Placitas, New Mexico Neighborhood Info

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Placitas, New Mexico QuickFacts

	Placitas, New Mexico	United States
Total population	3,452	281,421,906
State	New Mexico
City	placitas

Placitas, New Mexico Population

	Placitas, New Mexico	%, Placitas, New Mexico	United States
Male	1,662	48.15%	49.06%
Female	1,790	51.85%	50.94%
Median age (years)	46.1		35.3

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	Placitas, New Mexico	%, Placitas, New Mexico	United States
18 years and over	2,802	81.17%	74.31%
21 years and over	2,743	79.46%	69.97%
62 years and over	490	14.19%	14.66%
65 years and over	361	10.46%	12.43%

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	Placitas, New Mexico	%, Placitas, New Mexico	United States
White	2,883	83.52%	75.14%
Black or African American	24	0.7%	12.32%
Asian	18	0.52%	3.64%
Some other race	407	11.79%	5.46%
Two or more races	120	3.48%	2.43%

Placitas, New Mexico Housing

	Placitas, New Mexico	%, Placitas, New Mexico	United States
Total households	1,485		105,480,101
Family households (families)	1,102	74.21%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	383	25.79%	31.94%

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	Placitas, New Mexico	%, Placitas, New Mexico	United States
Total housing units	1,603		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	121	7.55%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	1,485	92.64%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	1,342	83.72%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	143	8.92%	30.77%

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	Placitas, New Mexico	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	20	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	19	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	69	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	155	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	431	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	344	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	120	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	267,700	119,600

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	Placitas, New Mexico	%, Placitas, New Mexico	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	268	18.05%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	630	42.42%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	260	17.51%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	206	13.87%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	99	6.67%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	29	1.95%	9.65%

Placitas, New Mexico Education

	Placitas, New Mexico	%, Placitas, New Mexico	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	691		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	41	5.93%	6.47%
Kindergarten	0		5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	332	48.05%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	144	20.84%	21.38%
College or graduate school	174	25.18%	22.81%

Placitas, New Mexico Economy

	Placitas, New Mexico	%, Placitas, New Mexico	United States
Population 16 years and over	2,863		217,168,077
In labor force	1,840	64.27%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	1,840	64.27%	63.39%
- - Employed	1,749	61.09%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	91	3.18%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	1,023	35.73%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	1,518	53.02%	51.66%
In labor force	871	30.42%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	871	30.42%	29.65%
- - Employed	841	29.37%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	164	5.73%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	55		12,787,501

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	Placitas, New Mexico	%, Placitas, New Mexico	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	1,479		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	75	5.07%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	31	2.1%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	72	4.87%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	162	10.95%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	289	19.54%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	233	15.75%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	248	16.77%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	230	15.55%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	64	4.33%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	75	5.07%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	60,597		41,994

	Placitas, New Mexico	%, Placitas, New Mexico	United States
With earnings	1,231	43.0%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	79,032		56,604
With Social Security income	312	10.9%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	13,727		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	26	0.91%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	11,327		6,320
With public assistance income	34	1.19%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,003		3,032
With retirement income	375	13.1%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	29,075		17,376

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