Torrance County, New Mexico Demographics

Torrance County is 2nd in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Torrance County is 7th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Torrance County is 8th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Income below poverty line

Torrance County is 9th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in People per household

Torrance County is 9th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Torrance County is 10th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Home ownership rate

Torrance County is 10th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - Two or More

Torrance County is 11th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Foreign born residents

Torrance County is 12th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Torrance County is 16th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Size Demographics
	Torrance County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Current population (2012)	16,021	23rd	2,085,538	313,914,040
Size in square miles	3,344.8	20th	121,298.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	4.9	21st	17	87.4

Age Demographics
	Torrance County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents younger than 5	5.2%	27th	6.9%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.7%	19th	24.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.2%	17th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Torrance County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	81.6%	16th	83.1%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	12.5%	30th	25.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Torrance County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Race - White	91.1%	21st	83.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.0%	9th	2.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	3.6%	12th	10.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.5%	29th	1.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	2nd	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.6%	10th	2.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	39.8%	22nd	47.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	55.1%	7th	39.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Torrance County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Female residents	48.0%	30th	50.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	8.0%	11th	9.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Torrance County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Housing units	7,871	25th	908,132	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	2.6%	30th	15.0%	25.9%
Households	5,691	24th	762,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	78.7%	10th	69.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$96,300	22nd	$161,800	$186,200
People per household	2.7	9th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	0	20th	4,672	829,658

Income Demographics
	Torrance County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Income per capita	$17,083	28th	$23,537	$27,915
Income per household	$32,435	26th	$44,631	$52,762
Income below poverty line	25.2%	8th	19.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Torrance County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Non-farm private establishments	230	25th	43,860	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	1,748	25th	597,568	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,170	23rd	157,231	27,092,908
Retail sales	$157,502	22nd	$24,469,997	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,501	17th	$12,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$12,894	27th	$3,734,300	$613,795,732