Raton, New Mexico Demographics

Raton is 5th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Raton is 8th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - White

Raton is 11th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Raton is 14th in New Mexico out of 33 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Raton is 14th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - Two or More

Raton is 17th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Income below poverty line

Size Demographics
	Raton	Rank	New Mexico	US
Current population (2012)	6,607	30th	2,085,538	313,914,040
Size in square miles	8.0	35th	121,298.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	864.8	28th	17	87.4

Age Demographics
	Raton	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents younger than 5	6.0%	35th	6.9%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.3%	34th	24.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	19.1%	5th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Raton	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	82.4%	21st	83.1%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	15.8%	31st	25.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Raton	Rank	New Mexico	US
Race - White	83.1%	8th	83.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.4%	43rd	2.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.4%	32nd	10.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.3%	40th	1.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	35th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.1%	14th	2.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	57.9%	11th	47.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	39.6%	24th	39.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Raton	Rank	New Mexico	US
Female residents	50.6%	31st	50.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.9%	34th	9.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Raton	Rank	New Mexico	US
Housing units	3,516	30th	908,132	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	12.5%	24th	15.0%	25.9%
Households	3,012	27th	762,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	61.6%	37th	69.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$89,400	37th	$161,800	$186,200
People per household	2.2	39th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics
	Raton	Rank	New Mexico	US
Income per capita	$19,217	28th	$23,537	$27,915
Income per household	$31,660	36th	$44,631	$52,762
Income below poverty line	22.8%	17th	19.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Raton	Rank	New Mexico	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	692	32nd	157,231	27,092,908
Retail sales	$114,667	26th	$24,469,997	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$17,427	14th	$12,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$21,672	21st	$3,734,300	$613,795,732