U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Mountainair, New Mexico

Back to Mountainair, NM housing info, Torrance County, New Mexico, NM smaller cities, NM small cities, All Cities.

Mountainair: Mountainair - Heading West Mountainair: Mountainair Sunrise from a window at the Shaffer Hotel. Mountainair: Heading West right out of Mountainair Mountainair: Heading West
 

Submit your own pictures of this town and show them to the World

Mountainair, NM map Current weather forecast for Mountainair, NM

Torrance County

Population in July 2007: 1,054. Population change since 2000: -6.4%
 

Males: 492  (46.7%)
Females: 562  (53.3%)
Median resident age:  37.7 years
New Mexico median age:  34.6 years

Zip codes: 87036.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $20,100 (it was $21,146 in 2000)
Mountainair  $20,100
New Mexico:  $41,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $59,700 (it was $52,100 in 2000)
Mountainair  $59,700
New Mexico:  $155,400

Mountainair, NM residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Profiles of local businesses:
 Two Ponyz Ranch

Races in Mountainair:

  • Hispanic (53.1%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (41.8%)
  • Other race (29.5%)
  • Two or more races (5.6%)
  • American Indian (3.3%)
  • Black (1.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Mountainair: 82.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Mountainair, NM forum
Recent posts about Mountainair, New Mexico on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users. Mountainair is mentioned 88 times on our forum:
Can anyone tell me about Mountainair, NM?  (3 replies)
Firewood in Mountainair  (0 replies)
Mountainair, NM?  (27 replies)
Artist Towns?  (348 replies)
Compare/contrast Mountainaire vs. Silver City please  (5 replies)
People Will Freeze  (52 replies)

Latest news from Mountainair, NM collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (8.4%), United States (7.9%), English (6.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), Irish (3.0%), Scottish (2.3%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 6499 feet

Land area: 1.05 square miles.

Population density: 1005 people per square mile 
 
  (low).



Home Value Estimate
Address:
 Unit (optional):
City
 State
 Zip


Mountainair, New Mexico map

For population 25 years and over in Mountainair

  • High school or higher: 71.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 7.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mountainair town

  • Never married: 21.5%
  • Now married: 48.7%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 13.8%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

22 residents are foreign born

This town:  2.0%
New Mexico:  8.2%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Mountainair, New Mexico in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Mountainair to the number of sex offenders is 351 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Mountainair:  0.4% ($199)
New Mexico:  0.6% ($699)
Mountainair satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albuquerque, NM (48.0 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (406.6 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Manzano, NM (11.6 miles) , Torreon, NM (14.6 miles ), Willard, NM (15.4 miles ), Tajique, NM (16.6 miles) , Estancia, NM (20.8 miles ), Chilili, NM (25.7 miles) , Meadow Lake, NM (30.3 miles ), El Cerro-Monterey Park, NM (32.2 miles ).

Latitude: 34.52 N, Longitude: 106.24 W


Area code: 505

Mountainair household income distribution Mountainair home values distribution

This town's Wikipedia profile


Population change in the 1990s: +188 (+20.3%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (23%)
  • Public administration (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)


Mountainair races chart

Crime in Mountainair (2002):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 11 burglaries (966.6 per 100,000)
  • 3 thefts (263.6 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 78.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 328.4)

Average climate in Mountainair, New Mexico

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Mountainair, New Mexico average temperatures Mountainair, New Mexico average precipitation
 
Mountainair, New Mexico humidity		  
Mountainair, New Mexico wind speed
 
Mountainair, New Mexico snowfall		  
Mountainair, New Mexico sunshine
 
Mountainair, New Mexico clear and cloudy days		  

Back to the top

Mountainair topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Mountainair:
  • LOVELACE HEALTH SYSTEMS INC (about 45 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
  • PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 47 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
  • PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL (about 47 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM)

Political contributions by individuals in Mountainair, NM

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mountainair:
  • ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPORT (about 44 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; ID: ABQ)
  • SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL (about 89 miles; RUIDOSO, NM; ID: SRR)
  • HOLLOMAN AFB (about 116 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM; ID: HMN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mountainair:
  • MOUNTAINAIR MUNI (about 3 miles; MOUNTAINAIR, NM; ID: Q04)
  • ESTANCIA MUNI (about 22 miles; ESTANCIA, NM; ID: E92)
  • MORIARTY (about 37 miles; MORIARTY, NM; ID: 0E0)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mountainair:
  • ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 47 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 9,188)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 47 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 50 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
  • NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 110 miles; LAS VEGAS, NM; FT enrollment: 2,278)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 159 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 12,562)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 159 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,380)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 190 miles; EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
Public high school in Mountainair:
Private high school in Mountainair:
  • NEW BEGINNINGS CHRISTIAN ACADE (Students: 31; Location: P O BOX 657; Grades: KG - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Mountainair:
Library in Mountainair:
  • MOUNTAINAIR LIBRARY (Operating income: $35,088; Location: 110 ROOSEVELT AVE. P.O. BOX 100; 1,295 books; 1 audio materials; 355 video materials; 5 serial subscriptions)

Mountainair map

Click to draw/clear town borders

Notable locations in Mountainair: Mountainair Weather Station (A), Mountainair Civic Library (B), Mountainair Municipal Auditorium (C), AT and SF RR Depot in Mountainair (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Mountainair include: Moiuntainair Christian Center (A), Saint Alice Church (B), First Baptist Church (C), Church of the Nazarene (D), Assembly of God Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Mountainair: Mountainair Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Mountainair Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: The Ultimate Desert Estate (H.C. 66 Box 607), Tillie's Inn (303 USHighway 60), El Rancho Motel (901 USHighway 60), Shaffer Hotel (103 West Main Street).

