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Boles Acres, New Mexico

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Population in 2010: 1,638.
Population change since 2000: +39.8%
Males: 862  (52.7%)
Females: 776  (47.3%)
Median resident age:

54.9 years
New Mexico median age:

39.4 years

Zip codes: 88311.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $77,714 (it was $39,048 in 2000)
Boles Acres:

$77,714
NM:

$59,726

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $34,820 (it was $18,207 in 2000)

Boles Acres CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $261,182 (it was $103,200 in 2000)
Boles Acres:

$261,182
NM:

$243,100

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $216,875; detached houses: $294,311; mobile homes: $84,851
March 2022 cost of living index in Boles Acres: 84.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 17.9%
(14.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 20.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 19.5% for other race residents)

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  • Races in Boles Acres, NM (2022)
    • 1,20155.4%White alone
    • 63729.4%Hispanic
    • 24811.4%Other race alone
    • 1577.2%Black alone
    • 241.1%Two or more races
    • 221.0%Asian alone

Races in Boles Acres detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth



According to our research of New Mexico and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in Boles Acres, New Mexico as of May 20, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Boles Acres is 1,977 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is much lower than the state average.


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Ancestries: American (21.0%), English (7.2%), Irish (6.2%), British (3.8%), European (3.6%), German (2.4%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4100 feet

Land area: 12.9 square miles.

Population density: 127 people per square mile   (very low).

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265 residents are foreign born (9.2% Latin America, 1.9% North America).

This place:

12.2%
New Mexico:

9.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,827 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,220 (0.8%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Las Cruces, NM (57.6 miles , pop. 74,267).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: El Paso, TX (75.8 miles , pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (356.6 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities:

Alamogordo, NM (2.4 miles ),
Holloman AFB, NM (2.5 miles ),
La Luz, NM (3.3 miles ),
High Rolls, NM (3.5 miles ),
Cloudcroft, NM (4.1 miles ),
Tularosa, NM (4.2 miles ),
Twin Forks, NM (4.6 miles),
Timberon, NM (4.6 miles )

Latitude: 32.82 N, Longitude: 105.97 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 505

Distribution of median household income in Boles Acres, NM in 2022
Distribution of house value in Boles Acres, NM in 2022
Boles Acres satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.5%
New Mexico:

3.6%
Most common industries in Boles Acres, NM (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Public administration (14.8%)
  • Health care (11.0%)
  • Construction (8.6%)
  • Educational services (5.7%)
  • Finance & insurance (5.5%)
  • Truck transportation (5.3%)
  • Personal & laundry services (5.1%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Public administration (15.6%)
  • Construction (13.0%)
  • Truck transportation (9.0%)
  • Motor vehicle & parts dealers (7.8%)
  • Health care (6.6%)
  • Computer & electronic products (6.1%)
  • Other transportation, support activities, couriers (4.9%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (17.3%)
  • Public administration (13.5%)
  • Finance & insurance (13.5%)
  • Accommodation & food services (9.7%)
  • Educational services (7.6%)
  • Personal & laundry services (7.6%)
  • Gasoline stations (3.4%)
Most common occupations in Boles Acres, NM (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.2%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.0%)
  • Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (5.8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.6%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.3%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.1%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.3%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.4%)
  • Engineers (5.5%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.5%)
  • Construction laborers (5.2%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4.3%)
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.3%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (11.4%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (10.1%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (8.4%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (7.2%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.2%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (4.2%)

Average climate in Boles Acres, New Mexico

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Earthquake activity:

Boles Acres-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Mexico state average. It is 473% greater than the overall U.S. average.

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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 233.4 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/2014 at 04:59:35, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 4.0 mi) earthquake occurred 186.6 miles away from Boles Acres center
On 3/26/2020 at 15:16:27, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 5.9 mi) earthquake occurred 136.3 miles away from the city center
On 1/29/1990 at 13:16:10, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 LG, Depth: 7.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 125.1 miles away from Boles Acres 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 170.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 615.9 miles away from the city center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Otero County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 7, Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Boles Acres topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Boles Acres:

  • CASA ARENA BLANCA NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; ALAMOGORDO, NM)
  • ALAMOGORDO HOME HEALTH CARE AND HOSPICE, INC (Home Health Center, about 8 miles away; ALAMOGORDO, NM)
  • ALAMOGORDO HOME CARE HOSPICE (Hospital, about 8 miles away; ALAMOGORDO, NM)
  • BETTY DARE GOOD SAMARITAN CENTER (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; ALAMOGORDO, NM)
  • GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY BETTY DARE (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; ALAMOGORDO, NM)
  • GERALD CHAMPION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 8 miles away; ALAMOGORDO, NM)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Boles Acres:

  • New Mexico State University-Main Campus (about 59 miles; Las Cruces, NM; Full-time enrollment: 14,497)
  • New Mexico State University-Dona Ana (about 59 miles; Las Cruces, NM; FT enrollment: 5,640)
  • Vista College (about 76 miles; El Paso, TX; FT enrollment: 3,453)
  • El Paso Community College (about 76 miles; El Paso, TX; FT enrollment: 19,576)
  • The University of Texas at El Paso (about 79 miles; El Paso, TX; FT enrollment: 18,008)
  • Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus (about 91 miles; Roswell, NM; FT enrollment: 2,212)
  • Western New Mexico University (about 135 miles; Silver City, NM; FT enrollment: 2,456)

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Boles Acres: Boles Acres Volunteer Fire Department (A), Oro Vista Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station 1 Headquarters (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Otero County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.3 people
New Mexico:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

72.6%
Whole state:

65.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

7.6%
Whole state:

8.2%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Boles Acres:

Marital status in Boles Acres, NM
  • Never married: 20.8%
  • Now married: 65.9%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 10.0%
  • Divorced: 3.3%

