New Mexico · Census place 11800
Capitan village, NM
Quick answer
Capitan village has 1,262 residents, ranking #135 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $50,299, the median home is worth $128,800 and median gross rent runs $914 a month.
- Population
- 1,262Capitan village residents
- Median household income
- $50,299Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $128,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $914Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 52.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 93.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Capitan village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Capitan village median would spend about 21.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.4% of residents and 93.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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