Colfax County, New Mexico (NM)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,004
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,233
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,800 (it was 1,588 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 31% |
Land area: 3757 sq. mi.
Water area: 11.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 3 people per square mile (very low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.8%), Retail trade (17.3%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (12.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 70%
- Government: 21%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 6,13149.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 5,57345.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3122.5%Two or more races
- 1681.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 840.7%Asian alone
- 680.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 170.1%Some other race alone
| Median resident age: | 50.2 years |
| New Mexico median age: | 39.4 years |
| Males: 6,242 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 6,133 |  (49.6%) |
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| Colfax County: | 2.0 people |
| New Mexico: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $47,077 ($30,744 in 1999)
| This county: | $47,077 |
| New Mexico: | $59,726 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $504 (lower quartile is $410, upper quartile is $642)
| This county: | $504 |
| State: | $816 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $155,764 (it was $73,900 in 2000)
| Colfax: | $155,764 |
| New Mexico: | $243,100 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,114
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $409
Institutionalized population: 396
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 3
- Burglaries: 8
- Thefts: 8
- Auto thefts: 4
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 0
- Burglaries: 4
- Thefts: 6
- Auto thefts: 0
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2019: 0 buildings
- 2018: 13 buildings, average cost: $453,400
- 2017: 18 buildings, average cost: $453,500
- 2016: 9 buildings, average cost: $451,700
- 2015: 14 buildings, average cost: $354,000
- 2014: 13 buildings, average cost: $433,800
- 2013: 14 buildings, average cost: $402,800
- 2012: 11 buildings, average cost: $423,200
- 2011: 11 buildings, average cost: $423,500
- 2010: 13 buildings, average cost: $421,900
- 2009: 13 buildings, average cost: $440,200
- 2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $360,800
- 2007: 23 buildings, average cost: $360,800
- 2006: 40 buildings, average cost: $349,100
- 2005: 72 buildings, average cost: $319,100
- 2004: 65 buildings, average cost: $232,900
- 2003: 68 buildings, average cost: $220,500
- 1998: 0 buildings
- 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $65,300
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $907 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $720 (0.5%)
| Colfax County: | 17.4% |
| New Mexico: | 17.6% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 50.2 years old
(Males: 48.4 years old, Females: 51.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 58.9 years old, Black residents: 28.4 years old, American Indian residents: 25.2 years old, Asian residents: 27.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 41.6 years old, Other race residents: 50.9 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Colfax County is $431 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $485 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $612 a month.
Cities in this county include: Raton, Springer, Angel Fire, Cimarron, Eagle Nest, Maxwell, Ute Park.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Colfax County: Lobo Hall (A), Questa Ranger Station (B), Santa Barbara Campground (C), Sipapu Ski Area (D), Upper La Junta Campground (E), Urraca Ranch (F), Wissmath Craters (G), Borrego Crossing (H), Enchanted Forest Cross Country Ski Area (I), Orilla Verde (J), Rio Grande Wild River (K), Lawrence Ranch (L), New Buffalo Area (M), Italianos Campground (N), Cebolia Mesa Campground (O), Rio Costilla Ski Area (P), Cabresto Lake Campground (Q), Red River Ski Area (R), Santa Barbara Campground (S), Pina Game Water Unit (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Colfax County include: Saint Edwin Chapel (A), Saint Michael Church (B), Saint Josephs Church (C), San Acacio Church (D), Chapel of Santa Cruz de Ojo Caliente Historic Site (E), Church of Christ (F), Chapel of San Miguel del Valle Historic Site (G), Nueva Vida Spanish Assembly of God (H), Bethel Deleverance Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Ojo Caliente Cemetery (1), San Pedro Cemetery (2), Los Dolores Cemetery (3), Peñas Negras Cemetery (4), Veterans Cemetery (5), Latir Cemetery (6), Rio Lucio Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Blue Lake (A), Fawn Lakes (B), Water Bird Lake (C), Waterbird Lake (D), Pioneer Lake (E), La Cueva Lake (F), Lake Number One (G), Lake Number Two (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Agua Piedra Creek (A), Cañada los Moras (B), Costilla Creek (C), Lobo Creek (D), Midnight Creek (E), Vidal Creek (F), Ute Creek (G), Tienditas Creek (H), Springwagon Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Colfax County include: Columbine Hondo Wilderness Study Area (1), D H Lawrence Ranch University of New Mexico Historical Marker (2), Pilar Historical Marker (3), Las Trampas Historical Marker (4), Rio Grande Rift Historical Marker (5), Palo Flechado Pass Historical Marker (6), Rio Grande Gorge Historical Marker (7), Pueblo of Picuris Historical Marker (8), Pueblo Revolt Tricentennial Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Craig County, Virginia 
, Franklin County, North Carolina , Woods County, Oklahoma , Southampton County, Virginia , Muhlenberg County, Kentucky .
