso Creek (F), Sand Creek (G), Cibolo Creek (H), Taiban Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in East De Baca include: Fort Sumner Historical Marker (1), Early Spanish Route Historical Marker (2), Fort Sumner State Monument Historical Marker (3), Fort Sumner State Monument (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
| This place: | 2.2 people |
| New Mexico: | 2.5 people |
| This place: | 63.6% |
| Whole state: | 65.5% |
| This place: | 4.4% |
| Whole state: | 8.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
| This place: | 18.9% |
| Whole state: | 18.4% |
| This place: | 7.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.8% |
66 people in nursing homes in 2000
5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups) in 2000
For population 15 years and over in East De Baca:
- Never married: 19.4%
- Now married: 58.2%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 14.5%
- Divorced: 7.8%
For population 25 years and over in East De Baca:
- High school or higher: 70.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.9 minutes
| Here: | 15.1 |
| New Mexico average: | 14.5 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for East De Baca, NM (based on De Baca County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 977 | 4 |
| Catholic | 705 | 1 |
| Mainline Protestant | 255 | 2 |
| Other | 48 | 1 |
| None | 37 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
| Here: | 10.51 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.44 / 10,000 pop. |
| Here: | 10.51 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Mexico: | 4.06 / 10,000 pop. |
| De Baca County: | 10.51 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Mexico: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
| Here: | 7.7% |
| State: | 6.4% |
| This county: | 22.4% |
| New Mexico: | 22.1% |
Strongest AM radio stations in East De Baca:
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
- KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KIJN (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FARWELL, TX; Owner: METROPOLITIAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KBIM (910 AM; 5 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KNMX (540 AM; 5 kW; LAS VEGAS, NM; Owner: SANGRE DE CRISTO B/DCASTING CO, INC)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
- KCRX (1430 AM; 5 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: ROSENDO CASAREZ, JR.)
- KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
- KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KGNC (710 AM; 10 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around East De Baca:
- K58FW (Channel 64; PORTALES, NM; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
- 49.6%Utility gas
- 30.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 10.7%Electricity
- 8.4%Wood
- 0.8%Other fuel
- 56.7%Utility gas
- 21.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 11.2%Electricity
- 7.3%Wood
- 2.8%Other fuel
East De Baca compared to New Mexico state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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- #58 on the list of "Top 100 highest located cities"