Youngest by median age in New Mexico
New Mexico counties and cities ranked by median age.
This page ranks the counties and cities of New Mexico by median age — which have the lowest median age, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Among counties, Curry County leads at 31.9 yrs.
Among cities & places, Polvadera leads at 7.8 yrs.
Counties
| # | Name | Median age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curry County | 31.9 yrs | |
| 2 | Roosevelt County | 32.0 yrs | |
| 3 | Lea County | 32.5 yrs | |
| 4 | Doña Ana County | 34.0 yrs | |
| 5 | McKinley County | 34.1 yrs | |
| 6 | De Baca County | 35.1 yrs | |
| 7 | Eddy County | 35.9 yrs | |
| 8 | Otero County | 36.3 yrs | |
| 9 | Luna County | 36.6 yrs | |
| 10 | Chaves County | 36.9 yrs | |
| 11 | San Juan County | 38.0 yrs | |
| 12 | Cibola County | 38.4 yrs | |
| 13 | Valencia County | 39.0 yrs | |
| 14 | Bernalillo County | 39.3 yrs | |
| 15 | Socorro County | 39.7 yrs | |
| 16 | Union County | 40.3 yrs | |
| 17 | Los Alamos County | 41.1 yrs | |
| 18 | Sandoval County | 41.1 yrs | |
| 19 | Guadalupe County | 41.6 yrs | |
| 20 | Hidalgo County | 42.3 yrs | |
| 21 | Rio Arriba County | 42.4 yrs | |
| 22 | Torrance County | 42.5 yrs | |
| 23 | Harding County | 43.1 yrs | |
| 24 | San Miguel County | 46.8 yrs | |
| 25 | Quay County | 48.1 yrs | |
| 26 | Santa Fe County | 48.5 yrs | |
| 27 | Grant County | 49.0 yrs | |
| 28 | Colfax County | 49.1 yrs | |
| 29 | Taos County | 51.9 yrs | |
| 30 | Lincoln County | 52.7 yrs | |
| 31 | Sierra County | 57.3 yrs | |
| 32 | Mora County | 58.5 yrs | |
| 33 | Catron County | 62.6 yrs |
Cities & places
Top 100.| # | Name | Median age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polvadera | 7.8 yrs | |
| 2 | El Morro Valley | 9.7 yrs | |
| 3 | Folsom | 9.8 yrs | |
| 4 | Homer C Jones | 10.2 yrs | |
| 5 | Williams Acres | 10.9 yrs | |
| 6 | Cañon | 12.9 yrs | |
| 7 | Catalpa Canyon | 13.5 yrs | |
| 8 | El Duende | 14.8 yrs | |
| 9 | Cordova | 15.8 yrs | |
| 10 | Prewitt | 16.6 yrs | |
| 11 | Tecolotito | 16.9 yrs | |
| 12 | Pajarito Mesa | 18.5 yrs | |
| 13 | Cloudcroft | 18.9 yrs | |
| 14 | Pulpotio Bareas | 19.1 yrs | |
| 15 | Placitas | 19.3 yrs | |
| 16 | Mesita | 19.4 yrs | |
| 17 | University Park | 19.6 yrs | |
| 18 | Cruzville | 19.9 yrs | |
| 19 | Ensenada | 21.6 yrs | |
| 20 | Morningside | 21.6 yrs | |
| 21 | White Sands | 21.7 yrs | |
| 22 | Holloman AFB | 21.8 yrs | |
| 23 | Playas | 21.8 yrs | |
| 24 | Cannon AFB | 22.8 yrs | |
| 25 | Ojo Encino | 22.9 yrs | |
| 26 | Navajo | 23.5 yrs | |
| 27 | Kirtland AFB | 23.7 yrs | |
| 28 | Pinedale | 23.8 yrs | |
| 29 | Lemitar | 24.0 yrs | |
| 30 | Bayard | 24.6 yrs | |
| 31 | La Hacienda | 24.7 yrs | |
| 32 | Paraje | 24.7 yrs | |
| 33 | High Rolls | 25.2 yrs | |
| 34 | Lyden | 25.5 yrs | |
| 35 | Naschitti | 25.6 yrs | |
| 36 | San Mateo | 25.7 yrs | |