| Here: | 3.3% |
| New Mexico: | 3.6% |
Current college students: 324
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 556 (54.8% naturalized citizens)
| Colfax County: | 4.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.3% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1772010 or later
- 1472000 to 2009
- 561990 to 1999
- 531980 to 1989
- 371970 to 1979
- 113Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,029
- One, attached: 129
- Two: 165
- 3 or 4: 207
- 5 to 9: 301
- 10 to 19: 295
- 20 or more: 98
- Mobile homes: 1,447
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13
Housing units in Colfax County with a mortgage: 1,837 (58 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 52 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 59
| Here: | 1.7% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.8% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Colfax County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 3,426 | 9 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,256 | 17 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,129 | 9 |
| Other | 464 | 2 |
| None | 6,475 | - |
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| Colfax County: | 3.79 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.44 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14
| Colfax County: | 10.62 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Mexico: | 4.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 28
| This county: | 21.24 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Colfax County: | 6.7% |
| New Mexico: | 6.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Colfax County: | 18.7% |
| State: | 22.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 12.5% |
| State: | 11.5% |
Agriculture in Colfax County:
Average size of farms: 7804 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $72,303
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 95.71%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $71,658
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $54,774
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.27%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.77
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.12%
Earthquake activity:
Colfax County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Mexico state average. It is 678% 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 34.3 miles away from Colfax County center
On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 25.0 miles away from the county center
On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 27.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/22/2011 at 23:30:19, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 32.7 miles away from the county center
On 9/5/2001 at 10:52:07, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.9 miles away from Colfax County center
On 9/5/2001 at 10:52:07, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 39.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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, 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 Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 23, 2013 to July 29, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4148: September 30, 2013, FEMA Id: 4148, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- New Mexico Track Fire, Incident Period: June 12, 2011 to July 28, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 12, 2011, FEMA Id: 2918, Natural disaster type: Fire
- New Mexico Rivera Mesa Fire, Incident Period: June 18, 2006, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 21, 2006, FEMA Id: 2647, Natural disaster type: Fire
- New Mexico Casa Fire, Incident Period: March 01, 2006 to March 07, 2006, Fire Management Assistance Declared: March 01, 2006, FEMA Id: 2631, Natural disaster type: Fire
- New Mexico Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3229: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3229, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- New Mexico Turkey Fire, Incident Period: June 02, 2002 to July 14, 2002, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 04, 2002, FEMA Id: 2414, Natural disaster type: Fire
- New Mexico Ponil Fire, Incident Period: June 02, 2002 to June 16, 2002, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 06, 2002, FEMA Id: 2416, Natural disaster type: Fire
- 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Colfax County (14) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 6, Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snow: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 3,527 (69.4%)
- Carpooled: 449 (8.8%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 206 (4.1%)
- Walked: 233 (4.6%)
- Worked at home: 714 (14.1%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Retail trade (16%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Sales and related occupations (18%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (12%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (10%)
- Healthcare support occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Personal care and service occupations (5%)
- Mexico (39%)
- Netherlands (14%)
- Peru (13%)
- India (12%)
- Russia (4%)
- Chile (3%)
- Germany (2%)
- German (7%)
- Irish (6%)
- English (6%)
- American (3%)
- Italian (3%)
- European (3%)
- Dutch (1%)
People in group quarters in Colfax County, New Mexico in 2010:
- 216 people in state prisons
- 119 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 49 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 12 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 12 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in Colfax County, New Mexico in 2000:
- 217 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 139 people in nursing homes
- 19 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 11 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 10 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 9 people in halfway houses
