Fort Sumner

Population: 958
Median home value: $154,000

Fort Sumner is a community in De Baca County, New Mexico, home to 958 residents. At $154,000, its median home value sits in line with De Baca County's $158,000.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fort Sumner's population declined 20.8% from 1,209 to 958, while its median home value rose 190.6% from $53,000 to $154,000.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 19.7% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 85.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 958
Median age: 27.9 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $154,000
Median gross rent: $715
Housing units: 548
Homeownership rate: 77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.1%
Unemployment rate: 15.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,209958

Median household income

$29,833$35,556

Median home value

$53,000$154,000

Median gross rent

$639$715

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,209	$29,833	$53,000	$639
2020	1,301	$32,375	$89,300	$399
2021	1,364	$35,556	$113,000	$517
2022	1,206	—	$247,700	$656
2023	958	—	$154,000	$715

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

Age distribution

Under 515.2%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3419.7%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 541.8%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	146	15.2%
5 to 17	142	14.8%
18 to 24	85	8.9%
25 to 34	189	19.7%
35 to 44	100	10.4%
45 to 54	17	1.8%
55 to 64	110	11.5%
65 to 74	79	8.2%
75 and over	90	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	105	11.0%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	35	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	816	85.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.8%

High school graduate28.5%

Some college or associate's55.6%

Bachelor's degree2.9%

Graduate or professional degree0.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	75	12.8%
High school graduate	167	28.5%
Some college or associate's	325	55.6%
Bachelor's degree	17	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1	0.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 6 min

Drove alone85.7%

Carpooled2.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means6.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	330	85.7%
Carpooled	9	2.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	5.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	25	6.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	344	89.4%
15 to 29 min	32	8.3%
30 to 44 min	9	2.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 17.2% (162 of 944)

	Count	Share
Family households	198	53.2%
Nonfamily households	174	46.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	372	67.9%
Vacant	176	32.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	288	77.4%
Renter-occupied	84	22.6%

1-unit, detached78.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	431	78.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	40	7.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	77	14.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3527340
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.31 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 34.4869, -104.2177

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