Moriarty

Population: 2,074
Median household income: $27,446
Median home value: $106,600

Moriarty is a community in Torrance County, New Mexico, home to 2,074 residents. The median household income of $27,446 is below the Torrance County median ($46,250).

Between 2019 and 2023, Moriarty's population declined 6.7% from 2,223 to 2,074, while its median home value rose 5.0% from $101,500 to $106,600.

3.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 58.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,074
Median age: 31.8 yrs
Median household income: $27,446
Median home value: $106,600
Median gross rent: $725
Housing units: 861
Homeownership rate: 58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.3%
Unemployment rate: 16.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2232,074

Median household income

$29,028$27,446

Median home value

$101,500$106,600

Median gross rent

$707$725

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,223	$29,028	$101,500	$707
2020	1,835	$27,365	$107,100	$636
2021	1,881	$28,534	$108,900	$652
2022	2,154	$33,026	$105,300	$694
2023	2,074	$27,446	$106,600	$725

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 2414.1%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	140	6.8%
5 to 17	361	17.4%
18 to 24	292	14.1%
25 to 34	308	14.9%
35 to 44	196	9.5%
45 to 54	233	11.2%
55 to 64	257	12.4%
65 to 74	191	9.2%
75 and over	96	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	850	41.0%
Black or African American	39	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	99	4.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.4%
Two or more races	31	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,047	50.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.5%

High school graduate42.5%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree2.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	263	20.5%
High school graduate	544	42.5%
Some college or associate's	432	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	31	2.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11	0.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle2.8%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means6.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	478	75.2%
Carpooled	75	11.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.1%
Bicycle	18	2.8%
Worked from home	19	3.0%
Other means	39	6.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	213	34.5%
15 to 29 min	119	19.3%
30 to 44 min	111	18.0%
45 to 59 min	90	14.6%
60+ min	84	13.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.87
Poverty rate: 40.0% (815 of 2,038)

	Count	Share
Family households	427	59.1%
Nonfamily households	296	40.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	723	84.0%
Vacant	138	16.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	426	58.9%
Renter-occupied	297	41.1%

1-unit, detached47.3%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other42.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	407	47.3%
1-unit, attached	20	2.3%
2 to 4 units	27	3.1%
5 to 19 units	14	1.6%
20 or more units	28	3.3%
Mobile home & other	365	42.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3550160
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.93 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.0034, -106.0444