Court: Mountainair Town Government - Municipal Court (109 North Roosevelt Avenue).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Mountainair and their reported violations in the past:

MOUNTAINAIR WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 1200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2005 and OCT-11-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-11-2005)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2005 and OCT-11-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (4 times from JUL-06-2005 to OCT-06-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-11-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-11-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-12-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-12-2005)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUL-13-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-27-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-27-2004)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: DBP Stage 1. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-01-2004), St Public Notif requested (MAY-18-2004)
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 3 other older monitoring violations
MANZANO MDWCA (Population served: 95, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-26-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-26-2004), St Public Notif received (JUL-13-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-30-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-23-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-23-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In FEB-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-18-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-18-2005), St Public Notif received (MAR-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-30-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and AUG-18-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUL-13-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-27-2004), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUL-29-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-18-2004)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2002 and SEP-23-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-23-2003), St Compliance Meeting conducted (SEP-23-2003)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and SEP-23-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-23-2003), St Compliance Meeting conducted (SEP-23-2003)
  • Notification, State - In MAY-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • 3 other older monitoring violations
PUNTA DE AGUA MDWCA (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (SEP-02-2004), St Public Notif requested (SEP-09-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-09-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-08-2004), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (APR-04-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (FEB-07-2006), St Public Notif requested (FEB-07-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-07-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-25-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-25-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-25-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-25-2006)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2004 and OCT-08-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-05-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-05-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-08-2004)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: DBP Stage 1. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-04-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-04-2005)
  • 13 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 16 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
New Mexico:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  62.2%
Whole state:  68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.3%
Whole state:  6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  24.7%
Whole state:  18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  11.7%
Whole state:  7.8%

Mountainair compared to New Mexico state average:

Mountainair, New Mexico environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


Back to the top

Banks with branches in Mountainair (2007 data):
  • My Bank: 307 West Broadway Street Branch at 307 West Broadway Street, branch established on 1998-05-18. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $132.7 mil, Deposits: $110.8 mil, headquarters in Belen, NM, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Bethlehem Financial Corporation



Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Mountainair travel time to work
Mountainair mode of transportation to work chart


2004 Presidential Election results in Torrance County New Mexico:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Mountainair government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $62,000
    Sewerage: $37,000
    All Other: $23,000
  • Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $463,000
    Gas Utilities: $439,000
    Water Utilities: $172,000
    Police Protection: $143,000
    Financial Administration: $98,000
    Solid Waste Management: $87,000
    Regular Highways: $63,000
    Fire Protection: $19,000
    Parks & Recreation: $15,000
    Health Services - Other: $14,000
    Sewerage: $13,000
    Libraries: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $436,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $90,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $80,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $10,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $19,000
    Interest Earnings: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $13,000
    Health - Other: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $466,000
  • Revenue - Gas Utilities: $264,000
    Water Utilities: $139,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $117,000
    All Other: $94,000
    Highways: $15,000
    Housing & Community Development: $2,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $102,000
    Property: $42,000
    NEC: $18,000
    Public Utilities: $11,000
    Other Selective Sales: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $363,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000

10.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,195 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.58%
New Mexico average:  7.94%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Bernalillo County, NM  4.06% ($29,917 average AGI)
from Santa Fe County, NM  1.19% ($34,736)
from Valencia County, NM  0.38% ($37,176)


10.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,204 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.03%
New Mexico average:  7.42%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Bernalillo County, NM  4.24% ($24,846 average AGI)
to Santa Fe County, NM  0.83% ($32,135)
to Valencia County, NM  0.43% ($28,474)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mountainair:
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXKS (1190 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KNML (610 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKIM (1000 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KANM (1600 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: ARAGON BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.L.C.)
  • KDEF (1150 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: RAMH CORPORATION)
  • KABQ (1350 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KKNS (1310 AM; 5 kW; CORRALES, NM; Owner: SIMMONS-NM, LS, LLC)
  • KKJY (1550 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: VANGUARD MEDIA, L.L.C)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mountainair:
  • KIOT (102.5 FM; LOS LUNAS, NM; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KTZO (103.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KLYT (88.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • KUNM (89.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO)
  • KANW (89.1 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: BD. OF EDUC. CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
  • KKOB-FM (93.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KRST (92.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBZU (96.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBQI (107.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMGA (99.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KZRR (94.1 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KPEK (100.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFLQ (91.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • K265CA (100.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • K213BT (90.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KTEG (104.7 FM; BOSQUE FARMS, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KNKT (107.1 FM; ARMIJO, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF ALBUQUERQUE, INC.)
  • K220EL (91.9 FM; SOCORRO, NM; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO)





Mountainair fatal accident list for 2004:
Jan 15, 2004 01:35 AM, Roosevelt, 3rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 2, 2004 09:30 AM, Us-60, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1

Back to Mountainair, NM housing info, Torrance County, New Mexico, NM smaller cities, NM small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top


Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2008 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.