Cimarron

Population: 717
Median household income: $40,673
Median home value: $143,500

Cimarron is a community in Colfax County, New Mexico, home to 717 residents. The median household income of $40,673 is below the Colfax County median ($52,690).

Between 2019 and 2023, Cimarron's population declined 22.9% from 930 to 717, while its median home value rose 56.1% from $91,900 to $143,500.

Owners occupy 65.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 56.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 717
Median age: 56.5 yrs
Median household income: $40,673
Median home value: $143,500
Median gross rent: $659
Housing units: 518
Homeownership rate: 65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

930717

Median household income

$29,028$40,673

Median home value

$91,900$143,500

Median gross rent

$588$659

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	930	$29,028	$91,900	$588
2020	862	$27,344	$122,100	$490
2021	827	$30,580	$149,500	$493
2022	816	$35,917	$150,000	$607
2023	717	$40,673	$143,500	$659

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 179.1%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3418.1%

35 to 444.7%

45 to 543.9%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7419.7%

75 and over19.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	4.2%
5 to 17	65	9.1%
18 to 24	56	7.8%
25 to 34	130	18.1%
35 to 44	34	4.7%
45 to 54	28	3.9%
55 to 64	92	12.8%
65 to 74	141	19.7%
75 and over	141	19.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	293	40.9%
Black or African American	2	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.4%
Two or more races	5	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	413	57.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.8%

High school graduate40.1%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree16.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	44	7.8%
High school graduate	227	40.1%
Some college or associate's	152	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	51	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	92	16.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone60.7%

Carpooled34.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means4.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	150	60.7%
Carpooled	86	34.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	11	4.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	170	68.8%
15 to 29 min	27	10.9%
30 to 44 min	25	10.1%
45 to 59 min	19	7.7%
60+ min	6	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.75
Poverty rate: 10.5% (75 of 717)

	Count	Share
Family households	168	41.1%
Nonfamily households	241	58.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	409	79.0%
Vacant	109	21.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	269	65.8%
Renter-occupied	140	34.2%

1-unit, detached52.9%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other41.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	274	52.9%
1-unit, attached	25	4.8%
2 to 4 units	4	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	215	41.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3515440
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.5083, -104.9104