- 8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 4 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 4 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 2 people in religious group quarters
- 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
8.77% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($64,944 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.77% |
| New Mexico average: | 6.50% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.10% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($14,944 average AGI)
5.67% relocated from other states ($50,000 average AGI)
Colfax County: 5.67% New Mexico average: 3.84%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Bernalillo County, NM |  1.06% ($45,180 average AGI) |
7.72% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($44,345 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.72% |
| New Mexico average: | 6.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.54% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($11,279 average AGI)
5.18% relocated to other states ($33,070 average AGI)
Colfax County: 5.18% New Mexico average: 3.90%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Bernalillo County, NM | 0.84% ($33,154 average AGI) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 2.0
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.8%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,928 (2,430 aged, 498 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 442 (16%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Colfax County, New Mexico in 1999 - 2019:
- Unspecified dementia (53)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (43)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (35)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (33)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (32)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (23)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,421
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 578
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 36,693
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 974
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 989
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 29
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 80
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 300.4. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 12,375- Male householders: 2,834 (959 living alone), Female householders: 2,955 (1,207 living alone)
2,261 spouses (2,242 opposite-sex spouses), 550 unmarried partners, (550 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,815 children (2,548 natural, 127 adopted, 146 stepchildren), 84 grandchildren, 51 brothers or sisters, 58 parents, 0 foster children, 142 other relatives, 184 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 566
Size of family households: 1,967 2-persons, 621 3-persons, 392 4-persons, 229 5-persons, 42 6-persons, 59 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,165 1-person, 336 2-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.
1,111 married couples with children.
887 single-parent households (336 men, 551 women).
82.6% of residents of Colfax speak English at home.
16.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (17% speak English very well, 83% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $98,225,000 ($7,102 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,829,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $43,688,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,615,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $866,000
Federal grants: $28,258,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,448,000 ($2,755,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,351,000 ($2,676,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,453,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,660,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,662,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 813| Here: | 59 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 74 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 704
| Here: | 51 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 36 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +35
| Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +15 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -554
| Here: |  -40 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  +5 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.89 millions of gallons per day (24% from ground, 76% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.8 |
| State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 |
| State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in Colfax County, New Mexico
- 02020 or later
- 3222010 to 2019
- 1,3672000 to 2009
- 1,1391990 to 1999
- 1,3951980 to 1989
- 1,4041970 to 1979
- 7921960 to 1969
- 1,0401950 to 1959
- 5521940 to 1949
- 1,3791939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Colfax County, New Mexico
- 861 room
- 162 rooms
- 1463 rooms
- 8294 rooms
- 8515 rooms
- 9296 rooms
- 5737 rooms
- 4168 rooms
- 4699+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colfax County, New Mexico
- 341 room
- 1672 rooms
- 3453 rooms
- 3074 rooms
- 4575 rooms
- 1236 rooms
- 367 rooms
- 18 rooms
- 489+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Colfax County, New Mexico
- 84no bedroom
- 1231 bedroom
- 9992 bedrooms
- 2,2723 bedrooms
- 6754 bedrooms
- 1395+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colfax County, New Mexico
- 33no bedroom
- 3241 bedroom
- 5602 bedrooms
- 4773 bedrooms
- 1054 bedrooms
- 75+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Colfax County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 182no vehicle
- 1,0831 vehicle
- 1,5382 vehicles
- 9833 vehicles
- 2794 vehicles
- 2195+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Colfax County in renter-occupied apartments
- 270no vehicle
- 6881 vehicle
- 3182 vehicles
- 1913 vehicles
- 364 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
84.6% of Colfax County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in New Mexico.
