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Garfield, New Mexico

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Population in 2010: 137.
Males: 105  (76.9%)
Females: 32  (23.1%)
Median resident age:

30.5 years
New Mexico median age:

39.4 years

Zip code: 87936

Estimated median household income in 2022: $51,967
Garfield:

$51,967
NM:

$59,726

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $27,675

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $211,700
Garfield:

$211,700
NM:

$243,100

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $217,959; detached houses: $251,095; townhouses or other attached units: $205,475; in 2-unit structures: $389,169; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $329,519; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $184,071; mobile homes: $97,843
March 2022 cost of living index in Garfield: 84.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 100.0%

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Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4104 feet

78 residents are foreign born (100.0% Latin America).

This place:

100.0%
New Mexico:

9.2%

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Las Cruces, NM (42.0 miles , pop. 74,267).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: El Paso, TX (83.0 miles , pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (283.7 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities:

Salem, NM (2.1 miles ),
Arrey, NM (2.7 miles ),
Hatch, NM (3.0 miles ),
Rodey, NM (3.2 miles ),
Oasis, NM (3.5 miles),
Rincon, NM (3.6 miles ),
Caballo, NM (3.9 miles),
Hillsboro, NM (4.6 miles)

Latitude: 32.76 N, Longitude: 107.26 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 505

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.2%
New Mexico:

3.6%

Earthquake activity:

Garfield-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Mexico state average. It is 608% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/29/2014 at 04:59:35, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 4.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 111.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 543.6 miles away from the city center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 5/19/1940 at 04:36:40, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 490.2 miles away from the city center, causing $33,000,000 total damage
On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 541.7 miles away from Garfield center
On 12/31/1934 at 18:45:56, a magnitude 7.1 (7.1 UK) earthquake occurred 494.4 miles away from Garfield center
On 10/15/1979 at 23:16:54, a magnitude 7.0 (5.7 MB, 6.9 MS, 7.0 ML, 6.4 MW) earthquake occurred 486.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Dona Ana County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 3, Fires: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Amtrak station near Garfield:

  • 9 miles: HATCH (301 W. HALL) - Bus Station . Services: public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garfield:

  • New Mexico State University-Main Campus (about 45 miles; Las Cruces, NM; Full-time enrollment: 14,497)
  • New Mexico State University-Dona Ana (about 45 miles; Las Cruces, NM; FT enrollment: 5,640)
  • Western New Mexico University (about 60 miles; Silver City, NM; FT enrollment: 2,456)
  • The University of Texas at El Paso (about 82 miles; El Paso, TX; FT enrollment: 18,008)
  • Vista College (about 84 miles; El Paso, TX; FT enrollment: 3,453)
  • El Paso Community College (about 86 miles; El Paso, TX; FT enrollment: 19,576)
  • Eastern Arizona College (about 146 miles; Thatcher, AZ; FT enrollment: 3,810)

Public elementary/middle school in Garfield:

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Notable location: Garfield Salem Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Garfield: San Isidro Parish (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Dona Ana County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Garfield and their reported violations in the past:

GARFIELD MDWCA (Population served: 2,268, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2007, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-14-2007), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-14-2007), St Compliance achieved (SEP-06-2007), St Public Notif received (SEP-11-2007)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-14-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-14-2006), St Public Notif received (OCT-10-2006), St Compliance achieved (JAN-27-2011)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2006, Contaminant: Fluoride. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-03-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-03-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-08-2006), St Compliance achieved (DEC-15-2010)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
Average household size:
This place:

3.2 people
New Mexico:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

88.4%
Whole state:

65.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

7.0%
Whole state:

8.2%


No gay or lesbian households reported

For population 15 years and over in Garfield:

Marital status in Garfield, NM
  • Never married: 58.9%
  • Now married: 41.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 0.0%

For population 25 years and over in Garfield:

  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.1 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