| 37 | Tularosa | 25.7 yrs | |
| 38 | Jamestown | 25.9 yrs | |
| 39 | Monument | 26.4 yrs | |
| 40 | Vado | 26.4 yrs | |
| 41 | Ranchos de Taos | 26.6 yrs | |
| 42 | Hatch | 26.8 yrs | |
| 43 | Mountainair | 26.9 yrs | |
| 44 | Seama | 27.2 yrs | |
| 45 | Napi Headquarters | 27.3 yrs | |
| 46 | North Light Plant | 27.3 yrs | |
| 47 | Portales | 27.7 yrs | |
| 48 | Sausal | 27.7 yrs | |
| 49 | Keeler Farm | 27.8 yrs | |
| 50 | Santa Cruz | 27.8 yrs | |
| 51 | Fort Sumner | 27.9 yrs | |
| 52 | Torreon | 28.1 yrs | |
| 53 | Peak Place | 28.3 yrs | |
| 54 | Tierra Amarilla | 28.4 yrs | |
| 55 | Zia Pueblo | 28.5 yrs | |
| 56 | Berino | 28.6 yrs | |
| 57 | Sheep Springs | 28.6 yrs | |
| 58 | Black Rock | 28.8 yrs | |
| 59 | Gamerco | 28.8 yrs | |
| 60 | Encinal | 29.2 yrs | |
| 61 | Santa Clara Pueblo | 29.5 yrs | |
| 62 | Alcalde | 29.6 yrs | |
| 63 | White Cliffs | 29.6 yrs | |
| 64 | Anthony | 29.7 yrs | |
| 65 | Bloomfield | 29.7 yrs | |
| 66 | Garfield | 29.8 yrs | |
| 67 | Highland Meadows | 29.9 yrs | |
| 68 | Canova | 30.2 yrs | |
| 69 | Church Rock | 30.3 yrs | |
| 70 | Las Maravillas | 30.3 yrs | |
| 71 | Artesia | 30.9 yrs | |
| 72 | Maxwell | 31.0 yrs | |
| 73 | Chaparral | 31.2 yrs | |
| 74 | Valencia | 31.2 yrs | |
| 75 | Atoka | 31.3 yrs | |
| 76 | Jemez Pueblo | 31.3 yrs | |
| 77 | Pecan Park | 31.3 yrs | |
| 78 | Santo Domingo Pueblo | 31.3 yrs | |
| 79 | Angustura | 31.4 yrs | |
| 80 | Dexter | 31.5 yrs | |
| 81 | Hobbs | 31.7 yrs | |
| 82 | Clovis | 31.8 yrs | |
| 83 | Moriarty | 31.8 yrs | |
| 84 | Hanover | 31.9 yrs | |
| 85 | Sunland Park | 31.9 yrs | |
| 86 | Arrey | 32.3 yrs | |
| 87 | Cuartelez | 32.3 yrs | |
| 88 | East Pecos | 32.4 yrs | |
| 89 | Cuba | 32.5 yrs | |
| 90 | San Pedro | 32.6 yrs | |
| 91 | Las Cruces | 32.7 yrs | |
| 92 | Lovington | 33.0 yrs | |
| 93 | San Ildefonso Pueblo | 33.0 yrs | |
| 94 | Becenti | 33.1 yrs | |
| 95 | Cuyamungue Grant | 33.1 yrs | |
| 96 | Tohatchi | 33.1 yrs | |
| 97 | Santa Teresa | 33.2 yrs | |
| 98 | Crownpoint | 33.3 yrs | |
| 99 | Ojo Amarillo | 33.3 yrs | |
| 100 | Quemado | 33.6 yrs |
Nationwide
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- Highest median household income in New Mexico
- Highest median home value in New Mexico
- Most affordable home values in New Mexico
- Highest median gross rent in New Mexico
- Cheapest median gross rent in New Mexico
- Oldest by median age in New Mexico
- Most college-educated in New Mexico
- Highest poverty rate in New Mexico
- Lowest poverty rate in New Mexico
- Highest homeownership rate in New Mexico
- Lowest homeownership rate in New Mexico
- Longest commutes in New Mexico
- Shortest commutes in New Mexico
- Largest households in New Mexico
- Newest housing in New Mexico
- Oldest housing in New Mexico
- Fastest-growing (2019–2023) in New Mexico
- Fastest-shrinking (2019–2023) in New Mexico