| Colfax County: | 84.6% |
| State average: | 88.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6,473
- Other state: 5,294
- Northeast: 269
- Midwest: 896
- South: 1,867
- West: 2,275
- 55.6%Utility gas
- 19.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 12.4%Wood
- 11.0%Electricity
- 0.9%Other fuel
- 0.7%Solar energy
- 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 72.2%Utility gas
- 11.4%Electricity
- 10.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.3%Wood
- 0.6%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 175
| Here: | 20.2% |
| New Mexico: | 10.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22
| Here: | 4.2% |
| New Mexico: | 10.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 136
| Here: | 30.1% |
| New Mexico: | 12.3% |
Colfax County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $195,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $408,000
Solid Waste Management: $379,000
Other: $377,000
Air Transportation: $179,000
Air Transportation: $144,000
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $2,204,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,741,000
Police Protection: $1,566,000
Financial Administration: $1,551,000
Police Protection: $1,036,000
Regular Highways: $971,000
Correctional Institutions: $929,000
Correctional Institutions: $919,000
Local Fire Protection: $896,000
General Public Buildings: $668,000
Central Staff Services: $476,000
General Public Buildings: $464,000
Solid Waste Management: $427,000
Public Welfare - Other: $426,000
Solid Waste Management: $409,000
Central Staff Services: $325,000
Air Transportation: $263,000
Health - Other: $214,000
Parks and Recreation: $213,000
Air Transportation: $205,000
General - Other: $167,000
Libraries: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $200,000
Highways: $34,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $374,000
Interest on Debt: $23,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $197,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,404,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,735,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $669,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $579,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $579,000
- Miscellaneous - Royalties: $422,000
General Revenue - Other: $197,000
General Revenue - Other: $43,000
Interest Earnings: $7,000
Rents: $4,000
Interest Earnings: $0
- Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $1,438,000
General - Other: $1,097,000
Local Fire Protection: $349,000
Regular Highways: $224,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,669,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $579,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $331,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,793,000
Highways: $722,000
General Local Government Support: $259,000
General Local Government Support: $111,000
Other: $10,000
- Tax - Property: $9,591,000
Property: $5,101,000
Motor Vehicle License: $180,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $9,954,000
Colfax County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $195,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $408,000
Solid Waste Management: $379,000
Other: $377,000
Air Transportation: $179,000
Air Transportation: $144,000
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $2,204,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,741,000
Police Protection: $1,566,000
Financial Administration: $1,551,000
Police Protection: $1,036,000
Regular Highways: $971,000
Correctional Institutions: $929,000
Correctional Institutions: $919,000
Local Fire Protection: $896,000
General Public Buildings: $668,000
Central Staff Services: $476,000
General Public Buildings: $464,000
Solid Waste Management: $427,000
Public Welfare - Other: $426,000
Solid Waste Management: $409,000
Central Staff Services: $325,000
Air Transportation: $263,000
Health - Other: $214,000
Parks and Recreation: $213,000
Air Transportation: $205,000
General - Other: $167,000
Libraries: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $200,000
Highways: $34,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $374,000
Interest on Debt: $23,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $197,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,404,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,735,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $669,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $579,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $579,000
- Miscellaneous - Royalties: $422,000
General Revenue - Other: $197,000
General Revenue - Other: $43,000
Interest Earnings: $7,000
Rents: $4,000
Interest Earnings: $0
- Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $1,438,000
General - Other: $1,097,000
Local Fire Protection: $349,000
Regular Highways: $224,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,669,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $579,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $331,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,793,000
Highways: $722,000
General Local Government Support: $259,000
General Local Government Support: $111,000
Other: $10,000
- Tax - Property: $9,591,000
Property: $5,101,000
Motor Vehicle License: $180,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $9,954,000
Colfax County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $195,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $408,000
Solid Waste Management: $379,000
Other: $377,000
Air Transportation: $179,000
Air Transportation: $144,000
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $2,204,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,741,000
Police Protection: $1,566,000
Financial Administration: $1,551,000
Police Protection: $1,036,000
