San Miguel County, New Mexico Population 2024

26,434

San Miguel County, New Mexico's estimated 2024 population is 26,434 with a growth rate of -0.88% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. San Miguel County, New Mexico is the 17th largest county in New Mexico. The 2010 population was 29,392 and has seen a growth of -10.06% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
202925,264-234-0.92%
202825,498-234-0.91%
202725,732-234-0.9%
202625,966-234-0.89%
202526,200-234-0.89%
202426,434-234-0.88%
202326,668-234-0.87%
202226,902-253-0.93%
202127,155240.09%
202027,131-206-0.75%
201927,337-175-0.64%
201827,512-225-0.81%
201727,737-262-0.94%
201627,999-224-0.79%
201528,223-278-0.98%
201428,501-324-1.12%
201328,825-269-0.92%
201229,094-258-0.88%
201129,352-40-0.14%
201029,39200%
199025,7432,99213.15%
198022,7518003.64%
197021,951-1,517-6.46%
196023,468-3,044-11.48%
195026,512-1,398-5.01%
194027,9104,27418.08%
193023,6367693.36%
192022,867-63-0.27%
191022,9308773.98%
190022,053-2,151-8.89%
189024,2043,56617.28%
188020,6384,58028.52%
187016,0582,34417.09%
186013,7146,64093.86%
18507,074-18,190-72%
2024 Growth Rate
-0.88% (-234)
County Website
San Miguel County
2020 Population
27,131
Area
4722 mi²
Density
6 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
-2.57% (-697)
Founded
January 9, 1852

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White15,33156.33%
Other race6,02422.13%
Two or more races4,53416.66%
Native American7632.8%
Black or African American3721.37%
Asian1910.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander00%

White

Other race

Two or more races

Native American

Black or African American

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

San Miguel County, New Mexico Population by Race

San Miguel County, New Mexico Population Pyramid 2024

San Miguel County, New Mexico Median Age

45

Total

43.8

Male

47.1

Female

San Miguel County, New Mexico Adults

There are 22,595 adults, (6,224 of whom are seniors) in San Miguel County, New Mexico.

San Miguel County, New Mexico Age Dependency

66.2

Age Dependency Ratio

38

Old Age Dependency Ratio

28.2

Child Dependency Ratio

San Miguel County, New Mexico Sex Ratio

Female13,67050.23%
Male13,54549.77%

San Miguel County, New Mexico Population by Age

San Miguel County, New Mexico Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All11,5862.2371.628.4
Non Family5,0151.1658.241.8
Married4,0192.969010
Female1,727366.433.6
Male8253.574.125.9

2.87

Average Family Size

2.23

Average Household Size

71.6%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

San Miguel County, New Mexico Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade1,9609.92%
Associates Degree1,6978.59%
Bachelors Degree2,76814%
Graduate Degree1,9339.78%
High School Graduate4,92224.9%
Less Than 9th Grade1,3086.62%
Some College5,17726.19%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

San Miguel County, New Mexico Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

San Miguel County, New Mexico Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
Hispanic15,15812,2612,927
Other Race4,7593,614517
White3,5563,3761,535
2+ Races3,2902,760796
Native American543488153
Asian11411446
Black11211267

The highest rate of high school graduation is among black people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among black people with a rate of 59.82%.

San Miguel County, New Mexico Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$36,125$36,284$35,197
Graduate Degree$44,673$0$59,766
High School Graduate$26,396$29,036$21,285
Less Than 9th Grade$26,481$28,249$18,910
Overall$31,761$33,826$28,371
Some College$34,667$43,906$30,506

$31,761

Average Earnings

$33,826

Average Male

$28,371

Average Female

San Miguel County, New Mexico Earnings by Educational Attainment

San Miguel County, New Mexico Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

San Miguel County, New Mexico Language

47.43% of San Miguel County, New Mexico residents speak only English, while 52.57% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 49.32% of the population.

San Miguel County, New Mexico Language

San Miguel County, New Mexico Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
Hispanic20,7425,14324.8%
Other5,9631,55926.14%
Multiple4,4041,02723.32%
White3,76749913.25%
Native65427141.44%
Asian1471610.88%
Black10821.85%

23.54%

Overall Poverty Rate

22.58%

Male Poverty Rate

24.48%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in San Miguel County, New Mexico

The race most likely to be in poverty in San Miguel County, New Mexico is Native, with 41.44% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in San Miguel County, New Mexico is Black, with 1.85% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 4.31%. Among those working part-time, it was 28.86%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 30.27%.

San Miguel County, New Mexico Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade36.07%
High School25.21%
Some College14.22%
Bachelors or Greater12.69%

San Miguel County, New Mexico Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed35.73%
Male Unemployed34.75%
Female Employed14.86%
Male Employed12.25%

San Miguel County, New Mexico Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

San Miguel County, New Mexico Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$53,204$72,080
Households$43,490$59,418
Married Families$75,313$-999,999,999
Non Families$26,034$35,102

mean

median

Income by Household Type

San Miguel County, New Mexico Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

35.4%

Overall Marriage Rate

34.4%

Male Marriage Rate

36.4%

Female Marriage Rate

San Miguel County, New Mexico Married by Age and Sex

male

female

San Miguel County, New Mexico Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 55-64, while the female age group most likely to be married is 55-64.

San Miguel County, New Mexico Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

San Miguel County, New Mexico Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

1,723

Number of Veterans

1,632

Male Veterans

91

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam803
First Gulf War295
Second Gulf War209
Korea151
World War II30

San Miguel County, New Mexico Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
65 to 74625
55 to 64491
75+365
35 to 54214
18 to 3428

San Miguel County, New Mexico Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
Hispanic1,1376.61%
White1,0608.45%
2+ Races37510.38%
Other Race2735.24%
Black123.39%
Native American30.4%

San Miguel County, New Mexico Veterans by Race

San Miguel County, New Mexico Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

7.27%

Veteran Poverty Rate

49.02%

Veteran Disability Rate

San Miguel County, New Mexico Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

50.3%

Labor Force Participation

46.8%

Employment Rate

6.9%

Unemployment Rate

San Miguel County, New Mexico Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

San Miguel County, New Mexico Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

San Miguel County, New Mexico Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

73.02%

Born in San Miguel County, New Mexico

96.72%

Native Born

3.28%

Foreign Born

1.85%

Non Citizen

1.43%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

96.72% of San Miguel County, New Mexico residents were born in the United States, with 73.02% having been born in New Mexico. 1.85% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

San Miguel County, New Mexico Place of Birth

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