For population 25 years and over in Boles Acres:

  • High school or higher: 90.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.9 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.1
New Mexico average:

12.6

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Boles Acres, NM (based on Otero County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic11,86211
Evangelical Protestant8,94755
Mainline Protestant2,91312
Other1,71211
Black Protestant4665
None37,897-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 6
This county:

0.96 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

1.44 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.16 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

0.21 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Here:

0.32 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

0.32 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27
Here:

4.30 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 35
Otero County:

5.58 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

6.8%
New Mexico:

6.4%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

25.8%
New Mexico:

22.1%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Boles Acres:

49.9%
New Mexico:

49.0%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
This city:

47.4%
New Mexico:

48.1%

Average BMI:
Boles Acres:

28.6
New Mexico:

28.6

People feeling badly about themselves:
Here:

21.5%
New Mexico:

20.7%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Boles Acres:

9.3%
New Mexico:

10.1%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Boles Acres:

6.8
State:

6.8

Overweight people:
Here:

35.7%
State:

34.6%

General health condition:
Here:

56.4%
State:

55.9%

Average condition of hearing:
This city:

77.6%
New Mexico:

80.3%

More about Health and Nutrition of Boles Acres, NM Residents

10.22% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($45,060 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.22%
New Mexico average:

6.50%

0.77% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,859 average AGI)
Otero County:

0.77%
New Mexico average:

0.07%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Dona Ana County, NM  0.99% ($32,241 average AGI)
from El Paso County, TX  0.86% ($32,722)
from Bernalillo County, NM  0.35% ($28,143)


9.90% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($49,426 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.90%
New Mexico average:

6.53%

0.54% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,709 average AGI)
Otero County:

0.54%
New Mexico average:

0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Dona Ana County, NM  0.79% ($41,079 average AGI)
to El Paso County, TX  0.57% ($34,746)
to Clark County, NV  0.34% ($60,756)

Strongest AM radio stations in Boles Acres:

  • KINN (1270 AM; 1 kW; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: BURT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KRSY (1230 AM; 1 kW; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
  • KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KTSM (690 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KBUY (1360 AM; 5 kW; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: WALTON STATIONS-NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KAMA (750 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KSNM (570 AM; 5 kW; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KBNA (920 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KROD (600 AM; 5 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXPL (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: K-FINA RESULTS, INC.)
  • KSVE (1150 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Boles Acres:

  • K205DE (88.9 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL EVANGELISM)
  • K256AI (99.1 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KZZX (105.3 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: BURT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K215EC (91.1 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KNMZ (103.7 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
  • KRSY-FM (92.7 FM; LA LUZ, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
  • K249DD (97.7 FM; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: ROSWELL CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • KNMB (96.7 FM; CLOUDCROFT, NM; Owner: MTD, INC.)
  • KIDX (101.5 FM; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: MTD, INC.)
  • K240CN (95.9 FM; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: FRIENDS OF KHFM-RUIDOSO)
  • K297AE (107.3 FM; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • K216CK (91.1 FM; TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOC., INC.)
  • KROL (99.5 FM; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: RIO GRANDE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING CO)
  • K244DJ (96.7 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: CHARLES HILL)
  • K208AS (89.5 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: REGENTS OF NEW MEXICO STATE UNIV.)
  • K210CU (89.9 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: YOUR CHRISTIAN COMPANION NETWORK, INC.)
  • K212BB (90.3 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • K201BJ (88.1 FM; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOC., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Boles Acres:

  • K49FX (Channel 49; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • K24CT (Channel 24; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: ACME TELEVISION LICENSES OF NEW MEXICO, LLC)
  • K28HB (Channel 28; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: ACME TELEVISION LICENSES OF NEW MEXICO, LLC)
  • KVBA-LP (Channel 63; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: VISION BROADCASTING NETWORK,INC)
  • K34CR (Channel 34; ALAMOGORDO, ETC., NM; Owner: KOAT HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • K40BP (Channel 40; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: NPG OF TEXAS, L.P.)
  • K27HP (Channel 27; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
  • KAPT-LP (Channel 29; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN B/CING., INC.)
  • K31GJ (Channel 31; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
  • K42EY (Channel 42; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: REGENTS OF NEW MEXICO STATE UNIV.)
  • K65CG (Channel 65; ALAMOGORDO, ETC., NM; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • K36CK (Channel 45; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Owner: KDBC-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 7Number of bridges
  • 39ft / 11.6mTotal length
  • $2,069,000Total costs
  • 83,594Total average daily traffic
  • 13,370Total average daily truck traffic
  • 22,260Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • Lat: 32.066667 Lon: -106.166667, Call Sign: WQGU951,
    Assigned Frequencies: 159.780 MHz, 159.870 MHz, 159.735 MHz, 159.810 MHz, 159.720 MHz, 159.690 MHz, 159.750 MHz, 159.705 MHz, 159.885 MHz, 159.570 MHz, Grant Date: 02/09/2017, Expiration Date: 04/23/2027, Certifier: Tyler Harpster, Registrant: Federal License Management, 1784 E. 3rd Street Suite 269, Williamsport, PA 17701-3862, Phone: (866) 908-2220, Fax: (570) 323-4002, Email:


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Boles Acres, NM
  • 46.7%Utility gas
  • 38.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 9.9%Electricity
  • 4.3%Wood
  • 0.9%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Boles Acres, NM
  • 68.3%Wood
  • 31.7%Utility gas


Boles Acres compared to New Mexico state average:

  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age below state average.

Boles Acres on our top lists:

  • #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Germany (population 500+)"
  • #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Western Europe (population 500+)"
  • #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
  • #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
  • #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"
  • #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
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