Regular Highways: $971,000
Correctional Institutions: $929,000
Correctional Institutions: $919,000
Local Fire Protection: $896,000
General Public Buildings: $668,000
Central Staff Services: $476,000
General Public Buildings: $464,000
Solid Waste Management: $427,000
Public Welfare - Other: $426,000
Solid Waste Management: $409,000
Central Staff Services: $325,000
Air Transportation: $263,000
Health - Other: $214,000
Parks and Recreation: $213,000
Air Transportation: $205,000
General - Other: $167,000
Libraries: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $200,000
Highways: $34,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $374,000
Interest on Debt: $23,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $197,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,404,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,735,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $669,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $579,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $579,000
- Miscellaneous - Royalties: $422,000
General Revenue - Other: $197,000
General Revenue - Other: $43,000
Interest Earnings: $7,000
Rents: $4,000
Interest Earnings: $0
- Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $1,438,000
General - Other: $1,097,000
Local Fire Protection: $349,000
Regular Highways: $224,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,669,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $579,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $331,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,793,000
Highways: $722,000
General Local Government Support: $259,000
General Local Government Support: $111,000
Other: $10,000
- Tax - Property: $9,591,000
Property: $5,101,000
Motor Vehicle License: $180,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $9,954,000
Colfax County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $195,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $408,000
Solid Waste Management: $379,000
Other: $377,000
Air Transportation: $179,000
Air Transportation: $144,000
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $2,204,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,741,000
Police Protection: $1,566,000
Financial Administration: $1,551,000
Police Protection: $1,036,000
Regular Highways: $971,000
Correctional Institutions: $929,000
Correctional Institutions: $919,000
Local Fire Protection: $896,000
General Public Buildings: $668,000
Central Staff Services: $476,000
General Public Buildings: $464,000
Solid Waste Management: $427,000
Public Welfare - Other: $426,000
Solid Waste Management: $409,000
Central Staff Services: $325,000
Air Transportation: $263,000
Health - Other: $214,000
Parks and Recreation: $213,000
Air Transportation: $205,000
General - Other: $167,000
Libraries: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $200,000
Highways: $34,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $374,000
Interest on Debt: $23,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $197,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,404,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,735,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $669,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $579,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $579,000
- Miscellaneous - Royalties: $422,000
General Revenue - Other: $197,000
General Revenue - Other: $43,000
Interest Earnings: $7,000
Rents: $4,000
Interest Earnings: $0
- Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $1,438,000
General - Other: $1,097,000
Local Fire Protection: $349,000
Regular Highways: $224,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,669,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $579,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $331,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,793,000
Highways: $722,000
General Local Government Support: $259,000
General Local Government Support: $111,000
Other: $10,000
- Tax - Property: $9,591,000
Property: $5,101,000
Motor Vehicle License: $180,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $9,954,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 385
- Number of aged recipients: 51
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 334
- Number of recipients under 18: 61
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 229
- Number of recipients older than 64: 95
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 165
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 152
| Most common first names in Colfax County, NM among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 104 | 76.0 years |
| Mary | 100 | 79.5 years |
| Joe | 63 | 73.7 years |
| William | 58 | 74.0 years |
| Jose | 56 | 78.1 years |
| James | 52 | 70.4 years |
| Charles | 46 | 76.1 years |
| Frank | 45 | 77.0 years |
| Robert | 44 | 72.9 years |
| George | 41 | 77.5 years |
| Most common last names in Colfax County, NM among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Martinez | 93 | 76.3 years |
| Trujillo | 90 | 77.8 years |
| Romero | 52 | 72.2 years |
| Sanchez | 47 | 78.7 years |
| Gonzales | 44 | 77.4 years |
| Garcia | 42 | 75.9 years |
| Montoya | 38 | 74.0 years |
| Lopez | 34 | 78.0 years |
| Smith | 32 | 76.8 years |
| Vigil | 30 | 72.9 years |
| Businesses in Colfax County, NM | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | |
| Arby's | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Microtel | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Nike | 4 | |
| Dennys | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
| FedEx | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | True Value | 2 | |
| Kmart | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
| Kroger | 1 | UPS | 7 | |
Colfax County on our top lists:
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"