Raton

Population: 6,013
Median household income: $52,007
Median home value: $148,200

Raton is a community in Colfax County, New Mexico, home to 6,013 residents. Its median household income of $52,007 runs in line with the Colfax County figure of $52,690.

Between 2019 and 2023, Raton's population held roughly steady from 6,047 to 6,013, while its median home value rose 77.1% from $83,700 to $148,200.

71.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1959.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,013
Median age: 44.8 yrs
Median household income: $52,007
Median home value: $148,200
Median gross rent: $734
Housing units: 3,331
Homeownership rate: 68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,0476,013

Median household income

$31,034$52,007

Median home value

$83,700$148,200

Median gross rent

$723$734

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,047	$31,034	$83,700	$723
2020	6,020	$32,440	$91,300	$694
2021	6,082	$34,233	$100,000	$625
2022	6,046	$40,899	$119,100	$666
2023	6,013	$52,007	$148,200	$734

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7415.7%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	246	4.1%
5 to 17	797	13.3%
18 to 24	474	7.9%
25 to 34	703	11.7%
35 to 44	833	13.9%
45 to 54	665	11.1%
55 to 64	829	13.8%
65 to 74	942	15.7%
75 and over	524	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,450	40.7%
Black or African American	21	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	73	1.2%
Asian	23	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	138	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,308	55.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate40.5%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	459	10.2%
High school graduate	1,821	40.5%
Some college or associate's	1,370	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	458	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	388	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled13.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,918	80.9%
Carpooled	315	13.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	50	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	61	2.6%
Other means	27	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,624	70.3%
15 to 29 min	189	8.2%
30 to 44 min	312	13.5%
45 to 59 min	68	2.9%
60+ min	117	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 20.7% (1,205 of 5,823)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,530	55.7%
Nonfamily households	1,218	44.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,748	82.5%
Vacant	583	17.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,876	68.3%
Renter-occupied	872	31.7%

1-unit, detached71.8%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other17.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,393	71.8%
1-unit, attached	82	2.5%
2 to 4 units	155	4.7%
5 to 19 units	112	3.4%
20 or more units	8	0.2%
Mobile home & other	581	17.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3562060
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.96 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.8850, -104.4396