6.7
New Mexico average:

12.6

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Garfield, NM (based on Dona Ana County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic66,49126
Evangelical Protestant22,120114
Other6,70525
Mainline Protestant6,64017
Black Protestant3533
Orthodox301
None106,894-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 19
This county:

0.96 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.44 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Dona Ana County:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

0.21 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
Dona Ana County:

0.20 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

0.32 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 54
Dona Ana County:

2.73 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 106
Dona Ana County:

5.35 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

5.7%
New Mexico:

6.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

22.7%
New Mexico:

22.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Dona Ana County:

15.2%
New Mexico:

11.5%

6.15% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($52,361 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.15%
New Mexico average:

6.50%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($655 average AGI)
Dona Ana County:

0.06%
New Mexico average:

0.07%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from El Paso County, TX  1.31% ($40,262 average AGI)
from Bernalillo County, NM  0.29% ($42,967)
from Otero County, NM  0.23% ($41,079)


5.98% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($48,402 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.98%
New Mexico average:

6.53%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($376 average AGI)
Dona Ana County:

0.03%
New Mexico average:

0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to El Paso County, TX  1.16% ($45,222 average AGI)
to Bernalillo County, NM  0.37% ($50,579)
to Otero County, NM  0.30% ($32,241)

Strongest AM radio stations in Garfield:

  • KSNM (570 AM; 5 kW; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
  • KTSM (690 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KNFT (950 AM; 5 kW; BAYARD, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KAMA (750 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KXPL (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: K-FINA RESULTS, INC.)
  • KBNA (920 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KROD (600 AM; 5 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KSVE (1150 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Garfield:

  • KROL (99.5 FM; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: RIO GRANDE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING CO)
  • K216CK (91.1 FM; TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOC., INC.)
  • KKVS (98.7 FM; TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE, NM; Owner: RICHARDSON COMMERCIAL CORPORATION)
  • KVLC (101.1 FM; HATCH, NM; Owner: RADIO PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
  • K211EN (90.1 FM; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

Garfield fatal accident list:

Jun 17, 2014 05:28 AM, I-25, Lat: 32.771597, Lon: -107.249886, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 9Number of bridges
  • 52ft / 15.8mTotal length
  • $290,000Total costs
  • 14,901Total average daily traffic
  • 4,891Total average daily truck traffic

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

5
  • Shelley L Aitoro, 52106 Hwy 187 N (Lat: 32.817778 Lon: -107.319722), Type: 76.0, Overall height: 76 m, Registrant: American Tower Through Unisite, Inc., Point- Richmond, Phone: (510) 236-3700

  • Shelley L Aitoro, 52106 Hwy 187 N (Lat: 32.817778 Lon: -107.319722), Type: 76.0, Overall height: 76 m, Registrant: American Tower, L.P., Point- Richmond, Phone: (510) 236-3700

  • Shelley L Aitoro, 52106 Hwy 187 N (Lat: 32.817778 Lon: -107.319722), Type: 76.0, Overall height: 76 m, Registrant: American Tower, L.P., Kent, Phone: (425) 251-8480

  • Shelley L Aitoro, 52106 Hwy 187 N (Lat: 32.817778 Lon: -107.319722), Type: 76.0, Overall height: 76 m, Registrant: American Towers, Inc., Kent, Phone: (425) 251-8480

  • 52106 Hwy 187 N (Lat: 32.817778 Lon: -107.319722), Type: 76.0, Overall height: 76 m, Registrant: American Tower LP, Houst-on, Phone: (713) 693-0000


FAA Registered Aircraft:

1
  • Aircraft: BERRIDGE ROBERT EUGENE RANS S7C (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
    N-Number: 1957J, N1957J, N-1957J, Serial Number: 0698248, Certificate Issue Date: 05/09/2018
    Registrant (Individual): Robert E Berride, Po Box 104, Garfield, NM 87936
    Deregistered: Cancel Date: 03/21/1979, Exported to: Greece

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Garfield, NM
  • 100.0%Electricity


Garfield compared to New Mexico state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
There are 2 pilots and no other airmen in this city.
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